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Hangeul: The Alphabet a King Refused to Give Up

한글, 세종대왕이 끝내 포기하지 않은 문자

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No	Korean	Romanisation	Meaning
1	한글	hangeul	nHangeul, the Korean script[ˈhɑːnɡuːl]
2	한국어	hangugeo	nthe Korean language[kəˈriːən]
3	한글날	hangeullal	nHangeul Day[ˈhɑːnɡuːl deɪ]
4	세종대왕	sejongdaewang	nKing Sejong the Great[kɪŋ ˈseɪdʒʌŋ]
5	훈민정음	hunminjeongeum	nhunminjeongeum[hunminˈdʒʌŋɯm]
6	백성	baekseong	ncommoners[ˈkɑːmənərz]
7	문자	munja	nscript, writing system[skrɪpt]
8	한문	hanmun	nClassical Chinese writing[ˈklæsɪkəl ˌtʃaɪˈniːz]
9	한자	hanja	nChinese characters[ˈtʃaɪˈniːz ˈkerəktərz]
10	조선	joseon	nDynasty[dʒoʊˈsʌn]
11	고려	goryeo	nDynasty[ɡɔːˈrjoʊ]
12	양반	yangban	nnoble class[ˈnoʊbəl klæs]
13	사대부	sadaebu	nscholar-official class[ˈskɑːlər əˈfɪʃəl]
14	관청	gwancheong	ngovernment office[ˈɡʌvərnmənt ˈɔːfɪs]
15	세금	segeum	ntax[tæks]
16	세법	sebeop	ntax law[tæks lɔː]
17	제도	jedo	nsystem[ˈsɪstəm]
18	민본사상	minbonsasang	npeople-first philosophy[ˈpiːpəl fɜːrst]
19	성리학	seongnihak	nNeo-Confucianism[ˌniːoʊ kənˈfjuːʃənɪzəm]
20	사대주의	sadaejuui	ndeference to a greater power[ˈdefərəns]
21	명분	myeongbun	njustification[ˌdʒʌstɪfɪˈkeɪʃən]
22	찬성	chanseong	napproval[əˈpruːvəl]
23	반대	bandae	nopposition[ˌɑːpəˈzɪʃən]
24	시행	sihaeng	nimplementation[ˌɪmplɪmenˈteɪʃən]
25	여론	yeoron	npublic opinion[ˈpʌblɪk əˈpɪnjən]
26	자음	jaeum	nconsonant[ˈkɑːnsənənt]
27	모음	moeum	nvowel[ˈvaʊəl]
28	조합	johap	ncombination[ˌkɑːmbɪˈneɪʃən]
29	합치다	hapchida	vto combine[kəmˈbaɪn]
30	원리	wolli	nprinciple[ˈprɪnsəpəl]
31	발음	bareum	npronunciation[prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃən]
32	글자	geulja	nletter, character[ˈletər]
33	소리	sori	nsound[saʊnd]
34	설계	seolgye	ndesign[dɪˈzaɪn]
35	상소	sangso	npetition to the throne[pəˈtɪʃən]
36	학자	hakja	nscholar[ˈskɑːlər]
37	집현전	jiphyeonjeon	nHall of Worthies[hɔːl əv ˈwɜːrðiz]
38	창제	changje	ncreation of a script[kriˈeɪʃən]
39	반포	banpo	npromulgation[ˌprɑːməlˈɡeɪʃən]
40	기록	girok	nrecord[ˈrekərd]
41	실록	sillok	nveritable records, annals[ˈænəlz]
42	해례본	haeryebon	nexplanatory edition[ɪkˈsplænətɔːri ɪˈdɪʃən]
43	언해본	eonhaebon	nvernacular edition[vərˈnækjələr ɪˈdɪʃən]
44	판본	panbon	nedition of a book[ɪˈdɪʃən]
45	용비어천가	yongbieocheonga	nyongbieocheonga[joʊŋbiʌtʃʌnɡa]
46	월인석보	worinseokbo	nWorin Seokbo[wʌrinsʌkbo]
47	간행	ganhaeng	npublication[ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃən]
48	편찬	pyeonchan	ncompilation[ˌkɑːmpɪˈleɪʃən]
49	검증	geomjeung	nverification, testing[ˌverɪfɪˈkeɪʃən]
50	학습자	hakseupja	nlearner[ˈlɜːrnər]
51	박물관	bangmulgwan	nmuseum[mjuˈziːəm]
52	휴관	hyugwan	nclosure, closed day[ˈkloʊʒər]
53	공휴일	gonghyuil	npublic holiday[ˈpʌblɪk ˈhɑːlədeɪ]
54	세계기록유산	segyegirogyusan	nMemory of the World[ˈmeməri əv ðə wɜːrld]
55	유산	yusan	nheritage[ˈherɪtɪdʒ]
56	논쟁	nonjaeng	ndebate[dɪˈbeɪt]
57	화제	hwaje	ntopic of conversation[ˈtɑːpɪk]
58	억울하다	eogulhada	adjto be wronged[rɔːŋd]
59	포기하다	pogihada	vto give up[ɡɪv ʌp]
60	다스리다	daseurida	vto govern[ˈɡʌvərn]
61	본뜨다	bontteuda	vto model after[ˈmɑːdl]
62	옮기다	omgida	vto translate, to move[trænzˈleɪt]
63	미루다	miruda	vto postpone[poʊstˈpoʊn]
64	올리다	ollida	vto submit, to raise[səbˈmɪt]