Hangul This article is mainly about the native Korean writing system. See Korean language for details on the Korean spoken language.Hangul (, or Korean , in Korean:Hangeul/Han'gŭl (in South Korea) or 조선글 Chosŏn'gŭl/Joseongeul (in North Korea)) is the native alphabet of the Korean language, as distinguished from the logographic Sino-Korean hanja system.