양자

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Korean

 양자 on Korean Wikipedia

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yangja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yangja
McCune–Reischauer?yangja
Yale Romanization?yangca

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 量子

Noun

양자 (yangja) (hanja 量子)

South Korean
Standard Language
양자(量子) (yangja)
North Korean
Standard Language
량자(量子) (ryangja)
  1. (physics) quantum
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 陽子

Noun

양자 (yangja) (hanja 陽子)

  1. (physics) proton

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 樣姿樣子, from the Early Modern Korean reading 양ᄌᆞ (Yale: yangco, “appearance”).

Noun

양자 (yangja) (hanja 樣姿樣子)

  1. (dated) facial appearance
Alternative forms
  • 양지 (yangji)Pyong'an, Hamgyong dialect