Korean letter ㄱ (giyeok)
- Name
- 기역 giyeok
- Sound
- g at the start · k at the end
- Type
- Basic consonant #1 of 40
Consonants never stand alone: they sit at the start of a syllable block, and many can also close it as a final consonant (batchim).
In a syllable: 귀=ㄱ+ㅟ
ㄱ at the start of a syllable
Sounds “g”.
- 귀 gwi ear
- 강 gang river
- 개 gae dog
- 길 gil road/way
- 국 guk soup
- 공 gong ball
- 공원 gongwon park
- 게임 geim game
ㄱ at the end of a syllable
As a final consonant (batchim) it sounds “k”.
- 국 guk soup
- 색 saek color
- 책 chaek book
- 역 yeok station
- 독서 dokseo reading
- 학교 hakgyo school
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