variants
often Hangul
: the alphabetic script in which Korean is written
Han·kul
ˈhäŋˌkül
variants
or less commonly Hangul
-ŋˌgül
plural -s
: the alphabet of 24, formerly 25, characters invented in the 15th century in which Korean is usually written
called also onmun
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Naaman Zhou,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2022
Scribbled over and across every block in the neighborhood is hangul, the Korean alphabet, announcing restaurants and coffee shops, dry cleaners and florists, grocery stores and test-prep schools and karaoke bars.
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Steph Cha,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Feb. 2022
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Noun
The process works more smoothly for simpler scripts like Japanese hiragana and katakana, and is more involved for Chinese and some Korean hangul.
—
Naaman Zhou,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2022
Scribbled over and across every block in the neighborhood is hangul, the Korean alphabet, announcing restaurants and coffee shops, dry cleaners and florists, grocery stores and test-prep schools and karaoke bars.
—
Steph Cha,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Feb. 2022
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“Hangul.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hangul. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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