정자

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 精子

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹ŋd͡ʑa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [정자]

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): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ŋd͡ʑa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [정(ː)자]
  • 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)