ㅋ

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Contents 1 Korean 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Symbol 1.2.1 Synonyms

[edit] Korean

[edit] Etymology

From ㄱ (giyeok) + additional horizontal line representing burst of aspiration.

[edit] Symbol

ㅋ (k, McCune-Reischauer k')

1. 키읔 (kieuk), a jamo (letter) of the alphabet of the Korean writing system, hangeul.

   In the North Korean order, it is the eleventh jamo. In the South Korean order, it is the sixteenth.

   ㅋ (kieuk) is pronounced as a aspirated velar plosive (IPA: [kʰ]), i.e. similar to the English k.

[edit] Synonyms

• K