Giyeok

Giyeok
Hangul	기역
RR	giyeok
MR	kiyŏk
North Korean name
Hangul	기윽
RR	gieuk
MR	kiŭk

Giyeok (letter: ㄱ; South Korean name: 기역; North Korean name: 기윽) is one of the Korean Hangul. Depending on its position, it makes a 'g' or 'k' sound. At the beginning and end of a word it is usually pronounced [k], while after a vowel it is [ɡ]. The IPA pronunciation is [k].

Stroke order

Computing codes

Character information
Preview	ㄱ		ᄀ		ᆨ
Unicode name	HANGUL LETTER KIYEOK		HANGUL CHOSEONG KIYEOK		HANGUL JONGSEONG KIYEOK
Encodings	decimal	hex	dec	hex	dec	hex
Unicode	12593	U+3131	4352	U+1100	4520	U+11A8
UTF-8	227 132 177	E3 84 B1	225 132 128	E1 84 80	225 134 168	E1 86 A8
Numeric character reference	ㄱ	ㄱ	ᄀ	ᄀ	ᆨ	ᆨ

References

↑ "[북녘말] 기윽 디읃 시읏 / 김태훈". 7 October 2007.
↑ Jiyoung Shin; Jieun Kiaer; Jaeeun Cha (2012). The Sounds of Korean. Cambridge University Press. pp. XiX–XX. ISBN 9781139789882.
↑ "Korean". Omniglot. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
↑ "Script and pronunciation". University College London. Archived from the original on 2024-01-21. Retrieved 2021-10-20.

External links

ㄱ, the first letter in the Korean alphabet (in Korean)

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[1] "[북녘말] 기윽 디읃 시읏 / 김태훈". 7 October 2007.

[2] Jiyoung Shin; Jieun Kiaer; Jaeeun Cha (2012). The Sounds of Korean. Cambridge University Press. pp. XiX–XX. ISBN 9781139789882.

[3] "Korean". Omniglot. Retrieved 2021-10-20.

[4] "Script and pronunciation". University College London. Archived from the original on 2024-01-21. Retrieved 2021-10-20.