choseong

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noun

(in Korean or the hangul script) a consonant, consonant cluster, or silence in the syllable onset

OriginKorean 초성 →
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Meanings

nounchoseong (plural choseongs)

plural choseongs

  1. communications(in Korean or the hangul script) a consonant, consonant cluster, or silence in the syllable onset

    So, Choseong means the first/initial sound. Always located at the beginning of a syllable.

    2024 January 29, Richard Lee, Mastering 399 syllables, Hangeul keeper, page 5

Origin

  1. Korean초성“initial sound”
  2. Englishchoseong

Borrowed from Korean 초성 (choseong, “initial sound”).

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Cite this entry
APA

choseong. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/choseong

MLA

“choseong.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/choseong. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “choseong,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/choseong.

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