世宗

Traditional form:

世宗

Pinyin (reading):

Shìzōng

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

Traditional characters:

• 世 - generation, era, age; world
• 宗 - ancestry, clan, family, lineage; religion, sect