hanja

H4A1N1J8A1
US/ˈhɑn.d͡ʒə/US/ˈhɑn.d͡ʒɑ/

noun

The Han character script used to write Korean, particularly in classical literature.

OriginKorean 한자(漢字) →
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Meanings

hanja1

nounhanja (plural hanja)

alternative Hanja

  1. The Han character script used to write Korean, particularly in classical literature.
  2. Any individual Han character as used in the Korean language.

Hanja2

proper noun

alternative hanja

  1. Alternative letter-case form of hanja.

Origin

  1. Korean한자(漢字)
  2. Englishhanja

Borrowed from Korean 한자(漢字) (hanja), from Middle Chinese 漢字 (MC xanH dziH, “Chinese character”, literally “Han Chinese + character”). Compare Cantonese 漢字 /汉字 (hon³ zi⁶), Japanese 漢字 (kanji), Mandarin 漢字 /汉字 (hànzì), Vietnamese Hán tự. Doublet of kanji and Hanzi.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 漢字 /汉字
  • 漢字 /汉字 (hànzì)Han character script used to write Korean
Finnish hanja
  • hanjaHan character script used to write Korean
German Hanja
  • HanjaHan character script used to write Korean
Hungarian handzsa
  • handzsaHan character script used to write Korean
Korean 한자
  • 한자Han character script used to write Korean
Polish hanja
  • hanjaHan character script used to write Korean
Romanian hanja
  • hanjaHan character script used to write Korean
Russian ханча́
  • ханча́ (xančá)Han character script used to write Korean
Turkish hanca, hanja
  • hancaHan character script used to write Korean
  • hanjaHan character script used to write Korean
Urdu ہانجا
  • ہانجا (hānjā)Han character script used to write Korean

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Jahanajahn
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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