ㅋ

See also: ヲ
ㅋ U+314B, ㅋ
HANGUL LETTER KHIEUKH
← ㅊ
[U+314A] 		Hangul Compatibility Jamo ㅌ →
[U+314C]
ᄏ U+110F, ᄏ
HANGUL CHOSEONG KHIEUKH
← ᄎ
[U+110E] 		Hangul Jamo ᄐ →
[U+1110]
ᆿ U+11BF, ᆿ
HANGUL JONGSEONG KHIEUKH
← ᆾ
[U+11BE] 		Hangul Jamo ᇀ →
[U+11C0]
ﾻ U+FFBB, ﾻ
HALFWIDTH HANGUL LETTER KHIEUKH
← ﾺ
[U+FFBA] 		Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms ﾼ →
[U+FFBC]

Korean

Stroke order

Etymology 1

From ㄱ (g) + additional horizontal line representing burst of aspiration.

Pronunciation

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

Symbol

ㅋ • (k)

  1. 키읔 (kieuk), a jamo (letter) of the alphabet of the Korean writing system, hangeul.
Usage notes

In the South Korean order, it is the sixteenth jamo. In the North Korean order, it is the eleventh.

Synonyms

Etymology 2

Because the letter k repeated sounds like a person laughing, putting ㅋ (k) in a consecutive manner stands for laughing in the Korean Internet media.

Interjection

ㅋ • (k)

  1. (Internet slang) laughing.
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