hanja

\an.ʒa\

/\an.ʒa\/ noun

The verdict

“hanja” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sinogramme utilisé en écriture coréenne.

Corpus desk

Index FR-hanja · hanja · French

hanja · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "H" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for hanja
PropertyValue
Headwordhanja
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\an.ʒa\
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « hanja » en français

hanjasiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hanja is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \an.ʒa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sinogramme utilisé en écriture coréenne.".

hanja doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is hanja, spelled H-A-N-J-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sinogramme utilisé en écriture coréenne.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how hanja appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Il avait appris seul à lire et écrire le coréen et le japonais dans les livres, et dès qu’il avait pu se le permettre, il avait engagé des précepteurs pour lui enseigner les kanjis et les hanjas nécessaires à la lecture des journaux complexes.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hanja"?
"hanja" is spelled H-A-N-J-A. The IPA pronunciation is \an.ʒa\.
What does "hanja" mean?
As a noun, "hanja" means: Sinogramme utilisé en écriture coréenne.
How do you pronounce "hanja"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hanja" is \an.ʒa\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hanja" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list