Kanji abandoned in Korean 韓国語から(부터)捨てられた(버려진)漢字 I don't know why kanji was eliminated in Korean script. Almost 30 years ago, Korean newspapers are written in Kanji-mixed script so that Japaneses could read (at least the kanji parts of) Korean newspapers. As most of Modern Sino-Korean words are shared with Sino-Japanese, if Korean language is written in kanji-mixed script, as I said, Japaneses can read the kanji parts in Korean script and it'll be more easier to even traslate into Japanese. But as Koreans don't use kanji, and use only hangul, of course, it's almost impossible to read it. One more thing I wanna say: Is it too difficult to learn kanji to them Koreans??? なぜ韓国語から漢字が消えたのは好く分かりません。 30年くらい前、韓国の新聞たちは漢字混用文で書いてあり、日本人たちが(最小限漢字がある部分だけは)読めました。 日韓語間には大部分の「近代漢字語」(例えば科学、法律、経済、新聞用語など)は共通だから、韓国語が漢字混用文で書いてあると、日本語話者は漢字部分は読めるんでしょ。 さて、韓国人たちが漢字を使わず、ハングルだけ使用する故に、韓国語文書を読むのが出来ないようになりました。 韓国人には漢字を習って使うのがそんなに難しいのか。 ともかく、韓国語も日本語のように漢字混用してもらいたいんです。 왜 韓国語부터 漢字가 사라졌는가는 잘 알지 못합니다。 30여年前、韓国의 新聞은 漢字混用文으로 써져 있어서、日本人들이 (最小限漢字가 있는 部分은 )읽었습니다。 日韓語間에는 大部分의「近代漢字語」(例로, 科学、法律、経済、新聞用語등)이 共通이어서、韓国語를 漢字混用文으로 쓰면、日本語話者가 漢字部分은 읽을수 있습니다。 그런데、韓国人들이 漢字를 쓰지 않고、한글만 使用하는 故로、韓国語文書를 읽는 것이 할 수 없게 되었습니다。 韓国人들은 漢字를 배우기 쓰는 것이 어렵습니까?。 어쨋든、韓国語도 日本語처럼 漢字混用를 하였으면 합니다。 Duc// it's CHINESE(Taiwanese) Characters. Right. It was ancient China that originally created Han zi, by Changjie But, remember, It was in 19th~20th century that Japan had created 'new' Sino-words.Wozitoya//KANJIs are used for loan words from ancient China... Until the early 18th century. And since 19th~20th century, as I said, many 'modern Sino-words' are created massively in Japan. .. to traslate many words from modern Occidents, such as USA, UK, Germany, France,