통자

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 通刺, from 通 (“communicate, exchange”) + 刺 (“calling card”).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?tongja
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?tongja
    McCune–Reischauer?t'ongja
    Yale Romanization?thongca

    Noun

    Derived verbs
    Active 통자하다

    통자 • (tongja) (hanja 通刺) (historical)

    1. presentation of a calling card to invite someone for a visit

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 桶子 (“bucket, barrel”).

      Pronunciation

      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?tongja
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?tongja
      McCune–Reischauer?t'ongja
      Yale Romanization?thongca

      Noun

      통자 • (tongja) (hanja 桶子)

      1. nonstandard form of 통(桶) (tong, “bucket, barrel”)

      Etymology 3

      From 통- (tong-, “as a whole”) +‎ 자(字) (ja, “letter, character”).

      Alternative forms

      • 퉁자 (tungja), 퉁재 (tungjae) — Gangwon

      Pronunciation

      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?tongja
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?tongja
      McCune–Reischauer?t'ongcha
      Yale Romanization?thongqca

      Noun

      통자 • (tongja) (hanja 통字)

      1. (printing) complete type with all the characters engraved on a single block
      • 쪽자(字) (jjokja)
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