Korean Rebus Puzzles (Hanji-e) Vol.2 — Learning Korean through Picture Wordplay

Rebus (picture wordplay) puzzles designed to help you learn Korean vocabulary. This pack includes printable PDF with 12 puzzles exploring sound-based wordplay, along with answer keys, and cultural notes.

You get

1× PDF (printable, A4/Letter) with 12 puzzles, answers & notes

• Difficulty labels (L/M/H)
• Pronunciation & cultural notes
• Classroom-friendly license

Examples inside

• gun (건) and (과) one (일) → 건과일 (geon-gwa-il; dried fruits)
• ear (귀) + street (거리) → 귀걸이 (gwi-geol-i; earring)

Why it’s unique

Based on the Japanese art of Hanji-e, this project reimagines rebus puzzles for Korean language learning — combining illustration, phonetics, and cultural nuance.

The puzzles highlight syllable segmentation, sound similarity, liaison, and pronunciation shifts.

Price

Pay What You Want (min $1) Your support helps fund future volumes and keeps the series growing!

License

For personal and classroom use. Do not redistribute files as-is. You may show in streams/classes with credit “ponomae”.

Feedback welcome! I'd love to hear your thoughts.

Vol.1 here: https://ponomae.itch.io/korean-rebus-vol1