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hangul

noun, often capitalized

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han·gul | \ ˈhän-ˌgül

Definition of hangul

: the alphabetic script in which Korean is written

Examples of hangul in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But nearly 600 years ago, a scientifically minded Korean king introduced hangul, an indigenous writing system often called the best designed syllabary in the world. — New York Times, 15 June 2019

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