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10 Language-to-English DictionariesHanja
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Hanja
"Les caractères hanja font partie de l'histoire linguistique de la Corée."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The Korean name for Chinese characters, which are used in the Korean writing system to borrow or represent words of Chinese origin.
"Traditional Korean historical documents are written using a mixed script of Hangul and Hanja." - 2
Individual Chinese characters as incorporated into the Korean language and cultural sphere.
"Learning advanced academic vocabulary in Korean often requires students to memorize the corresponding Hanja."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Korean term 한자 (Hanja), which itself originates from the Sino-Korean reading of the Chinese characters 漢字 (hànzì), meaning 'Han characters'. Historically adopted into the Korean writing system alongside Hangul to represent words of Chinese origin, shaping the literary and administrative vocabulary of Korea for centuries.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hanja" is said worldwide
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Hanja
Transliteration: Hanja
"Les caractères hanja font partie de l'histoire linguistique de la Corée."
Hanja
Transliteration: Hanja
"Hanja sind chinesische Schriftzeichen, die im koreanischen Kontext verwendet werden."
Hanja
Transliteration: Hanja
"Gli Hanja sono caratteri cinesi adottati nella lingua coreana."
Hanja
Transliteration: Hanja
"El hanja se refiere a los caracteres chinos utilizados en el coreano."
Hanja
Transliteration: Hanja
"Os hanja são caracteres chineses usados no sistema de escrita coreano."
हांजा
Transliteration: Hanja
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"हांजा कोरियाई भाषा में प्रयुक्त चीनी अक्षर हैं।"
汉字
Transliteration: Hànzì
Script: 中文汉字
"朝鲜汉字历史上曾广泛用于韩语书写中。"
한자
Transliteration: Hanja
Script: 한국어 한글
"한국어 어휘 중 상당수는 한자에서 유래했습니다."
ハンジャ
Transliteration: Hanja
Script: 日本語
"ハンジャは韓国で使われる漢字の呼称です。"
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