분자

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 分子, from 分 (“to divide”) + 子. Borrowed from Japanese 分子 (bunshi), from Middle Chinese 分子 (pjun tsiX).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?bunja
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?bunja
    McCune–Reischauer?punja
    Yale Romanization?pun.ca

    Noun

    분자 • (bunja) (hanja 分子)

    1. (chemistry) molecule
    2. (arithmetic) numerator
    3. (politics) element, faction
      당내의 반동 분자를 일소해야 한다.
      Dangnae-ui bandong bunja-reul ilsohaeya handa.
      We must cleanse the party of its reactionary element.

    Derived terms

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