You should leave your garage door open
You should leave your garage door open
Originally posted on https://brookjeynes.dev/writings/2026/garage-door
The history of Korean romanization
The history of Korean romanization
If I gave you the word "안녕하세요" in written text and asked you to tell me how to say that, could you? I'm making a wide assumption here that those of you who are reading this do not speak Korean. What I just showed you is one of the many ways to say "hello" written in 한글, Korea's writing system.
Encoding Hangeul, Koreas writing system
Encoding Hangeul, Koreas writing system
Hangeul (한글) is the modern writing system for the Korean language, created in 1443 by King Sejong the great, the fourth king of the Joseon dynasty*. Before its invention, Korean was written using Hanja (한자) — Chinese characters adapted for Korean. Even after Hangeul's creation, Hanja remained in regular use for centuries, particularly in formal and scholarly contexts*.