조사

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 調査.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?josa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?josa
McCune–Reischauer?chosa
Yale Romanization?cosa

Noun

조사 • (josa) (hanja 調査)

  1. investigation; examination
Derived terms
verbs
nouns

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 助詞.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?josa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?josa
McCune–Reischauer?chosa
Yale Romanization?cōsa

Noun

조사 • (josa) (hanja 助詞)

  1. (grammar) particle; postposition
    Synonym: 걸림씨 (geollimssi)
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Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 照射.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?josa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?josa
McCune–Reischauer?chosa
Yale Romanization?cōsa

Noun

조사 • (josa) (hanja 照射)

  1. exposure to light
  2. irradiation
Derived terms
verbs
nouns

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 弔詞.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?josa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?josa
McCune–Reischauer?chosa
Yale Romanization?cōsa

Noun

조사 • (josa) (hanja 弔詞/弔辭)

  1. eulogy; words of condolence

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 措辭.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?josa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?josa
McCune–Reischauer?chosa
Yale Romanization?cosa

Noun

조사 • (josa) (hanja 措辭)

  1. wording; phraseology
Derived terms
verbs
nouns

Etymology 6

Sino-Korean word from 早死.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?josa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?josa
McCune–Reischauer?chosa
Yale Romanization?cōsa

Noun

조사 • (josa) (hanja 早死)

  1. (formal) premature death; untimely death
    Synonym: 요절(夭折) (yojeol)
Derived terms

Etymology 7

Sino-Korean word from 助辭.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?josa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?josa
McCune–Reischauer?chosa
Yale Romanization?cōsa

Noun

조사 • (josa) (hanja 助辭)

  1. Synonym of 어조사(語助辭) (eojosa, “Classical Chinese grammatical particle”)

Etymology 8

Sino-Korean word from 祖師 (“founder”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?josa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?josa
McCune–Reischauer?chosa
Yale Romanization?cosa

Noun

조사 • (josa) (hanja 祖師)

  1. founder (of a school of learning, or sect of Buddhism or Daoism)
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