McCune–Reischauer is a romanization system for the Korean language. It was first published in 1939 by George M. McCune and Edwin O. Reischauer. Significant work on the system was done by Korean lingui
In this 2014 photo of a road sign in Suwon, 화서문 is romanized Hwasŏmun, using McCune–Reischauer. It would be Hwaseomun in Revised Romanization.
The Korean alphabet is the modern writing system for the Korean language. It has gone by a variety of names, such as Chosŏn'gŭl in North Korea, Hangul internationally, and Hangeul in South Korea. The
McCune–Reischauer
…The following are some characteristics of the McCune–Reischauer system: With a few exceptions, it does not attempt to transliterate Korean hangul but rather represents the phonetic pronunciation. Example: 독립 (pronounced [동닙]) tongnip (not *tokrip) The voiceless and voiced allophones of the Korean…
First page of the Hunminjeongeum, which formally introduced Hangul
A copy of the landmark novel Hong Gildong jeon
Cover of a revision of the Unified Hangul Orthography [ko]
A sample of Hangul writing using the South Korean orthography. Letters are arranged in syllable blocks, spacing is used, and most punctuation used is similar to that of the West, with the exception of the tilde (~) for number ranges.