민주화

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 民主化, from 民主 (“democracy”) + 化 (“-ation”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [miɲd͡ʑuβwa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [민주화]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	minjuhwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	minjuhwa
McCune–Reischauer?	minjuhwa
Yale Romanization?	min.cwuhwa

Noun

민주화 • (minjuhwa) (hanja 民主化)

1. democratization

Derived terms

• 민주화(民主化)하다 (minjuhwahada, “to democratize”)
• 민주화(民主化)되다 (minjuhwadoeda, “to democratize something”)

 

Related terms

• 민주주의(民主主義) (minjujuui, “democracy”)