정자

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Korean

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Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from 精子

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeongja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeongja
McCune–Reischauer?chŏngja
Yale Romanization?cengca

Noun

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정자 (jeongja) (hanja 精子)

  1. (biology) spermatozoon, sperm cell

Etymology 2

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Sino-Korean word from 正字, from (proper) + (character)

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ŋd͡ʑa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeongja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeongja
McCune–Reischauer?chŏngja
Yale Romanization?cēngca

Noun

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정자 (jeongja) (hanja 正字)

  1. hanja character written using correct orthography
    Antonym: 속자(俗字)