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The '''Korean alphabet''', known as '''Hangul'''{{efn|From [[Korean language|Korean]] {{lang-ko|한글|links=no|translit=|label=none|italic=|italics=}}, {{IPA-ko|ha(ː)n.ɡɯɭ}}. Hangul may also be written as '''{{lang|ko-Latn|Hangeul}}''' following South Korea's [[Revised Romanization of Korean|standard Romanization]].}} ({{IPAc-en|lang|ˈ|h|ɑː|n|g|uː|l}} {{Respell|HAHN|gool}};<ref name="MW">{{cite web |title=Hangul |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hangul |website=[[Dictionary by Merriam-Webster]] |publisher=[[Merriam-Webster]] |access-date=15 August 2017 }}</ref> {{Korean|hangul=한글|hanja=韓㐎}}) in [[South Korea]] and '''Chosŏn'gŭl''' ({{Korean|hangul=조선글|hanja=朝鮮㐎|labels=no}}) in [[North Korea]], is the [[writing system]] for the [[Korean language]].<ref>{{cite web |title=알고 싶은 한글 |url=http://www.korean.go.kr/hangeul/setting/002.html |website=[[National Institute of Korean Language]] |access-date=4 December 2017 }}</ref>{{sfn|Kim-Renaud|1997|p=15}}<ref name="Cock">{{Cite news |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/a-linguist-explains-why-korean-is-the-best-written-language-2016-6 |title=A linguist explains why Korean is the best written language |last=Cock |first=Joe |date=2016-06-28 |work=[[Business Insider]] |access-date=2017-12-02 }}</ref> The letters for the five basic [[consonant]]s reflect the shape of the speech organs used to pronounce them, and they are systematically modified to indicate [[phonetic]] features; similarly, the [[vowel]] letters are systematically modified for related sounds, making Hangul a [[featural writing system]].{{sfn|Sampson|1990|p=120}}{{sfn|Taylor|1980|p=67–82}}<ref name=":2" /> It has been described as a syllabic alphabet as it combines the features of [[alphabetic]] and [[Syllabic writing system|syllabic]] writing systems.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Pae |first1=Hye K. |title=Is Korean a syllabic alphabet or an alphabetic syllabary |journal=Writing Systems Research |date=1 January 2011 |volume=3 |issue=2 |pages=103–115 |doi=10.1093/wsr/wsr002 |s2cid=144290565 |issn=1758-6801 }}</ref>{{sfn|Taylor|1980|p=67–82}}