한글

Korean

한글 (Hangeul)

Etymology

From 한 (韓, han, “Korea”) / 한 (han, “big, great”) + 글 (geul, “writing”). Coined in 1910 by Choe Nam-seon and Ju Si-gyeong.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(ključ): [ˈha̠(ː)nɡɯɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [한(ː)글]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	han'geul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hangeul
McCune–Reischauer?	han'gŭl
Yale Romanization?	hānkul

Noun

한글 (han'geul)

1. hangeul, hangul, Hangul, Korean letters.

   한글은 15(십오)세기에 만들어진 글자이다.

   han'geureun 15(sibo)segie mandeureojin geuljaida.

   Hangul is the writing system made in the 15th century.

2. (mistakenly) the Korean language.

   한글을 바르게 사용합시다.

   han'geureul bareuge sayonghapsida.

   (when pointing out the indiscriminate use of neologisms) Let's use the right words.

Synonyms

• 암글 (amgeul)
• 우리글 (urigeul)
• 훈민정음 (hunminjeong'eum)
• 조선글 (joseon'geul)
• 조선글자 (joseon'geulja)
• 조선문 (joseonmun)
• 언문 (eonmun)
• 반절 (banjeol)

Derived terms

• 한글날 (han'geullal)