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The 한글 (Hangeul) is the Korean writing system. It is composed of 자모 (jamo).

To find out more about its history click here.

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.

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.

미음 (mieum) has a nasal sound.

It is romanized as m.

시옷 (siot) has a fricative sound.

It is romanized as s.

This jamo is romanized as a.

This jamo is romanized as yae.

This jamo is romanized as yeo or yŏ.

This jamo is romanized as wa.

This jamo is romanized as yo.

This jamo is romanized as we.

This jamo is romanized as eu or ŭ.

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.

키읔 (kieuk) has a plosive sound.

It is romanized as k.

히읗 (hieut) has a fricative sound.

It is romanized as h.

The sound of 쌍기역 (ssang-giyeok) is created by doubling the sound of ㄱ.

It is romanized as gg or kk.

The sound of 쌍디귿 (ssang-digeut) is created by doubling the sound of ㄷ.

It is romanized as dd or tt.

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.

The sound of 쌍시옷 (ssang-siot) is created by doubling the sound of ㅅ.

It is romanized as ss.

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.

This jamo is romanized as eo or ŏ.

This jamo is romanized as ye.

This jamo is romanized as wae.

This jamo is romanized as u or oo.

This jamo is romanized as wi.

This jamo is romanized as ui or ŭi.

The sound of 쌍지읒 (ssang-jieut) is created by doubling the sound of ㅈ.

It is romanized as tch.

티읕 (tieut) has a plosive sound.

It is romanized as t.

니은 (nieun) has a nasal sound.

It is romanized as n.

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.

The sound of 쌍비읍 (ssang-bieup) is created by doubling the sound of ㅂ.

It is romanized as bb or tt.

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).

This jamo is romanized as ya.

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.

This jamo is romanized as o.

This jamo is romanized as woe.

This jamo is romanized as wo or wŏ.

This jamo is romanized as yu.

This jamo is romanized as i or ee.

치읓 (chieut) has a affricate sound.

It is romanized as ch.

피읖 (pieup) has a plosive sound.

It is romanized as p.

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