English Explanatory Dictionary

hanja

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The Han character script used to write Korean, particularly in classical literature.
  2. Any individual Han character as used in the Korean language.
name
  1. Alternative letter-case form of hanja.

Pronunciation

/ˈhɑn.d͡ʒə/ /ˈhɑn.d͡ʒɑ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hanja.wav

Word forms

hanja

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 한자(漢字) (hanja), from Middle Chinese 漢字 (MC xanH dziH, “Chinese character”, literally “Han Chinese + character”). Compare Cantonese 漢字 /汉字 (hon³ zi⁶), Japanese 漢字 (kanji), Mandarin 漢字 /汉字 (hànzì), Vietnamese Hán tự. Doublet of kanji and Hanzi.

Related words

hanjaeo hanmun hanzi kanji Hán tự
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