When Han-geul was first invented, it was named 'Hoon Min Jung Um(ÈƹÎÁ¤À½)' by King Sejong. It means "The true sound(letters) to be used to teach people". However, the noble people at that time did not welcome the advent of Han-geul, and since they were imbued with the view that China is the center of the world, they kept an attitude of despising Han-geul compared to Chinese characters and writings.

Therefore, Chinese characters and writings were called 'Jinseo(Áø¼­)-meaning true letters' whereas Han-geul was often called 'Unmun(¾ð¹®)' And there are some views that Han-geul was called 'Amkul(¾ÏŬ)' because it was mainly used by women, or 'Ahatkul(¾ÆÇß±Û)' because it was only for the use of children who did not learned Chinese characters. However, we cannot confirm whether the names were actually used because there is no clear record of use of the names 'Amkul' or 'Ahatkul'.

During the civilization period, names like 'Jung Um(Á¤À½)', 'Gook Mun(±¹¹®)' were often used due to the high valuation of Han-geul, letters native to Korea, as people began to cherish national spirit. Joo Shi Kyung seems to be the first who named Korean letters 'Han-geul'. Joo Shi Kyung devoted himself to educating and studying Korean language and letters with great affection for them. He began to use terms such as 'Han Nara Gul(Çѳª¶ó±Û), Han Nara Mal(Çѳª¶ó¸»), Han Mal(ÇѸ»)', and he changed the names of 'Bae Dal Mal Gul Mot Um(¹è´Þ¸»±Û ‘™À½)' or 'Chosun O Kangsup Won(Á¶¼±¾î °­½À¿ø)' to 'Han-geul Mo(Çѱ۸ð)', 'Han-geul Bae Got(Çѱ۹è°ð)', and he also wrote 'Han-geul Pul Iee(ÇѱÛÇ®ÀÌ)' for the children's magazine 'Aidle Boy(¾ÆÀ̵麸ÀÌ)'(1913. 9) The name 'Han-geul' was generalized since then.