키읔

Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?kieuk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?kieuk
McCune–Reischauer?k'iŭk
Yale Romanization?khiukh

Noun

키읔 • (kieuk)

  1. kieuk - the name of the eleventh jamo, ㅋ (k) in hangul

Usage notes

In contemporary Korean, when ㅋ (k) is placed on the side, it curves as in the example of 키 (ki). This was done in order to make the character look more balanced. However, when ㅋ (k) is placed on top or bottom, it retains its original look, as in the examples of 코 (ko), 콩 (kong), 콜라 (kolla). This rule is also applied to ㄱ (g).

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