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Han (cultural)
Hangul 한
Hanja 恨
Revised Romanization Han
McCune-Reischauer Han

Han is a concept in Korean culture, attributed by some as a national cultural trait. Hanja is the Korean name for Chinese characters. More specifically it refers to those Chinese characters borrowed from Chinese and incorporated The Revised Romanization of Korean is the official Korean language Romanization system in South Korea. McCune-Reischauer romanization is one of the two most widely used Korean language Romanization systems along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which This article is about the traditional culture of Korea. For the modern culture see Culture of North Korea and Culture of South Korea Han denotes a collective feeling of oppression and isolation in the face of overwhelming odds. It connotes aspects of lament and unavenged injustice.

The minjung theologian, Suh Nam-dong describes han as a "feeling of unresolved resentment against injustices suffered, a sense of helplessness because of the overwhelming odds against one, a feeling of acute pain in one's guts and bowels, making the whole body writhe and squirm, and an obstinate urge to take revenge and to right the wrong -- all these combined. Minjung is a Korean word that is difficult to properly translate into other languages in a way that retains its historical and cultural connotations "[1]

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History

Some scholars theorize the concept of Han evolved from Korea's history of having been invaded and occupied by other neighboring nations, such as the Khitans, the Manchu/Jurchens, the Mongols, and the Japanese. The Khitan (or Khitai,) were a Nomadic people, located in Mongolia and modern Manchuria (Northeast China from the 4th century dominating much of it The Manchu people ( Manchu: Manju;, Mongolian: Манж Russian: Маньчжуры are a Tungusic people who originated in The Jurchens ( were a Tungus people who inhabited the region of Manchuria ( Northeast China) until the 17th century when they adopted the name Manchu For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Others attribute han to class system strictures, such as the distinction between the elite Yangban class and the peasants. The yangban were a well educated scholarly class of male Confucian intellectuals who were part of the ruling elite within Korea prior to 1910 and the republics period

Modern history such as the liberation by the surrender of Japan to the Allies rather than to the Korean Liberation Army, the Korean War and the subsequent division of the nation also contribute to the culture as missing glorious history and unresolved han. Gwangbokjeol is one of the Public holidays in South Korea. It commemorates liberation from Japan and the subsequent creation of the Korean government three The surrender of Japan in August 1945 brought World War II to a close The Allies of World War II were the countries officially opposed to the Axis powers during the Second World War. The Korean Liberation Army, established on September 17 1941 in Chongqing, China, was the armed force of the Provisional Government of the The Korean War refers to a period of military conflict between North Korean and South Korean regimes with major hostilities lasting from June 25 1950 until the [2] Han permeates Korean cultural expression, for example, in Korean shamanism and Pansori. Korean shamanism encompasses a variety of indigenous beliefs and practices that have been influenced by Buddhism and Taoism. Pansori (also spelled p'ansori) is a genre of Korean music. It is a vocal and percussional music performed by one sorikkun (소리꾼 a singer

Han in popular culture

The Korean poet Ko Eun describes the trait as universal to the Korean experience: "We Koreans were born from the womb of Han and brought up in the womb of Han. "[3] Han connotes both despair at recognition of past injustice and acceptance of such matters as part of the Korean experience.

The Television show The West Wing also referenced the trait in Episode 5. 4 (entitled "Han)". " Han " is episode 92 of The West Wing. Plot A renowned North Korean pianist ( Tony Lee) is greeted at the White House for a solo The episode concludes with Bartlet, the President of the United States, realizing his own personal understanding of the esoteric concept; "There is no literal English translation. Dr Josiah Edward "Jed" Bartlet is a Fictional character played by Martin Sheen on the Television serial Drama The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by It's a state of mind. Of soul, really. A sadness. A sadness so deep no tears will come. And yet still there's hope. "

Korean black metal band Sad Legend referred to the concept in their song by the same title. Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It often employs fast tempos shrieked vocals highly distorted guitars played with Tremolo picking,

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Notes

  1. ^ Yoo, Boo-wong (1988). This is a list of articles on Korea -related people places things and concepts This article is about the traditional culture of Korea. For the modern culture see Culture of North Korea and Culture of South Korea This article is mainly about the spoken Korean language See Hangul for details on the native Korean writing system Korean Pentecostalism: Its History and Theology. New York: Verlag Peter Lang, p. 221. ISBN 3-820416-64-1.  
  2. ^ Kimura, Kan (2004). 朝鮮半島をどう見るか (Chōsen hantō wo dō miruka) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shueisha, p. officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. is a major publisher in Japan, headquartered in Tokyo. The company was founded in 1925 as the entertainment-related publishing division of Japanese publisher Shogakukan 99. ISBN 978-4087202410.  
  3. ^ Yoo, p. 222.

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