It is ironic that the strongest proof of the easy learnability of the alphabet came from the critics who argued against the creation of Hunmin chong-um . For those scholars who had spent years on learning the complicated letters of the Chinese language, Han-gul did not appear to be worthy of learning. Amk'ul meant that even women who had no academic training or background could easily learn the new alphabet. Without learning the basic alphabet, reading and writing would be impossible, let alone the study of more advanced subjects. Without being able to read and write, there can be no indirect communication of one's feelings and thoughts.
Illiteracy is virtually nonexistent in Korea.
This is another fact that attests to the easy learnability of Han-gul . It is not uncommon for a foreigner to gain a working knowledge of Han-gul after one or two hours of intensive studying. In addition, because of its scientific design, Han-gul lends itself to easy mechanization.