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HangulAlphabetic system used for writing the Korean language. The system, known as Choson muntcha in North Korea, consists of 24 letters—14 consonants and 10 vowels. The development of the Hangul alphabet is traditionally ascribed to Sejong, fourth king of the Choson (Yi) dynasty. Hangul was made the official writing system for the Korean language in the mid-1440s by one of Sejong's decrees. Because of the influence of Confucianism and of Chinese culture, however, Hangul was not widely used by scholars or Koreans of the upper classes until after 1945, when Korea ceased to be under Japanese rule. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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According to Kirk (1998), the incident involved two software makers that were Microsoft (MS) and Hangul & Computer (HNC). I need these coastal security updates translated into Hangul (the written Korean language)," said Staege, as his fingers race across the keyboard to add final details to the Combined Forces Command brief. Basis Technology assembled lexical resources from four top content providers -- Appen Pty Ltd (Sydney); City University of Hong Kong; Hangul Research Center (Seoul); and the University of Hawaii -- as well as data harvested from open sources. |
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