한자어

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 漢字語, from 漢字 (Chinese character) + (language).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈha̠(ː)ɲt͡ɕ͈a̠ʌ̹]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?hanja'eo
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?hanja'eo
    McCune–Reischauer?hanchaŏ
    Yale Romanization?hānqcae

    Noun

    한자어 • (hanja'eo) (hanja 漢字語)

    1. (linguistics) Sino-Korean words; Korean words etymologically from or influenced by Chinese