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Chinese characters ( 漢字) are known as Hanja (한자) in Korean, Kanji ( かんじ) in Japanese, Hànzì in Chinese and Chữ Hán in Vietnamese, according to the differentiated ways of reading.
The Korean name is usually composed of the Hangeul equivalent of the character being described by a Korean word. They don’t need to be memorized, although most of them are fairly intuitive. Click here for a PDF copy of all our Hanja lessons.
20 sie 2024 · Almost all names in the Korean language have a deeper meaning through Hanja (Chinese character). These names from Chinese origin are called Sino-Korean, but more on that later.
25 cze 2024 · Hanja is the writing system in Korea that makes use of Chinese characters. In the past, only educated people, such as scholars, are able to read and write using Hanja. Chinese characters are used to write the Korean language, but their pronunciation is different from the characters used in China.
Korean names are used in South and North Korea. Note that depending on the Korean characters used these names can have many other meanings besides those listed here. See also about Korean names.
Chinese character study is essential in learning Korean, not only for better understanding and appreciation of traditional and contemporary culture and society of Korea but also for accurate comprehension of Sino-Korean words.
I’ve recently been interested in the use of Hanja (Chinese characters) in Korea. You can see them pop up occasionally, and most people have Hanja letters for their names on family registers and things. But how much Hanja is actually in use in Korea? And how do Koreans study it?
