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

• IPA^(key)[ˈha̠ːnɡɯɭ]
• Phonetic Hangul[한:글]

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)