Joseon

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Joseon

/ˈd͡ʒəʊsʌn/ UK
/ˈt͡ʃəʊsʌn/ UK
/ˈd͡ʒoʊsʌn/ US
/ˈt͡ʃoʊsʌn/ US

Rhymes with -əʊsʌn

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

proper noun Chosŏn · Choson · Cosen · Chosen

historical A former Korean kingdom and dynasty in East Asia which ruled the Korean Peninsula from 1392 CE to 1897 CE.
Similar: Chaoxian, Ch'ao-hsien

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name Korean kingdom and dynasty

한국어	조선 Joseon, 조선 왕조 Joseon wangjo, 조선국 Joseon'guk
日本語	李氏朝鮮 Rishi Chōsen, 李朝 Richō
中文	朝鮮王朝 /朝鲜王朝 Cháoxiǎn Wángcháo, 李氏朝鮮 /李氏朝鲜 Lǐshì Cháoxiǎn
Русский	Чосо́н Čosón

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@misc{joseon_2026,
  title = {Joseon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/joseon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}