교화소

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 敎化所, from 敎化 + .

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkjo(ː)βwa̠sʰo̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyohwaso
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyohwaso
McCune–Reischauer?kyohwaso
Yale Romanization?kyōhwaso

Noun

교화소 • (gyohwaso) (hanja 敎化所)

South Korean
Standard Language
교도소(矯導所) (gyodoso)
North Korean
Standard Language
교화소(敎化所) (gyohwaso)
  1. (North Korea) prison, reeducation camp

Coordinate terms

Descendants

  • English: kyohwaso