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English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]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.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (US) IPA(key): /ˈhɑn.d͡ʒə/, /ˈhɑn.d͡ʒɑ/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
[edit]hanja (plural hanja)
- The Han character script used to write Korean, particularly in classical literature.
- Any individual Han character as used in the Korean language.
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]Han character script used to write Korean
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