Korean word

한자

Pronunciation

Romanizationhanja

Meaning

  • nounChinese character

Example

이름을 한자로 써 주세요.i reu meul han ja ro sseo chu se yo

Please write your name in Chinese characters.

Illustration for 한자 (Chinese character)

More examples

이 책 표지는 한자로 되어 있어요.i chaek pyo ji neun han ja ro toe eo i sseo yo

The cover of this book is written in Chinese characters.

Core concept

A single meaning-bearing Chinese character used within Korean vocabulary and personal names.

Common phrases

  • 한자를 공부하다han ja reul kong bu ha da

    study Chinese characters

  • 한자로 쓰다han ja ro sseu da

    write in Chinese characters

  • 한자 뜻han ja tteut

    meaning of a Chinese character

Similar words

한글hangeul: A system of letters that records Korean speech in written form.
한자어hanjaeo: A Korean vocabulary word built from Chinese-character roots.
글자keulja: One individual mark appearing in writing on paper or a screen.
문자munja: A brief message exchanged through a mobile phone.

Definition in Korean

중국계 문자로서 각 한자가 하나의 의미 단위를 이루어 한국어 어휘와 인명 표기에 쓰이는 글자chung guk kkye mun ja ro seo kak han ja ga ha na ui ui mi ta nwi reul i ru eo han gu geo eo hwi wa in myeong pyo gi e sseu i neun keul ja

Word origin

The word combines the Sino-Korean elements for Han China and character, forming the name for Chinese characters used in Korean.

Usage tips

  • Recognizing hanja can reveal the meaning shared by many Korean words that sound alike but use different Chinese characters.

Opposites

Related words

  • 한자어hanjaeoSino-Korean wordnoun
  • 한자성어hanjaseongeoChinese-character idiomnoun
  • 한자교육hanjagyoyukChinese-character educationnoun

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