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LANGUAGE

From written signs to everyday conversation.

Korean / Korea and Korean-speaking communities

Korean Hangul

한글

The Korean writing system. Its consonant and vowel letters are fitted together into compact syllable blocks rather than written as a loose row.

This foundation deck covers the 19 consonants used as initial sounds and the 21 vowels used as medial sounds in modern Korean spelling.

JAMO
40
CONSONANTS
19
VOWELS
21
BLOCKS
SYLLABLES
National Institute of Korean Language

Vowels

21

Consonants

19