Korean word

화학

Pronunciation

Romanizationhwahak

Meaning

  • nounchemistry

Example

저는 화학을 좋아해요.cheo neun hwa ha geul cho a hae yo

I like chemistry.

Illustration for 화학 (chemistry)

More examples

그 제품에는 화학 성분이 들어 있어요.keu che pu me neun hwa hak seong bu ni teu reo i sseo yo

The product contains chemical components.

Core concept

The study of what substances are made of, how they change, and how they react with one another.

Common phrases

  • 화학 공부hwa hak kong bu

    studying chemistry

  • 화학 성분hwa hak seong bun

    chemical component

  • 화학 약품hwa hak yak pum

    chemical agent

Similar words

실험silheom: Careful real-world test that checks whether an idea or method works.
화학 반응hwahak paneung: Change in which one or more substances produce different substances through a chemical process.
화학물질hwahangmuljjil: Substance with a defined chemical makeup that is used or produced in practical work.
과학kwahak: Body of knowledge about nature built by observing, testing, and explaining evidence.

Definition in Korean

물질의 성질과 변화, 그리고 물질 사이의 반응을 연구하는 학문이나 그 학문에서 얻는 지식.mul jji rui seong jil gwa pyeon hwa keu ri go mul jjil sa i ui pa neung eul yeon gu ha neun hang mu ni na keu hang mu ne seo eon neun chi sik

Word origin

화 (hwa, "change") + 학 (hak, "study") forms a Sino-Korean word for the study of changing substances.

Usage tips

  • In Korean, 화학 (hwahak, "chemistry") can name both a school subject and the wider field, so it naturally describes an area of interest or study.

Related words

  • 화학식hwahakssikchemical formulanoun
  • 화학자hwahakjjachemistnoun
  • 화학적hwahakjjeokchemicaladjective

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