Hanja vs. Kanji: What's the Difference?

Hanja and Kanji Definitions

The Han character script used to write Korean, particularly in classical literature. Compare hangeul, the Korean phonetic script.

A Japanese system of writing based on borrowed or modified Chinese characters.

A character used in this system of writing.

(uncountable) The system of writing Japanese using Chinese characters.

Japanese is written in a mixture of kanji and kana.

Any individual Chinese character as used in the Japanese language.

I know about a thousand kanji.

A North Indian fermented drink made with beetroot and carrots.