Korean letter ㅜ (u)
- Sound
- u
- Type
- Basic vowel #26 of 40
A vowel always needs a consonant slot before it: when a syllable starts with the vowel sound, the silent ㅇ fills that place (ㅏ → 아).
In a syllable: 문=ㅁ+ㅜ+ㄴ
Words with ㅜ
Sounds “u”. The highlighted syllable contains ㅜ.
- 문 mun door
- 불 bul fire
- 국 guk soup
- 술 sul alcohol
- 꿈 kkum dream
- 숲 sup forest
- 춤 chum dance
- 물 mul water
- 눈 nun snow/eyes
- 주스 juseu juice
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