조국

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 祖國, from 祖 (“ancestor, forefather”) + 國 (“nation, country”)

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?joguk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jogug
McCune–Reischauer?choguk
Yale Romanization?cokwuk

Noun

조국 • (joguk) (hanja 祖國)

  1. motherland; homeland
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