초성

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 初 (“first”) + 聲 (“sound”).

Noun

초성 • (choseong) (hanja 初聲)

1. initial sound; a consonant, consonant cluster, or silence in the syllable-initial position of Korean phonemics and hangeul orthography

Synonyms

• 첫소리 (cheotsori)

Coordinate terms

• 초성 (初聲, choseong), 중성 (中聲, jungseong), 종성 (終聲, jongseong)