Hanja Definition

noun

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

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Origin of Hanja

  • From Korean 한자 (hanja, “Chinese characters”, 漢字), from Middle Chinese 漢 (xàn "Han dynasty", "China") + 字 (dzì "[written] character") (compare Japanese kanji 漢字, Mandarin hànzì 汉字, Vietnamese Hán tự).

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