Senior Brain Health
Dementia Prevention
Hanja Worksheets
10 minutes daily with Hanja to keep your brain sharp. Printable worksheets you can use right away.
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Worksheet 1: Fill in the Blank
Fill in the missing character
1
온고지□
Learn the new by reviewing the old
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2
□강불식
Never stop strengthening yourself
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3
고진□래
After hardship comes sweetness
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4
역지□지
Think from another's perspective
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5
백절불□
Unbending through setbacks
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6
대□만성
Great vessels take long to complete
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7
이심전□
Heart to heart
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8
□유불급
Too much is as bad as too little
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9
절차□마
Continuous refinement
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10
전화위□
Turn misfortune into blessing
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Worksheet 2: Guess from Initials
Complete the idiom from initial consonants
1
ㅇㄱㅈㅅ
ONGO's name origin
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2
ㅁㅅㅎㅌ
Everything goes well
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3
ㅅㅇㅈㅁ
Fortune is unpredictable
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4
ㅈㄷㅇㅇ
Bright future ahead
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5
ㅎㅅㅈㄱ
Study in hardship
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6
ㄱㅎㅁㅅㅅ
Family harmony = success
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7
ㅈㅎㅇㅂ
Crisis to opportunity
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8
ㅊㅅㅇㅂ
Heavenly match
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Worksheet 3: Hanja Writing Practice
Trace the large characters (print and use pencil)
溫
Warm
故
Old
知
Know
新
New
愛
Love
心
Heart
力
Strength
夢
Dream
Why Hanja Brain Training Prevents Dementia
Hanja activates multiple brain regions simultaneously — hippocampus (memory), frontal lobe (judgment), and parietal lobe (spatial cognition) all work together.
Four-character idioms require recalling stories within four characters, stimulating both narrative and semantic memory, which helps slow early dementia symptoms.
