춘천

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 春川, from 春 (“springtime”) + 川 (“stream”). Renamed in 1413 from earlier 춘주 (春州, Chunju), as part of an administrative policy to reserve the character 州 (ju, “province”) for the largest towns only. The name 춘주 (春州, Chunju) was itself coined in an administrative rearrangement in 940, and appears to be of unclear provenance.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰuɲt͡ɕʰʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [춘천]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Chuncheon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Chuncheon
McCune–Reischauer?	Ch'unch'ŏn
Yale Romanization?	chwun.chen

Proper noun

춘천 • (Chuncheon) (hanja 春川)

1. [~시(市)] Chuncheon (the capital city of Gangwon Province, South Korea)