정자

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Korean

Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from 精子

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeongja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeongja
McCune–Reischauer?chŏngja
Yale Romanization?cengca

Noun

정자 • (jeongja) (hanja 精子)

  1. (biology) spermatozoon, sperm cell

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 正字, from 正 (“proper”) + 字 (“character”)

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?jeongja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeongja
McCune–Reischauer?chŏngja
Yale Romanization?cēngca

Noun

정자 • (jeongja) (hanja 正字)

  1. hanja character written using correct orthography
    Antonym: 속자(俗字)
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