Campaign aims to rid Korea of Japanese jargon
As part of celebrations to mark the 60th anniversary of the nation’s liberation from Japanese rule, the ministry has launched an Internet page to highlight the prevalence of words leftover from the colonial period (1910-1945).
“The campaign aims to help young people recognize how often they are using expressions that are actually based on Japanese words and culture,” it said in a media release.
The ministry has launched a competition for Internet users to identify Japanese expressions that should be purged from the Korean language.
Words picked out by visitors to the Web site include “gachi” for cigarette, “yoji” for toothpick and “yukkyo” for overpass. The expression of describing one’s favorite song as “No. 18” is another Japanese invention that users want to see dropped from daily usage.
The site, which can be found at www.cyworld.nate.com/lovelovekorea, has had more than 375,000 hits since opening in April and about 1,100 people have signed up for the campaign.
The Patriots and Veterans Affairs Ministry has also launched a separate competition to encourage young people to post copies of the South Korean flag, or “Taegeukgi,” on their personal homepages. It is aiming to get 10,000 flags online.
The two Koreas will celebrate Liberation Day on Monday.
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2005년 8월 8일 15:35