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Hongik Ingan | |
Hangul | 홍익인간 |
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Hanja | 弘益人間 |
Revised Romanization | Hongigingan |
McCune–Reischauer | Hongigin'gan |
Hongik Ingan (Korean: 홍익인간) is the official educational motto ofSouth Korea.[1] The phrase can be translated to English as "To broadly benefit the human world".[2] Hongik Ingan was the founding principle ofGojoseon, the first Korean kingdom, and the first major idea conceptualized by its founding king,Dangun Wanggeom.[3]
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