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Hunminjeongeum
Gansong Art Museum, Seoul, South Korea
The first page of the foreword written by King Sejong the Great
Also known as
The Proper Sounds for the Instruction of the People
Date
October 9, 1446 (government of Joeson)
Place of origin
Seoul, Joseon
Scribe(s)
Hall of Worthies
Author(s)
Sejong the Great
Hall of Worthies
Script
Classical Chinese
Contents
Introduction of the native Korean writing system Hangul
Korean name
Hunminjeongeum
훈〮민져ᇰ〮ᅙᅳᆷ
Hanja
訓民正音
Revised Romanization
Hunminjeongeum
McCune–Reischauer
Hunminjŏngŭm
Korean name
Hangul
훈민정음
Hanja
訓民正音
Revised Romanization
Hunminjeongeum
McCune–Reischauer
Hunminjŏngŭm
Hunminjeongeum (Korean: 훈민정음; Hanja: 訓民正音; lit. The Correct/Proper Sounds for the Instruction of the People) is an old name for Hangul, and also the name of a 15th-century historical document/book that introduced the principle of the creation and usage of the Hunminjeongeum.
Hunminjeongeum was commissioned and supervised by Sejong the Great based on a writing system (Hunminjeongeum) he invented in 1443 and was published in 1446.[1]
Hunminjeongeum was intended to be a simpler alternative to the incumbent Chinese-based Hanja, in order to promote literacy among the general populace. It originally included 28 letters , but over time, four of those (ㆆ, ㆁ, ㅿ, ·) were abandoned,[2] leading to the current 24 letters of Hangul.
Sejong the Great ordered the Hall of Worthies to publish a book called Hunminjeongeum Haerye, which is an explanatory book for Hunminjeongeum.[1] A copy of the Hunminjeongeum Haerye was discovered in Andong, Gyeongsang Province, in 1940 after 500 years.[1] An original copy of the document is currently located at the Gansong Art Museum in Seoul, South Korea.[1]
In 1962, Hunminjeongeum Haerye was designated a National Treasure in South Korea[1] and was registered by UNESCO in the Memory of the World Programme in 1997.[3]
Gwanghwamun(palace) Geunjeongjeon(hall) where ‘Sejong the Great’ did his enthronement
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^"한글". Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean). Retrieved February 17, 2024.
^"Hunminjeongum Manuscript". UNESCO. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
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Hunminjeongeum Haerye (Hanja: 訓民正音解例; literally: "Explanations and Examples of the Correct/Proper Sounds for the Instruction of the People"), or simply...
The Hunminjeongeum Society (Korean: 훈민정음학회) sometimes called the "Hunminjeongeum Research Institute" in English-language newspapers, is a private organization...
is provided within a section of Hunminjeongeum itself, 훈민정음 해례본 제자해 (Hunminjeongeum Haeryebon Jajahae or Hunminjeongeum, Chapter: Paraphrases and Examples...
nation. The Hall of Worthies is known for its role in compiling the Hunminjeongeum, the original treatise on Hangul. The Hall of Worthies originally served...
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responsible for compiling the Hunminjeongeum. The Hunminjeongeum was published and promulgated to the public in 1446. In the Hunminjeongeum ("The Proper Sounds...
Korea) had been promulgated by Sejong the Great in 1446 through the Hunminjeongeum, it did not come into widespread official use until the late 19th and...
Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), and serves as a companion volume to his Hunminjeongeum. It was one of the first printed books in Korea, using both woodblock...
Korean alphabet. It is constructed in two parts: 'Hunminjeongeum Yeibon'(the body) and 'Hunminjeongeum Haerebon'(explanations). In the introduction King...
jiyao) after it was ordered by the King Taejong in 1414. Korean language Hunminjeongeum Kanbun Man'yōgana Lowe, Roy & Yasuhara, Yoshihito (2016). The Origins...
Kingdoms) Korean name Hunminjeongeum 삼국시대 Hanja 三國時代 Revised Romanization Samguk-sidae McCune–Reischauer Samguk-sidae Other name Hunminjeongeum 삼국시기 Hanja 三國時期...
Hangul alphabet for their language, based on textbooks created by the Hunminjeongeum Society, a linguistic society in Seoul., but in 2012 it was reported...
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