These diacritics, known as Bangjeom ( 방점 ; 傍點 ), were used to mark pitch accents in Hangul for Middle Korean.

The rulers of the Joseon Dynasty ( 1392-1897 ) was still used the terms ; " King of the Joseon " ( Hangul: 조선국왕, Hanja: 朝鮮國王 ).

Soju ( Hangul 소주 ; Hanja 燒酒 ) is a distilled beverage's native name for shōchū in Korea.

Chinese names in other East Asian countries have been influenced by the adoption of Hangul in Korea during the 1890s ; the Japanese script reform beginning in 1900 and expanded after 1946 into the modern shinjitai ; and the adoption of the Portuguese-based Quốc Ngữ script for Vietnamese after World War I.

Hee-seop Choi (; ; Hangul: 최희섭 ; Hanja: 崔熙燮 ; born March 19, 1979 in Hwasun, Jeollanam-do, South Korea ) is a professional baseball player who has played in the MLB for the Chicago Cubs, Florida Marlins, and the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Nearest this land lies the Ku-Ye-Dao () or Fu-Sang ( Hangul: 후상 ) island, better known as Karafuto or Sakhalin ; in recent times Russian archaeologists have found here remains of ancient cities with walls and castles.

The Korean forces, known as " Tiger Hunters ", were led by General Eo Jae-yeon ( Hangul ; 어재연 Hanja ; 魚在淵 ).

Wang ( Hangul: 왕 ; Hanja: 王 ), or king, was a Chinese royal style used in many states rising from the dissolution of Gojoseon, Buyeo, Goguryeo, Baekje, Silla and Goryeo.

The capital of Silla was Seorabeol ( now Gyeongju ; " Seorabeol ", " 서라벌 " in Hangul or " 徐羅伐 " in Hanja, is hypothesized to have been the ancient Korean term for " capital ").

The table below lists the eight provinces in romanized spelling, Hangul and Hanja ; the origin of their names ; their capitals, dialects, and regional names ; and the 13 provinces that replaced them in 1896.

The table below gives the refrain ( first two lines ; the refrain precedes the first verse ) and first verse ( third and fourth lines ) of the standard version of the song in Hangul, romanized Korean, and a literal translation into English.

They were usually fired from the family of wan-gu ( Hangul: 완구 ; Hanja: 碗口 ; literally " bowl-mouth ") mortars.

** Lady Song ( Hangul: 송씨, Hanja: 宋氏 ); Min Yu-jung's second wife ; daughter of Song Jun-gil ( Hangul: 송준길, Hanja: 宋俊吉 ), Yeonguijeong during the reign of King Hyojong.

As early as the 1780s, portions of the Gospels appeared in Hangul ; doctrinal books such as the " Jugyo Yoji " ( 주교요지 ) appeared in the 1790s and a Catholic hymnary was printed around 1800.

The flower's name in Korean is mugunghwa ( Hangul: 무궁화 ; Hanja: 無窮花 ).

After the first Chinese edition, two major revisions have been issued ; Some were translated into other languages, while others made into guidebooks in Hangul.

The Hangul Society, originally founded by Ju Si-gyeong, announced a proposal for a new, strongly morphophonemic orthography in 1933, which became the prototype of the contemporary orthographies in both North and South Korea.

The guiding text for Hangul orthography is called Hangeul Machumbeop, whose last South Korean revision was published in 1988 by the Ministry of Education.

* Hangul Day ( South Korea )

Ko Gi-Hyun ( Hangul: 고기현, Hanja: 高基鉉 ) ( born May 11, 1986 ) is a South Korean short track speed skater.

Its supposed publication date, October 9, 1446, is now Hangul Day in South Korea.

In South Korea, kamaboko is called either eomuk ( Hangul:, mixed script: ) or odeng ( 오뎅, loan word from the Japanese oden, a Japanese dish that sometimes contains kamaboko ).

In South Korea a similar system to the Japanese exists, and is known as beopmusa ( Hangul:, Hanja: ).

* Dong-Kyun Yum ( Hangul: 염동균, Hanja: 廉東均 ) ( born 1950 ), a former boxer from South Korea

After the South Korean government was established in 1945, Hangul Day was declared as a legal holiday to be marked on October 9, on which governmental workers are excused from work.

Ji-Won Kim ( Hangul: 김지원, Hanja: 金知元 ) ( born 6 August 1959 in Seoul ) was a South Korean boxer who was an unbeaten world champion in the super bantamweight division.

OhmyNews ( Hangul: 오마이뉴스 ) is a South Korean online news website with the motto " Every Citizen is a Reporter ".

