전자

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 電子, an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 電(でん)子(し) (denshi).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ɲd͡ʑa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [전(ː)자]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeonja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeonja
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏnja
Yale Romanization?	cēn.ca

Noun

전자 • (jeonja) (hanja 電子)

1. electron

Further reading

• 전자 in Korean-English Learners' Dictionary, National Institute of Korean Language, cc by-sa 2.0 kr.

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 前者.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹ɲd͡ʑa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [전자]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeonja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeonja
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏnja
Yale Romanization?	cen.ca

Noun

전자 • (jeonja) (hanja 前者)

1. the former

   Antonym: 후자(後者) (huja)

Further reading

• 전자 in Korean-English Learners' Dictionary, National Institute of Korean Language, cc by-sa 2.0 kr.

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 電磁.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ɲd͡ʑa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [전(ː)자]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeonja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeonja
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏnja
Yale Romanization?	cēn.ca

Noun

전자 • (jeonja) (hanja 電磁)

1. electromagnetic

Derived terms

• 전자기파 (電磁氣波, jeonjagipa, “electromagnetic radiation”)