Definition of "hanja" []

• The Han character script used to write Korean, particularly in classical literature. Compare hangeul, the Korean phonetic script. (noun)

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• "In Korean, the Chinese script, known as hanja, is going through a sort of permanent resurgence thanks to the economic boom that China has been experiencing."
• "The Korean language uses plenty of words based on "hanja," or Chinese characters, many of which are shared by Chinese and Japanese speakers."
• "But the use of hanja took much longer to go away, certainly, and you'll still sometimes see it in certain situations in the ROK though not in newspapers, though it was banned in the DPRK."