ㄱ

See also: ר‎ [U+05E8 HEBREW LETTER RESH], ㄲ [U+3132 HANGUL LETTER SSANGKIYEOK], ㅋ [U+314B HANGUL LETTER KHIEUKH], ד‎ [U+05D3 HEBREW LETTER DALET], ¬ [U+00AC NOT SIGN], and 𠃍 [U+200CD CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-200CD]
ㄱ U+3131, ㄱ
HANGUL LETTER KIYEOK
[unassigned: U+312F–U+3130]
← ㄮ
[U+312E] 		Hangul Compatibility Jamo ㄲ →
[U+3132]
ᄀ U+1100, ᄀ
HANGUL CHOSEONG KIYEOK
← ჿ
[U+10FF] 		Hangul Jamo ᄁ →
[U+1101]
ᆨ U+11A8, ᆨ
HANGUL JONGSEONG KIYEOK
← ᆧ
[U+11A7] 		Hangul Jamo ᆩ →
[U+11A9]
ﾡ U+FFA1, ﾡ
HALFWIDTH HANGUL LETTER KIYEOK
← ﾠ
[U+FFA0] 		Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms ﾢ →
[U+FFA2]

Korean

Stroke order

Etymology

Gari Ledyard proposes that ㄱ (g) is a graphic simplification of the 'Phags-pa letter ꡂ (g) ultimately from Tibetan ག (g).

The traditional account holds that its its form is the outline of the back of the tongue blocking the throat when pronouncing /k/ (舌根閉喉之形), and Ledyard feels this consideration may have determined the form of simplified ག.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /k/
  • Actual realisation:
    (word-initially) IPA(key): [k]
    (between vowels, after nasals and liquids) IPA(key): [ɡ]
    (after stops) IPA(key): [k͈]
    (before stops, or word-finally) IPA(key): [k̚]
    (before nasals) IPA(key): [ŋ]
    (next to /h/) IPA(key): [kʰ]
  • Audio(file)

Letter

ㄱ • (g)

  1. 기역 (giyeok), the first jamo (letter) of hangeul, the Korean writing system.

See also

  • Next jamo: (North Korea) ㄴ (n), (South Korea) ㄲ (kk)
  • Appendix:Korean script
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