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Title: Guide to Korean Characters: Reading and Writing Hangul and Hanja by Bruce K. Grant ISBN: 0-930878-13-2 Publisher: Hollym International Corporation Pub. Date: December, 1989 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.33 (6 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent Hanja Reference
Comment: This book was given to me while I was studying Korean at the Defense Language Institute. The format of the book is pretty straight forward: count the number of strokes in the character and start searching. Although its obvious that "hanja" plays a diminishing role in "survival korean", it can provide useful insight into meanings of more complex words. Be sure you've learned "hangul" before you consider adding this book to your library. With a bit of study, you'll find that you'll be able to learn more "hanja" than the average Korean knows. I know I have.
Rating: 5
Summary: Two Languages in One
Comment: Along with my Korean-English dictionaries, grammar guides, and textbooks, GUIDE TO KOREAN CHARACTERS: READING AND WRITING HANGUL AND HANJA, is my ticket to the cosmopolitan side of Korean life. The Korean language uses two alphabets, hangul and hanja. Hangul was invented by a group of Confucian scholars commissioned by King Sejong in the 15th Century. However, even today, most of the Korean found in newspapers, books, and on television is of Chinese origin. Like the Japanese, Koreans use Chinese characters, but pronounce them differently. Hanja, or Chinese characters, are required for most adult discourse and counting.
The book starts with simple characters, or "radicals", progressing to complicated ones. Students can follow the graphs and learn to write the characters. Each character is also translated into English and Korean. Hangul is provided in the jacket of the book, but this is not a Hangul textbook. A further index also organizes the characters for quick reference.
Because the Korean educational system authorizes and halts Hanja education seemingly every decade, learning Hanja gives the non-Korean student an advantage over Korean students. Sino-Korean words are also easier to remember, because they are shorter. Learning Hanja opens up a whole different world to the non-Korean student.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Guide to Korean Characters
Comment: Excellent reference for an ongoing student of the Korean language. The ease of use and extensive practical information make this a must for anyone studying Korean. I also have Pictoral Sino-Korean Characters by Jacob Chang-Kim. Together, my hanja reference collection is 100% complete!
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Title: Elementary Korean by Ross King, Jaehoon Yeon ISBN: 0804820791 Publisher: Charles E Tuttle Co Pub. Date: April, 2000 List Price(USD): $69.37 |
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Title: Continuing Korean by Ross King, Jaehoon Yeon, Insun Lee ISBN: 080483430X Publisher: Charles E Tuttle Co Pub. Date: August, 2002 List Price(USD): $81.32 |
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Title: Handbook of Korean Vocabulary: An Approach to Word Recognition and Comprehension by Miho Choo, William O'Grady ISBN: 0824818156 Publisher: University of Hawaii Press Pub. Date: March, 1996 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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Title: Intermediate College Korean by Clare You, Eunsu Cho ISBN: 0520222954 Publisher: University of California Press Pub. Date: 05 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $32.50 |
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Title: The Koreans : Who They Are, What They Want, Where Their Future Lies by Michael Breen ISBN: 0312242115 Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books Pub. Date: 28 December, 1999 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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