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.
ㅇ is silent at the start of a syllable and sounds ng at the end.
| Letter | Romanization | Name |
|---|---|---|
| ㄱ | g | 기역 |
| ㄲ | kk | 쌍기역 |
| ㄴ | n | 니은 |
| ㄷ | d | 디귿 |
| ㄸ | tt | 쌍디귿 |
| ㄹ | r | 리을 |
| ㅁ | m | 미음 |
| ㅂ | b | 비읍 |
| ㅃ | pp | 쌍비읍 |
| ㅅ | s | 시옷 |
| ㅆ | ss | 쌍시옷 |
| ㅇ | silent at the start | 이응 |
| ㅈ | j | 지읒 |
| ㅉ | jj | 쌍지읒 |
| ㅊ | ch | 치읓 |
| ㅋ | k | 키읔 |
| ㅌ | t | 티읕 |
| ㅍ | p | 피읖 |
| ㅎ | h | 히읗 |
A vowel is never written alone: it takes the silent ㅇ in front, as in 아.
| Letter | Romanization | Written as |
|---|---|---|
| ㅏ | a | 아 |
| ㅐ | ae | 애 |
| ㅑ | ya | 야 |
| ㅒ | yae | 얘 |
| ㅓ | eo | 어 |
| ㅔ | e | 에 |
| ㅕ | yeo | 여 |
| ㅖ | ye | 예 |
| ㅗ | o | 오 |
| ㅘ | wa | 와 |
| ㅙ | wae | 왜 |
| ㅚ | oe | 외 |
| ㅛ | yo | 요 |
| ㅜ | u | 우 |
| ㅝ | wo | 워 |
| ㅞ | we | 웨 |
| ㅟ | wi | 위 |
| ㅠ | yu | 유 |
| ㅡ | eu | 으 |
| ㅢ | ui | 의 |
| ㅣ | i | 이 |
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 |
At the end of a syllable every consonant is pronounced as one of seven sounds.
| Written | Sounds like |
|---|---|
| ㄱ ㅋ ㄲ | k |
| ㄴ | n |
| ㄷ ㅅ ㅆ ㅈ ㅊ ㅌ ㅎ | t |
| ㄹ | l |
| ㅁ | m |
| ㅂ ㅍ | p |
| ㅇ | ng |
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