Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hanja

/ˈhɑn.d͡ʒə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.55 in modern English

Syllables: han-ja
IPA: /ˈhɑn.d͡ʒə/

15

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The Han character script used to write Korean, particularly in classical literature.

noun

Any individual Han character as used in the Korean language.

name

Alternative letter-case form of hanja.

Etymology

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.

Origin

Source language: Korean

Word Breakdown

Root: 한자(漢字), -

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈhɑn.d͡ʒə/

Phrases

Hán tự

Frequently Paired Words

hanjaeo hanmun hanzi kanji Hán tự

Questions

How do you pronounce hanja?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɑn.d͡ʒə/.
What does hanja mean?: The Han character script used to write Korean, particularly in classical literature.
Where does hanja come from?: It is traced to Korean.

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