분자

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 分子, from 分 (“to divide”). Borrowed from Japanese 分子 (bunshi), from Middle Chinese 分子 (pjun tsiX).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[pund͡ʑa̠]
  • Phonetic Hangul[분자]
Revised Romanization? bunja
Revised Romanization (translit.)? bunja
McCune–Reischauer? punja
Yale Romanization? punca

Noun

분자 • (bunja)

  1. (chemistry) molecule
  2. (arithmetic) numerator
  3. (politics) element, faction
    당내의 반동 분자를 일소해야 한다.
    Dangnae-ui bandong bunjareul ilsohaeya handa.
    We must cleanse the party of its reactionary element.
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