gukja

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noun

Han characters invented and used only in Korea

OriginKorean 국자(國字) →
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Meanings

noungukja (plural gukja)
  1. Han characters invented and used only in Korea
  2. national script, particularly hangul, the Korean national script

Origin

  1. Korean국자(國字)
  2. Englishgukja

From Korean 국자(國字) (gukja). Doublet of kokuji.

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Translations

Korean 국자
  • 국자 (gukja)hanja characters invented in Korea
Cite this entry
APA

gukja. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gukja

MLA

“gukja.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gukja. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gukja,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gukja.

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