Hunmin Jeongeum Haerye
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Hunminjeongeum Haerye also called the Haerye Edition of Hunminjeongeum or simply The Haerye, is a commentary on the Hunminjeongeum, the original promulgation of hangul
.
It was written by scholars from the Jiphyeonjeon (Hall of Worthies), commissioned by King Sejong the Great
. In addition to an introduction by Sejong (excerpted from the beginning of Hunminjeongeum) and a colophon by the scholar Jeong Inji
(鄭麟趾), it contains the following chapters:
See jamo for an excerpt of the letter design explanations from chapters 2 through 4.
The original publication is 65 pages of hanja
in regular script
, except where hangul are mentioned and illustrated. Only one original copy exists, which was made public in 1940 by Jeon Hyeongpil, an antique collector who acquired it from Lee Hangeol (1880–1950), whose family had possessed it for generations.
Now kept in the Kansong Art Museum (간송 미술관; 澗松美術館), it is South Korea
n National Treasure number 70 and has been a UNESCO
Memory of the World Register since October 1997.
Hangul
Hangul,Pronounced or ; Korean: 한글 Hangeul/Han'gŭl or 조선글 Chosŏn'gŭl/Joseongeul the Korean alphabet, is the native alphabet of the Korean language. It is a separate script from Hanja, the logographic Chinese characters which are also sometimes used to write Korean...
.
It was written by scholars from the Jiphyeonjeon (Hall of Worthies), commissioned by King Sejong the Great
Sejong the Great of Joseon
Sejong the Great was the fourth king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea. During his regency, he reinforced Korean Confucian policies and executed major legal amendments . He also used the creation of Hangul and the advancement of technology to expand his territory...
. In addition to an introduction by Sejong (excerpted from the beginning of Hunminjeongeum) and a colophon by the scholar Jeong Inji
Jeong Inji
Jeong Inji was a Korean Neo-Confucian scholar and government minister. During the reign of Sejong the Great, he was vice-minister of education....
(鄭麟趾), it contains the following chapters:
- "An Explanation of the Design of the Letters" (制字解)
- "An Explanation of the Initials" (初聲解)
- "An Explanation of the Medials" (中聲解)
- "An Explanation of the Finals" (終聲解)
- "An Explanation of the Combination of the Letters" (合字解)
- "Examples of the Uses of the Letters" (用字例)
See jamo for an excerpt of the letter design explanations from chapters 2 through 4.
The original publication is 65 pages of hanja
Hanja
Hanja is the Korean name for the Chinese characters hanzi. More specifically, it refers to those Chinese characters borrowed from Chinese and incorporated into the Korean language with Korean pronunciation...
in regular script
Regular script
Regular script , also called 正楷 , 真書 , 楷体 and 正書 , is the newest of the Chinese script styles Regular script , also called 正楷 , 真書 (zhēnshū), 楷体 (kǎitǐ) and 正書 (zhèngshū), is the newest of the Chinese script styles Regular script , also called 正楷 , 真書 (zhēnshū), 楷体 (kǎitǐ) and 正書 (zhèngshū), is...
, except where hangul are mentioned and illustrated. Only one original copy exists, which was made public in 1940 by Jeon Hyeongpil, an antique collector who acquired it from Lee Hangeol (1880–1950), whose family had possessed it for generations.
Now kept in the Kansong Art Museum (간송 미술관; 澗松美術館), it is South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
n National Treasure number 70 and has been a UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
Memory of the World Register since October 1997.
See also
- List of Korea-related topics
- Sejong Professor of Korean History Emeritus at Columbia University, Gari LedyardGari LedyardGari Keith Ledyard is Sejong Professor of Korean History Emeritus at Columbia University. He is best known for his work on the history of the hangul alphabet.-Biography:...
traces five consonants credited in the manuscript to the Gu Seal Script of the Mongol Yuan dynastyYuan DynastyThe Yuan Dynasty , or Great Yuan Empire was a ruling dynasty founded by the Mongol leader Kublai Khan, who ruled most of present-day China, all of modern Mongolia and its surrounding areas, lasting officially from 1271 to 1368. It is considered both as a division of the Mongol Empire and as an...
to similar sounding Indoeuropean consonants linking the Greek, Latin and Syriac alphabets of the West to the Phagspa/Tibetan scripts of the East
External links
- Entire publication typed up in hanja and translation in Japanese
- Entire document scanned: translation available in GermanGerman languageGerman is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....