世宗大王
Traditional form:
世宗大王
Pinyin (reading):
Shìzōng Dàwáng
Definitions:
- Sejong the Great or Sejong Daewang (1397-1450), reigned 1418-1450 as fourth king of Joseon or Chosun dynasty, in whose reign the hangeul alphabet was invented
Characters:
- 世 - generation, era, age; world
- 宗 - ancestry, clan, family, lineage; religion, sect
- 大 - big, great, vast, high, deep
- 王 - king, ruler; royal; surname
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