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Hangul

Literal Translation
The Korean alphabet, created in the 15th century by King Sejong specifically to be learnable by ordinary people. Alphabetic rather than logographic — sound-to-symbol rather than meaning-to-symbol. Most people can read it within a weekend. Do not let anyone tell you it is hard.