양자

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ja̠ŋd͡ʑa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [양자]

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

• 음향양자 (音響量子, eumhyang'yangja, “phonon”)

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