Hanja

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /ˈhÉ‘n.dʒ‌ə/, /ˈhÉ‘n.dÊ’É‘/

Origin

From Korean , from Middle Chinese 漢 (xàn "Han dynasty", "China") + 字 (dzì "written character") (compare Japanese kanji 漢字, Mandarin hànzì 汉字, Vietnamese Hán tự).

Full definition of hanja

Noun

1. The Han character script used to write Korean, particularly in classical literature. Compare hangeul, the Korean phonetic script.

Related terms

• hanjaeo
• hanmun
• hanzi
• kanji
• Hán tá»±

Anagrams

• Jahan