조

See also: 丕

조	U+C870, 조 HANGUL SYLLABLE JO

Composition:

ㅈ + ㅗ

← 졯
[U+C86F]

Hangul Syllables

족 →
[U+C871]

졔 ←	→ 좌
조족 졲 졳 존 졵 졶 졷 졸 졹 졺 졻 졼 졽 졾 졿 좀 좁 좂 좃 좄 종 좆 좇 좈 좉 좊 좋

Jeju

Etymology

From Middle Korean 좋 (cwoh). Cognate to Korean 조 (jo).

Pronunciation

(Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽t͡ɕo⫽
(Jeju City) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo]
Phonetic hangul: [조]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	jo
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	jo
Yale Romanization^?	cwo

Noun

조 (jo)

foxtail millet
Synonym: 서숙 (seosuk)

References

“조” in Jeju's culture and language, Digital museum.
제주 문화 예술 재단 [jeju munhwa yesul jaedan] (2009) “조”, in 개정 증보 제주어 사전 [gaejeong jeungbo jejueo sajeon]‎^[1], 제주 특별 자치도 [jeju teukbyeol jachido], →ISBN, page 756

Korean

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞]
Phonetic hangul: [조]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	jo
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	jo
McCune–Reischauer^?	cho
Yale Romanization^?	co

Etymology 1

First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 좋 (Yale: cwoh).

Noun

조 • (jo)

foxtail millet (Setaria italica)

Derived terms

손가락조 (son'garakjo, “Eleusine coracana”)
좁쌀 (jopssal, “hulled millet”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 朝 (“dynasty”).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞]
Phonetic hangul: [조]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	jo
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	jo
McCune–Reischauer^?	cho
Yale Romanization^?	co

Suffix

—조 • (-jo) (hanja 朝)

dynasty, imperial court

Derived terms

왕조(王朝) (wangjo, “dynasty”)

Etymology 3

**Korean numbers ^(edit)**
← 1,000,000,000 (10⁹)	← 100,000,000,000 (10¹¹)	10¹²	10¹⁶ →
Sino-Korean: 조 (jo) Hanja: 兆

Sino-Korean word from 兆 (“trillion”).

Numeral

조 • (jo) (hanja 兆)

trillion (million million)

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 趙 (“a surname”).

Proper noun

조 • (Jo) (hanja 趙)

(surname) Jo or Cho