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It was introduced by [[King Sejong]] in the 15th century in an effort to increase literacy. Sejong boasted that a clever person could learn Hangul in a day, while a fool could learn it in a week. However, Hangul wasn't widely used until the early 20th century.
It was introduced by [[King Sejong]] in the 15th century in an effort to increase literacy. Sejong boasted that a clever person could learn Hangul in a day, while a fool could learn it in a week. However, Hangul wasn't widely used until the early 20th century.
In [[South Korea]], Hangul is used alongside [[Chinese characters]], or ''[[Hanja]]'' in Korean. However, in [[North Korea]], only Hangul is used to write Korean.
In [[South Korea]], Hangul is used alongside [[Chinese characters]], or ''[[Hanja]]'' in Korean. However, in [[North Korea]], only Hangul is used to write Korean as Chinese characters are not allowed in official publications, beacuse they are seen as "bourgeois".
[[Category: Alphabets]]
[[Category: Alphabets]]
[[Category: Korea]]
[[Category: Korea]]