문자

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 文字, from 文 (“writing”) + 字 (“letter”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?munja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?munja
McCune–Reischauer?muncha
Yale Romanization?munqca

Noun

문자 • (munja) (hanja 文字)

  1. letter, character, alphabet
  2. phrase, passage
  3. text message, short for 문자 메시지 (munja mesiji).
    문자 보내 주세요.
    munja bonae juseyo.
    Please text me. / Please send me a text message.
  4. (figuratively) learning, knowledge

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