
HANGEUL
The 한글 (Hangeul) is the Korean writing system. It is composed of 자모 (jamo).
To find out more about its history click here.
ㄱ
디귿 (digeut) has a plosive sound.
It is pronounced like a k when it's at the beginning of a word or like a g when it's surrounded by two vocals or after nasal and lateral consonants.
ㄷ
디귿 (digeut) has a plosive sound.
It is pronounced like a t when it's at the beginning of a word or like a d when it's surrounded by two vocals or after nasal and lateral consonants.
ㅁ
미음 (mieum) has a nasal sound.
It is romanized as m.
ㅅ
시옷 (siot) has a fricative sound.
It is romanized as s.
ㅏ
This jamo is romanized as a.
ㅒ
This jamo is romanized as yae.
ㅕ
This jamo is romanized as yeo or yŏ.
ㅘ
This jamo is romanized as wa.
ㅛ
This jamo is romanized as yo.
ㅞ
This jamo is romanized as we.
ㅡ
This jamo is romanized as eu or ŭ.
ㅈ
지읒 (jieut) has an affricate sound.
It is pronounced as ch when it's at the beginning of a word or as j when it's surrounded by two vocals or after nasal and lateral consonants.
ㅋ
키읔 (kieuk) has a plosive sound.
It is romanized as k.
ㅎ
히읗 (hieut) has a fricative sound.
It is romanized as h.
ㄲ
The sound of 쌍기역 (ssang-giyeok) is created by doubling the sound of ㄱ.
It is romanized as gg or kk.
ㄸ
The sound of 쌍디귿 (ssang-digeut) is created by doubling the sound of ㄷ.
It is romanized as dd or tt.
ㅂ
비읍 (bieup) has a plosive sound.
It is pronounced like a p when it's at the beginning of a word or like a b when it's surrounded by two vocals or after nasal and lateral consonants.
ㅆ
The sound of 쌍시옷 (ssang-siot) is created by doubling the sound of ㅅ.
It is romanized as ss.
ㅐ
This jamo is romanized as ae.
On keyboards, you can find it this way or you'll have to create it by typing ㅏ and ㅣ.
ㅓ
This jamo is romanized as eo or ŏ.
ㅖ
This jamo is romanized as ye.
ㅙ
This jamo is romanized as wae.
ㅜ
This jamo is romanized as u or oo.
ㅟ
This jamo is romanized as wi.
ㅢ
This jamo is romanized as ui or ŭi.
ㅉ
The sound of 쌍지읒 (ssang-jieut) is created by doubling the sound of ㅈ.
It is romanized as tch.
ㅌ
티읕 (tieut) has a plosive sound.
It is romanized as t.
ㄴ
니은 (nieun) has a nasal sound.
It is romanized as n.
ㄹ
리을 (rieul) has a vibrant sound when it is pronounced like an r at the beginning of a word or between two vocals; and a lateral sound when it is pronounced like an l at the end of a word or after a consonant.
ㅃ
The sound of 쌍비읍 (ssang-bieup) is created by doubling the sound of ㅂ.
It is romanized as bb or tt.
ㅇ
이응 (ieung) has a nasal sound when it is pronounced as ng at the end of a syllable; and it doesn't produce any sounds when it is at the beginning of a syllable (zero-sounding).
ㅑ
This jamo is romanized as ya.
ㅔ
This jamo is romanized as e.
On keyboards, you can find it this way or you'll have to create it by typing ㅓ and ㅣ.
ㅗ
This jamo is romanized as o.
ㅚ
This jamo is romanized as woe.
ㅝ
This jamo is romanized as wo or wŏ.
ㅠ
This jamo is romanized as yu.
ㅣ
This jamo is romanized as i or ee.
ㅊ
치읓 (chieut) has a affricate sound.
It is romanized as ch.
ㅍ
피읖 (pieup) has a plosive sound.
It is romanized as p.