hanja

Meaning

Noun

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

Origin

  • Borrowed from Korean 한자(漢字), from Middle Chinese .
  • Compare Cantonese 漢字, Japanese 漢字, Mandarin 漢字, Vietnamese Hán tự. kanji.

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