양자

Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yangja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yangja
McCune–Reischauer?yangja
Yale Romanization?yangca

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 量子

    Noun

    양자 • (yangja) (hanja 量子)

    South Korean
    Standard Language
    양자(量子) (yangja)
    North Korean
    Standard Language
    량자(量子) (ryangja)
    1. (physics) quantum
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 陽子

      Noun

      양자 • (yangja) (hanja 陽子)

      1. (physics) proton

      Etymology 3

      Sino-Korean word from 樣姿/樣子, from the Early Modern Korean reading 양ᄌᆞ (Yale: yangco, “appearance”).

      Noun

      양자 • (yangja) (hanja 樣姿/樣子)

      1. (dated) facial appearance
      Alternative forms
      • 양지 (yangji)Pyong'an, Hamgyong dialect