전자

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 電子, an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 電(でん)子(し) (denshi).

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?jeonja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonja
McCune–Reischauer?chŏnja
Yale Romanization?cēn.ca

Noun

전자 • (jeonja) (hanja 電子)

  1. electron

Further reading

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 前者.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeonja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonja
McCune–Reischauer?chŏnja
Yale Romanization?cen.ca

Noun

전자 • (jeonja) (hanja 前者)

  1. the former
    Antonym: 후자(後者) (huja)

Further reading

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 電磁.

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?jeonja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonja
McCune–Reischauer?chŏnja
Yale Romanization?cēn.ca

Noun

전자 • (jeonja) (hanja 電磁)

  1. electromagnetic
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