why korean more often use hangul for they writing?

Indonesia
October 22, 2011 9:05pm CST
I heard korea have two writing (script) mode there are hangul and hanja. I see Hangul is often to use on worldwide (official script) like film, series, commercial, etc. Hangul have their own unique look, it often use "circle/square" and "line" for example: ???. for me, hanja is look like chinese or japanese script, fort he example : ??? then, I think that's why they use hangul for the official script, it's unique and can use for their own identity. any one know more? please share your knowledge here. THANKS
3 responses
@nihakang (10)
• Indonesia
28 Oct 11
that's true, they always use the korean language in every activity and they proud about it, as i know Korean Language (hangul) created by the Korean King because they did not want to the same as Chinese and Japanese, so they create theiir own distinct language from chinese and japanese, so this language makes their identity... proud with their own...
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• Indonesia
28 Oct 11
i see, they want have their own identity. I see their culture are mixed fom chinese and japanese. for Example about their weapon for sword, it's looklike samurai from japan. they old fashion at kingdom era more like chinese such as hats. btw, it seems you new on mylot, happy mylot...make you enjoy in this site
• Philippines
27 Nov 11
Before the creation of Hangul , Hanja was typically used to write Korean by using adapted Chinese characters, while Hanmun sometimes used to write documents in classical chinese. In the 14th century of Korea, King Sejong the Great of Joseon Dynasty . He is the one who created the written language of Hangul that have 28 letter korean alphabet ,each hangul letter is based on a simplified diagram of the patterns made by mouth ,tounge and teeth when making the sounds related to character, so its really better to Hanja . Out of 5 korean old people only 1 can write and read of hanja character. Thats why ,King Sejong presided over 28 letter korean alphabet, with the explicit goal being that koreans from all classes would read and write .I hope this things that I know will help you ..
• Philippines
27 Nov 11
Correction : In the 15th century of Korea.
• Indonesia
12 May 12
whoa, what a cleaver king, I heard in ancient korea, many people can't write.
7 May 12
Hangeul, the Korean alphabet, was created in 1443 by King Sejong, the 4th King of Joseon Dynasty, and spread to the world in 1446. Before Hangeul, members of the upper class used Chinese characters, but commoners had a difficult time because there was no way to express themselves in writing. King Sejong realized that it was difficult for commoners to learn ideographic Chinese characters, so he invented phonetic Korean characters. Today, linguists acknowledge Hangeul as an original invention that is both systematic and scientific. Although learning Hangeul may seem like a daunting task at first, it is relatively easy to read and write Korean once you learn the nineteen consonants and 21 vowels. Actually, I am currently learning Korean language.
• Indonesia
12 May 12
where do u from? hangul is unique alphabet, especially for the how to unite it to become a words.