noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK:/ˈhɑːnˌɡuːl/
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US:/ˈhɑnˌɡul/
CMU ARPABET:HH AE1 N G UH2 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
Alternative letter-case form of hangul.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The phonetic alphabet used to write the Korean language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Chosongul
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The Kashmir stag.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
[Alt: 한글 ᄒ=h ᅡ=a ᄂ=n ᄀ=g ᅳ=eu ᄅ=l] From Korean 한글 (han'geul, “Korean script”).
Across languages
Translations
52 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
هَانْغُول
(hangūl)
— Korean phonetic script
Arabic:
هَانْغُول
(hanḡūl)
— Korean phonetic script
Armenian:
հանգուլ
(hangul)
— Korean phonetic script
Belarusian:
хангы́ль
(xanhýlʹ)
— Korean phonetic script
Bulgarian:
хангъ́л
(hangǎ́l)
— Korean phonetic script
Burmese:
ဟန်းဂု
(han:gu.)
— Korean phonetic script
Cherokee:
ᎭᏂᎫᎵ
(haniguli)
— Korean phonetic script
Chinese Mandarin:
諺文 /谚文
(yànwén)
— Korean phonetic script
Chinese Mandarin:
朝鮮字母 /朝鲜字母
(Cháoxiǎn zìmǔ)
— Korean phonetic script
Chinese Mandarin:
韓字 /韩字
(hánzì)
— Korean phonetic script
Chinese Mandarin:
韓文 /韩文
(Hánwén)
— Korean phonetic script
Czech:
hangul
— Korean phonetic script
Dutch:
Hangeul
— Korean phonetic script
Dutch:
Hangul
— Korean phonetic script
Esperanto:
korea alfabeto
— Korean phonetic script
Esperanto:
hangulo
— Korean phonetic script
Finnish:
hangul
— Korean phonetic script
French:
hangeul
— Korean phonetic script
Georgian:
ჰანგული
(hanguli)
— Korean phonetic script
German:
Hangeul
— Korean phonetic script
German:
Hangul
— Korean phonetic script
Greek:
Χάνγκουλ
(Chángkoul)
— Korean phonetic script
Hebrew:
הנגול
(hangúl)
— Korean phonetic script
Hindi:
हंगुल
(haṅgul)
— Korean phonetic script
Hindi:
हानगुल
(hāngul)
— Korean phonetic script
Hungarian:
hangul
— Korean phonetic script
Japanese:
ハングル
(hanguru)
— Korean phonetic script
Japanese:
朝鮮文字
(Chōsen moji)
— Korean phonetic script
Japanese:
諺文
— Korean phonetic script
Japanese:
韓文字
(kanmoji)
— Korean phonetic script
Kazakh:
Корей жазуы
(Korei jazuy)
— Korean phonetic script
Korean:
한글
(han'geul)
— Korean phonetic script
Korean:
조선글
(joseon'geul)
— Korean phonetic script
Korean:
언문
(eonmun)
— Korean phonetic script
Persian:
هانگول
(hângul)
— Korean phonetic script
Polish:
hangul
— Korean phonetic script
Portuguese:
hangul
— Korean phonetic script
Punjabi:
ਹਾਂਗਗੁਲ
(hāṅggul)
— Korean phonetic script
Punjabi:
ہنگول
(hngol)
— Korean phonetic script
Russian:
хангы́ль
(xangýlʹ)
— Korean phonetic script
Russian:
чосонгы́ль
(čosongýlʹ)
— Korean phonetic script
Serbo-Croatian:
хангул
— Korean phonetic script
Serbo-Croatian:
hangul
— Korean phonetic script
Sinhalese:
හංගුල්
(haṁgul)
— Korean phonetic script
Spanish:
hangul
— Korean phonetic script
Tajik:
ҳангул
(hangul)
— Korean phonetic script
Thai:
ฮันกึล
(han-gʉl)
— Korean phonetic script
Turkish:
hangıl
— Korean phonetic script
Turkish:
Hangıl
— Korean phonetic script
Ukrainian:
ханги́ль
(xanhýlʹ)
— Korean phonetic script
Ukrainian:
ханґи́ль
(xangýlʹ)
— Korean phonetic script
