고조

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 高潮, from an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 高潮 (kōchō).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gojo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gojo
McCune–Reischauer?kojo
Yale Romanization?koco

Noun

고조 • (gojo) (hanja 高潮)

  1. (oceanography) high tide
  2. climax