hanja
US/ˈhɑn.d͡ʒə/
hanja noun: the Han character script used to write Korean, particularly in classical literature.
Noun
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.
Proper noun capitalized: Hanja
Hanja
- Alternative letter-case form of hanja.
hanja meaning in Marathi and Urdu
hanja in Marathi
- Han character script used to write Korean
- हांजा hāñjā
hanja in Urdu
- Han character script used to write Korean
- ہانجا hānjā
Forms of hanja
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | hanja |
| alternative form | Hanja |
| Proper noun | |
| alternative form | hanja |
Origin of hanja
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.
Questions about hanja
- What does hanja mean?
- Hanja means the Han character script used to write Korean, particularly in classical literature.
- What is hanja in Marathi?
- Hanja in Marathi is हांजा (hāñjā). See Hanja meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is hanja?
- Hanja can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce hanja?
- Hanja is pronounced /ˈhɑn.d͡ʒə/ (US).
- What is the plural of hanja?
- The plural of hanja is hanja.
Words near hanja in the dictionary
Source and license
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