조예

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 造詣.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	joye
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	joye
McCune–Reischauer?	choye
Yale Romanization?	cō.yey

Noun

조예 • (joye) (hanja 造詣)

1. expertise; expert knowledge; familiarity

   그는 음악에도 조예가 깊다.

   geu-neun eumag-e-do joye-ga gipda.

   He has expert knowledge in music also.

Usage notes

This term is mainly used with a few select adjectives, such as 깊다 (gipda, “to be deep”) and 상당하다 (sangdanghada, “to be considerable”).