Sino-Korean word from訓(“teach”) +蒙(“ignorant”) +字(“character”) +會(“to assemble, meet together”).
- (SK Standard/Seoul)IPA(key):[ˈɸʷu(ː)nmo̞ŋd͡ʑa̠βwe̞] ~ [ˈɸʷu(ː)nmo̞ŋd͡ʑa̠ɦø̞]
- Phonetic hangul:[훈(ː)몽자훼/훈(ː)몽자회]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
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| Revised Romanization? | Hunmongjahoe |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | Hunmongjahoe |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | Hunmongjahoe |
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| Yale Romanization? | hwūnmongcahoy |
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훈몽자회• (Hunmongjahoe) (hanja訓蒙字會)
- Collection ofCharacters forTraining theUnenlightened: a 1527 book byChoe Sejin that defined the modern order and names of the hangeul letters as currently used in South Korea