Korean letter ㅠ (yu)
- Sound
- yu
- Type
- Basic vowel #27 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: 슈=ㅅ+ㅠ
Words with ㅠ
Sounds “yu”. The highlighted syllable contains ㅠ.
- 슈퍼 syupeo supermarket
- 휴가 hyuga vacation
- 연휴 yeonhyu holiday period
- 컴퓨터 keompyuteo computer
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