Korea has two writings systems: Hanja (Chinese characters) and Hangeul (the Korean alphabet). Hanja was in use for centuries before hangeul was invented and even then it never fully went away.

[–] felixwhynot@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

TIL! Thanks

[–] LucJenson@lemm.ee 4 points 4 months ago

Fun fact! Because Hangul was created and didn't naturally evolve out of Hanja, it's one of the easiest and most logical alphabets to learn. I could teach you the whole alphabet in 20 minutes and have you sounding out whole sentences in an hour or two.

I taught myself how to read and write in a university lecture but, obviously, didn't know the vocabulary to actually understand it.

[–] CodingCarpenter@lemm.ee 2 points 4 months ago

Ah yes the unsouled. Probably never even left sacred valley