오촌

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 五 (“five”) + 寸 (“degree of kinship”). A degree of kinship is the relationship between a parent and a child, so a first cousin once removed is five degrees of kinship away from the speaker. See more at 촌(寸) (chon).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈo̞(ː)t͡ɕʰo̞n]
• Phonetic hangul: [오(ː)촌]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ochon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ochon
McCune–Reischauer?	och'on
Yale Romanization?	ō.chon

Noun

오촌 • (ochon) (hanja 五寸)

1. first cousin once removed (male or female)

Related terms

• 삼촌(三寸) (samchon, “uncle”)
• 사촌(四寸) (sachon, “first cousin”)
• 육촌(六寸) (yukchon, “second cousin”)
• 칠촌(七寸) (chilchon, “second cousin once removed”)
• 팔촌(八寸) (palchon, “third cousin”)