화

화 U+D654, 화 HANGUL SYLLABLE HWA Composition: ㅎ + ㅘ ← 홓 [U+D653] Hangul Syllables 확 → [U+D655]

화확홖홗환홙홚 홛활홝홞홟홠홡 홢홣홤홥홦홧홨 황홪홫홬홭홮홯
호 ←	→ 홰

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 火 (“fire”), from the Middle Korean reading 화〯 (Yale: hwǎ).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hwa
McCune–Reischauer?	hwa
Yale Romanization?	hwā

Noun

화 • (hwa) (hanja 火)

1. anger; rage

   그 여자는 왜 화가 났습니까? ― Geu yeoja-neun wae hwaga natseumnikka? ― Why was she angry?

2. Short for 화요일(火曜日) (hwayoil, “Tuesday”).

Derived terms

• 화(火)나다 (hwanada)
• 화(火)내다 (hwanaeda)
• See the hanja entry at 火 for Sino-Korean compounds of 화 (火, hwa).

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 禍, from the Middle Korean reading 화〯 (Yale: hwǎ).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hwa
McCune–Reischauer?	hwa
Yale Romanization?	hwā

Noun

화 • (hwa) (hanja 禍)

1. disaster; misfortune

   화를 부르다 ― hwa-reul bureuda ― to ask for trouble

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 禍 for Sino-Korean compounds of 화 (禍, hwa).

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 和, from the Middle Korean reading 화 (Yale: hwà).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɸwa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [화]

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

Noun

화 • (hwa) (hanja 和)

1. (formal) harmony; peace

Derived terms

• 화(和)하다 (hwahada)
• See the hanja entry at 和 for Sino-Korean compounds of 화 (和, hwa).

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 化.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɸwa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [화]

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

Suffix

—화 • (-hwa) (hanja 化)

1. -ization; -ification

   서양화 (西洋化) ― Westernization

   세계화 (世界化) ― globalization

   발칸화 (발칸化) ― Balkanhwa ― Balkanization

Derived terms

• 화(化)하다 (hwahada)
• See the hanja entry at 化 for Sino-Korean compounds of 화 (化, hwa).

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 畫.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɸwa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [화]

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

Suffix

—화 • (-hwa) (hanja 畫/畵)

1. genre or style of painting

   서양화 (西洋畫) ― Western painting

   수채화 (水彩畫) ― watercolour (lit. watercolour painting)

   풍경화 (風景畫) ― landscape painting

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 畫 for Sino-Korean compounds of 화 (畫, hwa).

Etymology 6

Sino-Korean word from 靴.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɸwa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [화]

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

Suffix

—화 • (-hwa) (hanja 靴)

1. type of shoe

   축구화 (蹴球靴) ― soccer cleats

   런닝화 (런닝靴) ― reonninghwa ― running shoes

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 靴 for Sino-Korean compounds of 화 (靴, hwa).

Etymology 7

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

화 (hwa)

More information

1. 火: fire

   (MC reading: 火 (MC xwaX))

2. 花: flower

   (MC reading: 花 (MC xwae))

3. 華: China

   (MC reading: 華 (MC hwae|xwae|hwaeH))

4. 話: talk; episode (in a book, series, etc.)

   (MC reading: 話 (MC hwaejH))

5. 畫: picture

   (MC reading: 畫 (MC hweaH|hweak))

6. 化: transformation

   (MC reading: 化 (MC xwaeH))

7. 和: harmony

   (MC reading: 和 (MC hwa|hwaH))

8. 靴: shoe

   (MC reading: 靴 (MC xjwa))