Hangeul is the Korean alphabet. 'Han' means Korea(n) and 'Geul' means letters.
There are 14 consonants and 10 vowels. Consonants and vowels are combined to form a syllable, which is called '모아쓰기(mo-a-sseu-gi)'.
Hangeul was created in 1443 by the Great King Sejong of Joseon Dynasty and introduced to the people in 1446. At that time, the name was ' 훈민정음(Hun-min-jeong-eum)'.
- 훈(hun) : teach
- 민(min) : the people
- 정(jeong) : right
- 음(eum) : sound
⇨ 훈민정음 = the right sound that teaches the people
At that time, as Joseon did not have its own letters, documents were written in Chinese characters instead. However, because the characters were so difficult for the low class to learn, most people could not read and write. That's why King Sejong decided to create a new writing system himself.
Hangeul is very easy. Let's learn the basic structure in the next article.
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