noun
hanja
Hanja (noun) means a writing system using Han characters that was once used for Korean, especially in older texts.
noun
1
A writing system using Han characters that was once used for Korean, especially in older texts.
2
A single Han character used to write Korean.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Korean 한자(漢字) (hanja), from Middle Chinese 漢字 (MC xanH dziH, "Chinese character", literally "Han Chinese + character"). It can be compared with Cantonese 漢字 /汉字 (hon³ zi⁶), Japanese 漢字 (kanji), Mandarin 漢字 /汉字 (hànzì) and Vietnamese Hán tự, and is a doublet of kanji and Hanzi.
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What is the meaning of hanja?
"hanja" (noun) means a writing system using Han characters that was once used for Korean, especially in older texts.
What are the different meanings of hanja?
"hanja" has 2 main meanings: 1. A writing system using Han characters that was once used for Korean, especially in older texts; 2. A single Han character used to write Korean.
