Basic Hanja for educational use ( ko, 한문 교육용 기초 한자, hanmun gyoyukyong gicho Hanja) are a subset of
Hanja
Hanja (Hangul: ; Hanja: , ), alternatively known as Hancha, are Chinese characters () used in the writing of Korean. Hanja was used as early as the Gojoseon period, the first ever Korean kingdom.
(, ) refers to Sino-Korean vocabulary, wh ...
defined in 1972 (and subsequently revised in 2000) by the South Korean
Ministry of Education
An education ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for education. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of Education, Department of Education, and Ministry of Pub ...
for educational use. Students are expected to learn 900 characters in middle school and a further 900 at high school.
List of characters
*Each
hanja
Hanja (Hangul: ; Hanja: , ), alternatively known as Hancha, are Chinese characters () used in the writing of Korean. Hanja was used as early as the Gojoseon period, the first ever Korean kingdom.
(, ) refers to Sino-Korean vocabulary, wh ...
is sorted by the alphabetical order of the Sino-Korean reading.
*The "Grades" column indicates whether the character is taught in Middle School (grades 7–9) or High School (grades 10–12).
*For brevity, only one English translation is given per
hanja
Hanja (Hangul: ; Hanja: , ), alternatively known as Hancha, are Chinese characters () used in the writing of Korean. Hanja was used as early as the Gojoseon period, the first ever Korean kingdom.
(, ) refers to Sino-Korean vocabulary, wh ...
.
*The "Readings" column shows the Native Korean reading of the character first, followed by the Sino-Korean reading. Underneath the
hangul
The Korean alphabet, known as Hangul, . Hangul may also be written as following South Korea's standard Romanization. ( ) in South Korea and Chosŏn'gŭl in North Korea, is the modern official writing system for the Korean language. The let ...
forms are the Latin renditions according to the
Revised Romanization
Revised Romanization of Korean () is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. It was developed by the National Academy of the Korean Language from 1995 and was released to the public on 7 July 2000 by South Korea's Min ...
, followed by a
jamo-by-jamo transliteration without special provisions made for more accurate representation of phonology, but rather of spelling.
*This list is currently incomplete; see
the Korean-language version of this article for the complete list.
See also
Middle and high school Hanja list*
Kyōiku kanji
, also known as is a list of 1,026 kanji and associated readings developed and maintained by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Japan), Japanese Ministry of Education that prescribes which kanji, and which readin ...
*
Jōyō kanji
The is the guide to kanji characters and their readings, announced officially by the Japanese Ministry of Education. Current ''jōyō kanji'' are those on a list of 2,136 characters issued in 2010. It is a slightly modified version of the ''tō ...
References
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External links
What are the basic 1,800 Chinese characters for Hanja education?— Official site of the Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation (in Korean)
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Basic Chinese Characters for Hanja Education (effective from the 2014 school year).pdf— Official list of the current 1,800 Hanja characters taught in South Korean primary and secondary schools (in Korean)
Hanja
Education in Korea