# 이조
## Korean
### Etymology 1

| South Korean Standard Language | 이조(利條) (ijo) |
| North Korean Standard Language | 리조(利條) (rijo) |
Sino-Korean word from 利條, from 利 (“benefit; profit, interest”) + 條 (“item, article”).

#### Alternative forms

* 이자조(利子條) (ijajo, “interest portion”)

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [ˈi(ː)t͡ɕ͈o̞]
* Phonetic hangul: [이(ː)쪼]
** Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

#### Noun

이조 • (ijo) (hanja 利條)
* (finance) interest portion; nominal interest
    (Can we add an example for this sense?)
* (finance) interest
    Synonym: 이자(利子) (ija)

### Etymology 2

Blend of 이(李)씨(氏) 조선(朝鮮) (I-ssi Joseon), named after Korean founder of the Joseon dynasty Yi Seonggye (1335–1408).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [ˈi(ː)d͡ʑo̞]
* Phonetic hangul: [이(ː)조]
** Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

#### Proper noun

이조 • (Ijo) (hanja 李朝)
* Joseon dynasty

### Etymology 3

| South Korean Standard Language | 이조(吏曹) (ijo) |
| North Korean Standard Language | 리조(吏曹) (rijo) |
Sino-Korean word from 吏曹, from 吏 (“government official”) + 曹 (“ministry”).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [ˈi(ː)d͡ʑo̞]
* Phonetic hangul: [이(ː)조]
** Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

#### Noun

이조 • (ijo) (hanja 吏曹)
* (during the Goryeo and Joseon dynasties) government office in charge of the selection and appointment of civil officials and the conferral of titles among the six ministries
    Synonyms: 문부(文部) (Munbu), 천관(天官) (Cheon'gwan), 천관아문(天官衙門) (Cheon'gwanamun)

### Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 梨棗, from 梨 (“pear”) + 棗 (“jujube”).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [id͡ʑo̞]
* Phonetic hangul: [이조]

#### Noun

이조 • (ijo) (hanja 梨棗)
* pears and jujubes
* (figurative, from the best types of wood for printing blocks being pear and jujube trees) putting books or pictures into circulation
    (Can we add an example for this sense?)

### Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 異朝, from 異 (“different”) + 朝 (“imperial court”).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [ˈi(ː)d͡ʑo̞]
* Phonetic hangul: [이(ː)조]
** Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

#### Noun

이조 • (ijo) (hanja 異朝)
* foreign imperial court
* (metonymically) foreign country or territory
    Synonyms: 외국(外國) (oeguk), 외지(外地) (oeji), 이국(異國) (iguk)
    (Can we add an example for this sense?)

### Etymology 6

Sino-Korean word from 二祖, from 二 (“two; second”) + 祖 (“progenitor, ancestor”).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [ˈi(ː)d͡ʑo̞]
* Phonetic hangul: [이(ː)조]
** Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

#### Noun

이조 • (ijo) (hanja 二祖)
* two of the temple names, especially 고조(高祖) (Gojo) and 세조(世祖) (Sejo) of the Han dynasty of China
* (religion) the second Patriarch, especially 혜가(慧可) (Hyega) of Zen Buddhism

### Etymology 7

Sino-Korean word from 離調, from 離 (“leave; deviate”) + 調 (“mode, phase”).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [ˈi(ː)d͡ʑo̞]
* Phonetic hangul: [이(ː)조]
** Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

#### Noun

이조 • (ijo) (hanja 離調)
* (electricity) being out of phase
    (Can we add an example for this sense?)

### Etymology 8

Sino-Korean word from 移調, from 移 (“move”) + 調 (“tune, key”).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [id͡ʑo̞]
* Phonetic hangul: [이조]

#### Noun

Derived verbs :
| Active | 이조하다 |
이조 • (ijo) (hanja 移調)
* (music) transposition
    Synonym: 조(調)옮김 (joomgim)

### Etymology 9

Sino-Korean word from 履祚, from 履 (“step on”) + 祚 (“throne”).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [ˈi(ː)d͡ʑo̞]
* Phonetic hangul: [이(ː)조]
** Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

#### Noun

Derived verbs :
| Active | 이조하다 |
이조 • (ijo) (hanja 履祚)
* (monarchy) ascension to the throne
    Synonyms: 등극(登極) (deunggeuk), 등위(登位) (deung'wi), 즉위(卽位) (jeugwi)
    (Can we add an example for this sense?)