Eonmun

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Eonmun is an old Korean term referring to the native Korean writing system that later came to be known as Hangul.

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Eonmun canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical term
writing system
associatedWith Hunminjeongeum
Sejong the Great
characterComposition syllabic blocks
contrastWith Classical Chinese
Hanja
country Korea
culturalRole expression of Korean identity
etymologyLanguage Korean
hasComponent consonant letters
final consonant letters
vowel letters
historicalPeriod Joseon dynasty
linked to: Joseon
laterKnownAs Hangul
linguisticFunction representation of Korean phonology
opposedTo use of Hanja in official documents
phoneticRepresentation consonants and vowels
refersTo native Korean writing system
region Korean Peninsula
relatedTerm Gukmun
Hangul
Onmun
scriptDesignPrinciple articulatory phonetics
scriptFamily Korean scripts
scriptType alphabet
featural script
scriptUsage education
literature
personal letters
supersededBy term Hangul
termMeaning language script
vernacular script
usedBy Korean commoners
Korean lower classes
Korean women
usedInLanguage Korean language
linked to: Korean
writingDirection left-to-right
top-to-bottom
writingMedium brush
ink
paper
writingSystemScope native Korean words
writingSystemStatus vernacular script
writingSystemUserCommunity Korean people
linked to: Koreans

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Joseongeul historicalName Eonmun