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For example, if they have a Korean name but are most widely known by their Russian name, use their romanized Russian name. If primarily known by their Korean name or for their affiliation with Korea, determine which row above is most appropriate for them and follow it. E.g. for a Zainichi Korean member of the North Korea–aligned Chongryon ...
For articles about people, if the article title displays family name before given name (as is common in Korean names), you should provide either a {{Family name footnote}} or {{Family name hatnote}}, but not both. [note 8] The family name footnote should be placed just after the bolded mention of the person's name, with no space in between. If ...
This is the pronunciation key for IPA transcriptions of Korean on Wikipedia. It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Korean in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them.
A certain name written in Hangul can be a native Korean name, or a Sino-Korean name, or even both. For example, Bo-ram (보람) can not only be a native Korean name, [21] but can also be a Sino-Korean name (e.g. 寶濫). [22] In some cases, parents intend a dual meaning: both the meaning from a native Korean word and the meaning from Hanja.
[1] Caveats. To begin with, I have never been a huge fan of the idea of "Romanizing" Korean, and still am not: The practice does not help "foreigners" (i.e., non-Koreans) to better pronounce, assimilate, or understand the use of Hangul or the Korean language (강남 will still be mispronounced, whether written Kangnam or Gangnam).
100 Korean Girl Names Since we know the process of landing on the perfect Korean girl name for your baby can be overwhelming and even stressful, we’re here to help you find inspiration to make a ...
The cheese produced there is called Imsil cheese, following the county name. Imsil cheese is the unusual mission legacy of a Catholic priest from Belgium who took the Korean name of Ji Junghwan. He arrived in the farming village of Imsil, in the mid-1950s, when the economy was still shattered from the Korean War. He started a farmers’ milk ...
The earliest romanization systems for Korean emerged around the mid-19th century. Due to a number of factors, including the properties of the Korean language and alphabet, as well as social and geopolitical issues, a single settled standard did not emerge. By 1934, there were 27 extant romanization systems, and by 1997, there were over 40.