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Examples:one of the characters used in kwukyel (phonetic "ra"), an ancient Korean writing system—P'unggye in Kilju county, North Hamgyeong province, the North Korean nuclear test site—Pu'yo, Korean Buyeo (c. 200 BC-494 AD), ancient kingdom in northeast frontier region of China—General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964), US commander in Pacific during WW2, sacked in 1951 by President Truman for exceeding orders during the Korean war—one of the characters used in kwukyel (phonetic "keum"), an ancient Korean writing system—Korean war (dating from North Korean invasion on 25th Jun 1950)—secretary of state (esp. historical, or Japanese or Korean usage)—gimbap (Korean rice roll similar in appearance sushi)—Park Chung-Hee (1917-1979), South Korean military man and dictator, president 1963-1979, influential in developing Korean industry, murdered by his bodyguard—one of the characters used in kwukyel (phonetic "pin"), an ancient Korean writing system—causative form of verbs (esp. in grammar of Japanese, Korean etc)—Goguryeo (37 BC-668 AD), one of the Korean Three Kingdoms—Parhae, Korean kingdom in Manchuria and Siberia 698-926—Korean national memorial cemetery at Dongjak-dong, Seoul—Yun Poseon (1897-1990), South Korean Democratic party politician, mayor of Seoul from 1948, president 1960-1962—Kim Yong-nam (1928-), North Korean politician, foreign minister 1983-1998 and president of Supreme people's assembly from 1998 (nominal head of state and described as deputy leader)—one of the characters used in kwukyel (phonetic "eo" or "sya"), an ancient Korean writing system—subject-object-verb SOV or subject-object-predicate sentence pattern (e.g. in Japanese or Korean grammar)—the Koreans (major ethnic group on the Korean Peninsula)—Chun Doo Hwan (1931-), South Korean politician, president 1980-1988—Roh Moo-hyun (1946-2009), South Korean lawyer and politician, president 2003-2008—Yi Sunshin (1545-1598), Korean admiral and folk hero, famous for sea victories over the Japanese invaders—Koryo Seonggyungwan, university dating back Korean Goryeo dynasty, in Gaesong, North Korea—Syngman Rhee (1875-1965), US trained Korean politician and dictator, president of Republic of Korea 1948-1960—Kaesong or Gaeseong 개성시 city in southwest North Korea, close the border with South Korea and a special economic zone for South Korean companies—Arirang 아리랑, famous Korean song of love and tragic separation, based on folk tale from Georyo dynasty—native words (i.e. not derived from Chinese, in Korean and Japanese etc)—Maeng Saseong (1360-1438), Korean politician of the Goryeo-Joseon transition, famous for his honesty and wisdom—Panmunjeom, the Joint Security Area in the Korean demilitarized zone—Han Seung Soo (1936-), South Korean diplomat and politician, prime minister from 2008—phonetic "myeo" used in place names (Korean gugja)—Choe Gyuha (1919-2006), South Korean politician, president 1979-1980—one of the characters used in kwukyel (phonetic "myeon"), an ancient Korean writing system—Euna Li, US-Korean woman journalist imprisoned as spy by North Korea in 2009—H Mart, Korean supermarket chain in US and Canada—Lee Myung-bak (1941-), South Korean businessman, one-time chairman of Hyundai, President of South Korea from 2007—Jeonjo (1752-1800), 22nd king of Korean Joseon dynasty— |