호주

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 濠洲.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɸʷo̞d͡ʑu]
• Phonetic hangul: [호주]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Hoju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Hoju
McCune–Reischauer?	Hoju
Yale Romanization?	hocwu

Proper noun

호주 • (Hoju) (hanja 濠洲)

1. Australia (a continent and country in Oceania)

Synonyms

• 오스트레일리아 (Oseuteureillia)
• (obsolete) 호사태랄리아 (濠斯太剌利亞, Hosataerallia)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 戶主.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɸʷo̞d͡ʑu]
• Phonetic hangul: [호주]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Hoju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Hoju
McCune–Reischauer?	Hoju
Yale Romanization?	hocwu

Proper noun

호주 • (Hoju) (hanja 戶主)

1. hoju (A patriarchal family registration system in Korea)