정자

Korean

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[t͡ɕʌ̹ŋd͡ʑa̠]
  • Phonetic Hangul[정자]
Revised Romanization? jeongja
Revised Romanization (translit.)? jeongja
McCune–Reischauer? chŏngja
Yale Romanization? cengca

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 精子

Noun

정자 • (jeongja) (hanja 精子)

  1. (biology) spermatozoon, sperm cell

Etymology 2

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

Noun

정자 • (jeongja) (hanja 正字)

  1. hanja character written using correct orthography
Antonyms
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