hanja
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hanja¹
- /ˈhɑn.d͡ʒə/ US
- /ˈhɑn.d͡ʒɑ/ US
Where it comes from
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.
noun hanja · Hanja
- The Han character script used to write Korean, particularly in classical literature.
- Any individual Han character as used in the Korean language.
Hanja²
proper noun hanja
- Alternative letter-case form of hanja
Translations
Talk about this word "hanja." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hanja. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hanja. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hanja "hanja." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hanja.Cite this
@misc{hanja_2026,
title = {hanja},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hanja},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
