hanja
See also: Hanja
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Korean 한자 (漢字, hanja, “Chinese characters”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Chinese 漢 (xàn "Han dynasty", "China") + 字 (dzì "[written] character") (compare (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Japanese kanji 漢字, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Mandarin hànzì 汉字, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Vietnamese Hán tự).
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL. IPA(key): /ˈhɑn.dʒə/, /ˈhɑn.dʒɑ/
Noun
hanja (plural hanja)
- The Han character script used to write Korean, particularly in classical literature. Compare hangeul, the Korean phonetic script.
Related terms
Translations
Han character script used to write Korean