Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "hanji" tana nufin gabobin jiki, musamman na hanji. Hakanan ana iya amfani da shi wajen siffanta mafi zurfi ko mafi zurfi na wani abu, kamar "hanjin duniya" yana nufin zurfin karkashin kasa ko "hanjin jirgi" yana nufin sassan ciki. A ma’ana ta alama, kalmar kuma tana iya komawa ga zurfafan motsin zuciyar mutum ko ji.