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Would learning Hanja help speakers of Japanese and Chinese learn Korean?

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Carlos Rodriguez🇵🇰
Mar 15, 2026
As someone who has deeply studied Chinese characters in Japanese and Chinese, I have always been curious about Korean. However, my past attempts quickly wore me out. I can recognize Hanja words transformed into Hangul, but Hangul itself does not immediately give me that visual 'aha' meaning. I wonder how Koreans feel about Chinese characters nowadays, especially those of us with a background in Japanese or Chinese. Do Koreans use or recognize Chinese characters frequently in their daily lives? Do they think Chinese characters are useful, outdated, or just a niche? Do they hope to see Chinese characters used more or less in the future? I have decided to learn Korean again using Chinese characters this time. I added Korean Chinese characters to existing Chinese character learning apps, and I am sharing this because I think this approach might be interesting. I am curious about your thoughts on Chinese characters. Thank you ╰(*´︶`*)╯♡
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