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- noun One of three early systems for writing Korean phonetically with Chinese characters before the invention of the modern
hangul (한글 ) script, resembling the old Japanesekanbun -kundoku (漢文 訓読 ) style. The other two ancient Korean systems were hyangchal and idu.
Etymologies
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From Korean 구결 (口訣, gugyeol, "phrase parting")
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