정자

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 精子

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?jeongja
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeongja
    McCune–Reischauer?chŏngja
    Yale Romanization?cengca

    Noun

    정자 • (jeongja) (hanja 精子)

    1. (biology) spermatozoon, sperm cell

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 正字, from 正 (“proper”) + 字 (“character”)

      Pronunciation

      • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ŋd͡ʑa̠]
      • Phonetic hangul: [정(ː)자]
        • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?jeongja
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeongja
      McCune–Reischauer?chŏngja
      Yale Romanization?cēngca

      Noun

      정자 • (jeongja) (hanja 正字)

      1. hanja character written using correct orthography
        Antonym: 속자(俗字)
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