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hyangchal

hyangchal noun: a method of using Chinese characters to write pure ancient Korean texts, used in Sillan hyangka / hyangga poetry. It is similar to the Japanese practice of Man'yōgana.

Noun

hyangchal (uncountable)

  1. A method of using Chinese characters to write pure ancient Korean texts, used in Sillan hyangka / hyangga poetry. It is similar to the Japanese practice of Man'yōgana.

Forms of hyangchal

alternative formhyangch'al

Origin of hyangchal

Borrowed from Korean 향찰(鄕札) (hyangchal), either Revised Romanization or Yale romanization.

Questions about hyangchal

What does hyangchal mean?
Hyangchal means a method of using Chinese characters to write pure ancient Korean texts, used in Sillan hyangka / hyangga poetry. It is similar to the Japanese practice of Man'yōgana.
What part of speech is hyangchal?
Hyangchal is a noun.

Words near hyangchal in the dictionary

  1. hyamine
  2. Hyampom
  3. Hyams
  4. Hyamses
  5. hyang
  6. hyangchal
  7. hyangga
  8. hyangs
  9. Hyannis
  10. Hyannis Park
  11. Hyannis Port

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