As Gangwon Province is South Korea's coldest region, Hwacheon is home to an ice fishing festival in which thousands of competitors try to catch as many sancheoneo ( Hangul: 산천어, wild trout ) as possible.

Goh Kun ( Hangul: 고건, Hanja: 高建, born January 2, 1938 ) is a South Korean politician.

SK Telecom Co., Ltd. ( Hangul: SK텔레콤 or 에스케이텔레콤 ) is a South Korean wireless telecommunications operator, controlled by the SK Group, one of the country's largest chaebol.

The Gwangju Democratization Movement ( Hangul: 광주 민주화 운동, Hanja: 光州民主化運動, RR: Gwangju Minju-hwa Undong ) or Gwangju Uprising refers to a popular uprising in the city of Gwangju, South Korea from May 18 to 27, 1980.

( Hangul: 에쵸티 ) was a popular five-member South Korean boy band in the mid to late 1990s.

Hwang Young-cho ( Hangul: 황영조, Hanja: 黃永祚 ) ( born March 22, 1970 in Samcheok, Gangwon-do, South Korea ) is a former South Korean athlete, winner of the marathon race at the 1992 Summer Olympics and 1994 Asian Games.

Shinhwa ( Hangul: 신화, Hanja: 神話 ) is a South Korean boy band that debuted on 24 March 1998 with six members: Eric Mun, Lee Min-woo, Kim Dong-wan, Shin Hye-sung, Jun Jin and Andy Lee.

Chun Lee-Kyung ( Hangul: 전이경, Hanja: 全利卿 ) ( born January 6, 1976 in Okcheon, Chungcheongbuk-do ) is a retired South Korean short track speed skater.

Ahn Jung-Hwan ( Hangul: 안정환 ; Hanja: ; born 27 January 1976 in Paju, Gyeonggi ) is a South Korean former football player.

The Anti-Imperialist National Democratic Front ( AINDF ) ( Hangul: 반제민족민주전선 ( 반제민전 )) is an underground South Korean organization that is called a socialist political party by North Korea and a pro-communist spy group by South Korea.

In Korea, the Hangul alphabet was created by Sejong the Great Hangul is a unique alphabet: it is a featural alphabet, where many of the letters are designed from a sound's place of articulation ( P to look like the widened mouth, L to look like the tongue pulled in, etc.

The Government-General of Korea popularized the writing style of a mixture of Hanja and Hangul which was used in later Joseon dynasty.

* Hangul alphabet in Korea

* In Korea, the Hunminjeongeum ( 1446 ) is discovered, explaining the basis of the Hangul alphabet.

In Korea, the phoenix is called bulsajo ( Hanja: 不死鳥 Hangul: 불사조 ) literally meaning " immortal bird ", and the East Asian variant is called bonghwangsae ( Hangul: 봉황새 Hanja: 鳳凰새 ).

Kimchi made in the southern parts of Korea, such as Jeolla-do and Gyeongsang-do, uses salt, chili peppers and myeolchijeot ( hangul: 멸치젓, brined anchovy allowed to ferment ) or saeujeot ( hangul: 새우젓, brined shrimp allowed to ferment ), myeolchiaekjeot ( Hangul: 멸치액젓, " kkanariaekjeot " 까나리액젓, liquid anchovy jeot, similar to fish sauce used in Southeast Asia, but thicker ).

During the Joseon dynasty, Korea used cheonse ( Hanja: < span lang =" KO "> 千歲 </ span >; Hangul: < span lang =" KO "> 천세 </ span >, literally " one thousand years ") in deference to the Chinese emperor.

In Korea, glutinous rice is called chapssal ( Hangul: 찹쌀 ), and its characteristic stickiness is called chalgi ( Hangul: 찰기 ).

One of the most important events of his early life was when Yi met and became friends with Ryu Seong-ryong ( 류성룡, 柳成龍, 1542 – 1607 ), a prominent scholar who held a key official position of Dochaechalsa ( Hangul: 도체찰사, Hanja: 都體察使 ) in command of the military during the Japanese invasions of Korea ( 1592 – 1598 ).

There he proclaimed the founding of the Empire of Korea, officially redesignated the national title as such, and declared the new era name Gwangmu ( Hangul: 광무, Hanja: 光武 ) ( meaning shining warrior ).

There, he proclaimed the founding of the Empire of Korea, officially redesignated the national title as such, and declared the new era name Gwangmu ( Hangul: 광무, Hanja: 光武 ) ( meaning warrior of light ), effectively severing Korea's superficial historic ties as a tributary of Qing Dynasty, which Korea had adhered to since the prior Manchurian invasion in 1636.