Giyeok

Consonant letter of the Korean Hangul alphabet
giyeok
Hangul
Korean name
Revised RomanizationGiyeok
McCune–ReischauerKiŭk

Giyeok (sign: ㄱ; Korean: 기역), also known as kiŭk (Korean: 기윽) in Korean,[1] is one of the Korean Hangul. The Unicode for giyeok is U+3131. Depending on its position, it makes a 'g' or 'k' sound. At the beginning and end of a word it is usually pronounced [k], while after a vowel it is [ɡ]. The IPA pronunciation is [k].[2][3][4]

Stroke order

Stroke order in writing ㄱ
Stroke order in writing ㄱ

Other communicative representations

Type Letter Unicode HTML
Compatibility Jamo ㄱ U+3131 ㄱ
Hangul Jamo Area Initials ᄀ U+1100 ᄀ
Finals ᆨ U+11A8 ᆨ
Hanyang Private Use Initials U+F785[citation needed] 
Finals U+F86B[citation needed] 
Halfwidth ﾡ U+FFA1 ﾡ

References

  1. ^ "[북녘말] 기윽 디읃 시읏 / 김태훈". 7 October 2007.
  2. ^ Jiyoung Shin; Jieun Kiaer; Jaeeun Cha (2012). The Sounds of Korean. Cambridge University Press. pp. XiX–XX. ISBN 9781139789882.
  3. ^ "Korean". Omniglot. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
  4. ^ "Script and pronunciation". University College London. Retrieved 2021-10-20.

External links

  • ㄱ The first letter in the Korean alphabet (in Korean)
Look up ㄱ in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
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