Korean consonants

Linguistics

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The Korean alphabet, Hangul, has 19 basic consonants. These are:

  • ㄱ (g/k)
  • ㄴ (n)
  • ㄷ (d/t)
  • ㄹ (r/l)
  • ㅁ (m)
  • ㅂ (b/p)
  • ㅅ (s)
  • ㅇ (ng, or silent when initial)
  • ㅈ (j)
  • ㅊ (ch)
  • ㅋ (k)
  • ㅌ (t)
  • ㅍ (p)
  • ㅎ (h)

There are also five double (tense) consonants:

  • ㄲ (kk)
  • ㄸ (tt)
  • ㅃ (pp)
  • ㅆ (ss)
  • ㅉ (jj)
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