Joseon

English

Alternative forms

Chosŏn, Choson, Cosen
Chosen (historical)

Etymology

From the Revised Romanization of Korean 조선(朝鮮) (Joseon).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒəʊsʌn/, /ˈt͡ʃəʊsʌn/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒoʊsʌn/, /ˈt͡ʃoʊsʌn/
Rhymes: -əʊsʌn

Proper noun

Joseon

(historical) A former Korean kingdom and dynasty in East Asia which ruled the Korean Peninsula from 1392 CE to 1897 CE.

Synonyms

(from Mandarin Chinese) Chaoxian, Ch'ao-hsien

Translations

Korean kingdom and dynasty

Chinese:
Mandarin: 朝鮮王朝 / 朝鲜王朝 (Cháoxiǎn Wángcháo), 李氏朝鮮 / 李氏朝鲜 (zh) (Lǐshì Cháoxiǎn)
Japanese: 李氏朝鮮 (りしちょうせん, Rishi Chōsen), 李朝 (りちょう, Richō)
Korean: 조선(朝鮮) (ko) (Joseon), 조선 왕조(朝鮮王朝) (Joseon wangjo), 조선국(朝鮮國) (Joseon'guk)
Marathi: जोसन n (josan), छोसन n (chosan)
Mongolian: Чусонь (Čusonʹ), Чосон (Čoson)
Russian: Чосо́н (ru) m (Čosón)