hanja
/ˈhɑn.d͡ʒə/
"hanja" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“hanja” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The Han character script used to write Korean, particularly in classical literature.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hanja |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈhɑn.d͡ʒə/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hanja” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
hanja is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈhɑn.d͡ʒə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for hanja in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Korean 한자(漢字) (hanja), from Middle Chinese 漢字 (MC xanH dziH, “Chinese character”, literally “Han Chinese + character”). Compare Cantonese 漢字 /汉字 (hon³ zi⁶), Japanese 漢字 (kanji), Mandarin 漢字 /汉字 (hànzì), Vietnamese Hán tự. Doublet of kanji and … The correct English form is hanja, spelled H-A-N-J-A.
Definition
- 1The Han character script used to write Korean, particularly in classical literature.
- 2Any individual Han character as used in the Korean language.
Etymology
Borrowed from Korean 한자(漢字) (hanja), from Middle Chinese 漢字 (MC xanH dziH, “Chinese character”, literally “Han Chinese + character”). Compare Cantonese 漢字 /汉字 (hon³ zi⁶), Japanese 漢字 (kanji), Mandarin 漢字 /汉字 (hànzì), Vietnamese Hán tự. Doublet of kanji and Hanzi.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “hanja”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is H-A-N-J-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈhɑn.d͡ʒə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.