Hangul
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Hangul
< Korean, equivalent to han great (but frequently taken to be Han < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese hán Korea) + kŭl writing
Example Sentences
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Hangul, which Sejong introduced in 1446, was intended to be used by common people instead of the Chinese characters with which the elite yangban wrote.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
Northern Virginia, and Annandale in particular, is home to a robust Korean community, where signage displays Hangul lettering and where Korean restaurants, churches, grocery stores, bakeries and beauty stores abound.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 19, 2022
The Korean course also uses romanizations in some of its games, rather than Hangul, while pretty much any other Korean resource gets you away from romanizations as quickly as possible.
From The Verge ● Feb. 15, 2022
The script, now called Hangul in South Korea and Chosongul in North Korea, emerged as the standard for modern Korean.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2019
Even though he could read some of the signs in Hangul he did not know what he was reading for the most part.
From Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America by Steven (Steven David Justin) Sills
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