소자

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 小字.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰo̞(ː)d͡ʑa̠]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?soja
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?soja
    McCune–Reischauer?soja
    Yale Romanization?sōca

    Noun

    소자 • (soja) (hanja 小字)

    1. (typography) small text
      Coordinate terms: 소자(小字) (soja), 중자(中字) (jungja), 대자(大字) (daeja)

    Derived terms