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Also known as The Proper Sounds for the Instruction of the People, The Correct Sounds for the Instruction of the People, Hunminjeong'eum

Hunminjeongeum () is a 1446 work that formally introduced the first native Korean alphabet. That alphabet was originally also called "Hunminjeongeum", although it is now widely called "Hangul" (international spelling; spelled in South Korea "Hangeul") or "Chosŏn'gŭl" (in North Korea).

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Author
Pyŏng-hŭi An
First published
2018
Editions
1
Subjects
Korean language, Alphabet, Phonetics, Orthography and spelling, Hunmin chŏngŭm (Sejong, King of Korea)

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Key facts

Book.name
Hunminjeongeum
Book.image
Hunminjeongum.jpg
Book.caption
First page of the Hunminjeongeum
Book.author
Sejong the Great (base Hunminjeongeum)
Book.country
Joseon
Book.orig_lang_code
ko
Book.subject
Hangul
Book.wikisource
Translation:Hunminjeongeum
Book.native_wikisource
훈민정음
Korean name/auto.hangul
^훈민정음
Korean name/auto.hanja
訓民正音
Korean name/auto.child
yes

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Encyclopedic overview

13 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Background
  • Publication date
  • Content
  • Versions and copies
  • ''Hunminjeongeum Haerye''
  • ''Veritable Records of Sejong'' edition
  • ''Hunminjeongeum Eonhae''
  • Legacy
  • Notes
  • References
  • Sources
  • External links

Hunminjeongeum () is a 1446 work that formally introduced the first native Korean alphabet. That alphabet was originally also called "Hunminjeongeum", although it is now widely called "Hangul" (international spelling; spelled in South Korea "Hangeul") or "Chosŏn'gŭl" (in North Korea).

The term Hunminjeongeum is used in a number of different ways, often due to the various editions and sections of the text. The term is sometimes used to refer to only the first two sections of the text: the preface and description of Hangul. That "base" Hunminjeongeum is sometimes referred to as the Yeui (). There is also a commentary section, the Hunminjeongeum Haerye, that was published alongside the base Hunminjeongeum. Sometimes, the base Hunminjeongeum and Haerye together are referred to only as Hunminjeongeum.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hunminjeongeum” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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