Korean · Alphabet

Hangul Chart with Audio: Consonants, Vowels, Syllables

All 19 Korean consonants and 21 vowels with their official romanization, and the full chart of 399 basic syllables. Tap any syllable to hear it.

Consonants (19)

ㅇ is silent at the start of a syllable and sounds ng at the end.

LetterRomanizationName
ㄱg기역
ㄲkk쌍기역
ㄴn니은
ㄷd디귿
ㄸtt쌍디귿
ㄹr리을
ㅁm미음
ㅂb비읍
ㅃpp쌍비읍
ㅅs시옷
ㅆss쌍시옷
ㅇsilent at the start이응
ㅈj지읒
ㅉjj쌍지읒
ㅊch치읓
ㅋk키읔
ㅌt티읕
ㅍp피읖
ㅎh히읗

Vowels (21)

A vowel is never written alone: it takes the silent ㅇ in front, as in 아.

LetterRomanizationWritten as
ㅏa아
ㅐae애
ㅑya야
ㅒyae얘
ㅓeo어
ㅔe에
ㅕyeo여
ㅖye예
ㅗo오
ㅘwa와
ㅙwae왜
ㅚoe외
ㅛyo요
ㅜu우
ㅝwo워
ㅞwe웨
ㅟwi위
ㅠyu유
ㅡeu으
ㅢui의
ㅣi이

Syllable chart (399 syllables)

Rows are consonants, columns are vowels. Scroll sideways on a phone.

ㅏ
a
ㅐ
ae
ㅑ
ya
ㅒ
yae
ㅓ
eo
ㅔ
e
ㅕ
yeo
ㅖ
ye
ㅗ
o
ㅘ
wa
ㅙ
wae
ㅚ
oe
ㅛ
yo
ㅜ
u
ㅝ
wo
ㅞ
we
ㅟ
wi
ㅠ
yu
ㅡ
eu
ㅢ
ui
ㅣ
i
ㄱ
ga

gae

gya

gyae

geo

ge

gyeo

gye

go

gwa

gwae

goe

gyo

gu

gwo

gwe

gwi

gyu

geu

gui

gi
ㄲ
kka

kkae

kkya

kkyae

kkeo

kke

kkyeo

kkye

kko

kkwa

kkwae

kkoe

kkyo

kku

kkwo

kkwe

kkwi

kkyu

kkeu

kkui

kki
ㄴ
na

nae

nya

nyae

neo

ne

nyeo

nye

no

nwa

nwae

noe

nyo

nu

nwo

nwe

nwi

nyu

neu

nui

ni
ㄷ
da

dae

dya

dyae

deo

de

dyeo

dye

do

dwa

dwae

doe

dyo

du

dwo

dwe

dwi

dyu

deu

dui

di
ㄸ
tta

ttae

ttya

ttyae

tteo

tte

ttyeo

ttye

tto

ttwa

ttwae

ttoe

ttyo

ttu

ttwo

ttwe

ttwi

ttyu

tteu

ttui

tti
ㄹ
ra

rae

rya

ryae

reo

re

ryeo

rye

ro

rwa

rwae

roe

ryo

ru

rwo

rwe

rwi

ryu

reu

rui

ri
ㅁ
ma

mae

mya

myae

meo

me

myeo

mye

mo

mwa

mwae

moe

myo

mu

mwo

mwe

mwi

myu

meu

mui

mi
ㅂ
ba

bae

bya

byae

beo

be

byeo

bye

bo

bwa

bwae

boe

byo

bu

bwo

bwe

bwi

byu

beu

bui

bi
ㅃ
ppa

ppae

ppya

ppyae

ppeo

ppe

ppyeo

ppye

ppo

ppwa

ppwae

ppoe

ppyo

ppu

ppwo

ppwe

ppwi

ppyu

ppeu

ppui

ppi
ㅅ
sa

sae

sya

syae

seo

se

syeo

sye

so

swa

swae

soe

syo

su

swo

swe

swi

syu

seu

sui

si
ㅆ
ssa

ssae

ssya

ssyae

sseo

sse

ssyeo

ssye

sso

sswa

sswae

ssoe

ssyo

ssu

sswo

sswe

sswi

ssyu

sseu

ssui

ssi
ㅇ
a

ae

ya

yae

eo

e

yeo

ye

o

wa

wae

oe

yo

u

wo

we

wi

yu

eu

ui

i
ㅈ
ja

jae

jya

jyae

jeo

je

jyeo

jye

jo

jwa

jwae

joe

jyo

ju

jwo

jwe

jwi

jyu

jeu

jui

ji
ㅉ
jja

jjae

jjya

jjyae

jjeo

jje

jjyeo

jjye

jjo

jjwa

jjwae

jjoe

jjyo

jju

jjwo

jjwe

jjwi

jjyu

jjeu

jjui

jji
ㅊ
cha

chae

chya

chyae

cheo

che

chyeo

chye

cho

chwa

chwae

choe

chyo

chu

chwo

chwe

chwi

chyu

cheu

chui

chi
ㅋ
ka

kae

kya

kyae

keo

ke

kyeo

kye

ko

kwa

kwae

koe

kyo

ku

kwo

kwe

kwi

kyu

keu

kui

ki
ㅌ
ta

tae

tya

tyae

teo

te

tyeo

tye

to

twa

twae

toe

tyo

tu

two

twe

twi

tyu

teu

tui

ti
ㅍ
pa

pae

pya

pyae

peo

pe

pyeo

pye

po

pwa

pwae

poe

pyo

pu

pwo

pwe

pwi

pyu

peu

pui

pi
ㅎ
ha

hae

hya

hyae

heo

he

hyeo

hye

ho

hwa

hwae

hoe

hyo

hu

hwo

hwe

hwi

hyu

heu

hui

hi

Final consonants (batchim)

At the end of a syllable every consonant is pronounced as one of seven sounds.

WrittenSounds like
ㄱ ㅋ ㄲk
ㄴn
ㄷ ㅅ ㅆ ㅈ ㅊ ㅌ ㅎt
ㄹl
ㅁm
ㅂ ㅍp
ㅇng

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