"변화" meaning in Korean

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Noun

IPA: [ˈpjɘ(ː)nβwa̠] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: byeonhwa [romanization], 變化 [hanja]
Etymology: Sino-Korean word from 變化, from 變 (“to change”) + 化 (“to become”). Etymology templates: {{etymid|ko|變化}}, {{ko-etym-sino|變|to change|化|to become}} Sino-Korean word from 變化, from 變 (“to change”) + 化 (“to become”) Head templates: {{ko-noun|hanja=變化}} 변화 • (byeonhwa) (hanja 變化)
  1. change; variation Derived forms: 기후 변화 (gihu byeonhwa) (alt: 氣候變化) (english: climate change)

Inflected forms

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      "args": {
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          "alt": "氣候變化",
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "변(ː)화"
    },
    {
      "other": "[변(ː)화]"
    }
  ],
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  ],
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  ],
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  ],
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