한자
Korean
Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 漢字, from 漢 (“Han Chinese”) + 字 (“character”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈha̠(ː)ɲt͡ɕ͈a̠]
- Phonetic hangul: [한(ː)짜]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | hanja |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | hanja |
| McCune–Reischauer? | hancha |
| Yale Romanization? | hānqca |
Noun
한자 • (hanja) (hanja 漢字)
- hanja (Chinese characters borrowed from Chinese and incorporated into the Korean language with Korean pronunciation)
- Chinese character; Han character (any character used in the written form of several languages of China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam)
Derived terms
- 한자어(漢字語) (hanja'eo, “Sino-Korean vocabulary”)
Etymology 2
See the main entry.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ha̠ɲd͡ʑa̠]
- Phonetic hangul: [한자]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | hanja |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | hanja |
| McCune–Reischauer? | hanja |
| Yale Romanization? | han.ca |
Noun
한자 • (hanja)
- (Gyeongsang, Jeolla dialect, Pyongan, Koryo-mar, presumably also Yukjin, Hamgyong) Dialectal form of 혼자 (honja, “alone”).
- 여자 소변 마려브니 한자 밤에 나와서 소변 봤지. (Koryo-mar, Yukorichirchik)
- Yeoja sobyeon maryeobeuni hanja bame nawaseo sobyeon bwatji.
- Having needed to urinate, the woman left at night alone.
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