세자

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Korean

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seja
McCune–Reischauer?seja
Yale Romanization?sēyca

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 世子

Noun

세자 • (seja) (hanja 世子)

  1. (In independent state) A son of king, who is to be heir or successor of a royal monarchy; crown prince
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Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 洗 (“to wash”) + 者 (“person”)

Noun

세자 • (seja) (hanja 洗者)

  1. baptist
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Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 細字, from 細 (“to be thin”) + 字 (“character”)

Noun

세자 • (seja) (hanja 細字)

  1. A tiny and slender character.
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