육조

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 六曹, from 六 (“six”) + 曹 (“ministry”)

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Yukjo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Yugjo
McCune–Reischauer?Yukcho
Yale Romanization?yukco

Proper noun

육조 • (Yukjo) (hanja 六曹)

  1. (history) The six major ministries of the Korean Joseon Dynasty, namely the ministries of personnel, taxation, rites, military affairs, punishments, and public works.

See also

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