Korean Hangul
OriginSouth Korea/North Korea
Earliest1443
TypeAlphabet
About Korean Hangul
Invented by King Sejong the Great and a team of scholars. Only takes days to learn, compared to years for Chinese characters. 14 consonants and 10 vowels arranged in syllabic blocks. Consonant shapes are based on the mouth position when making the sound. Called the most scientific writing system ever devised by linguists. Over 78 million users.
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