한자어

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈha̠(ː)ɲt͡ɕ͈a̠ʌ̹]
• Phonetic hangul: [한(ː)짜어]
  • 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