Korean latinization guide
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Overview
Summary
The listing follows North Korean order of the vowels, but South Korean order of the consonants.
Korean spelling | Latinization | Sound (IPA) | Notes | |
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wiki | other | |||
ㄱ | k | g | k | |
ㄲ | kk | ck | k͈ | |
ㄴ | n | n | ||
ㄷ | t | d | t | |
ㄸ | tt | t͈ | ||
ㄹ | l | r | l, -ɾ- | |
ㅁ | m | m | ||
ㅂ | p | b | p | |
ㅃ | pp | pp | p͈ | |
ㅅ | s | sh | s~ɕ | |
ㅆ | ss | ssh | s͈~ɕ | |
ㅈ | c | ts, j, z, zz | ts~tɕ | |
ㅉ | cc | cch, jj, tch, tsh | t͈s~t͈ɕ | |
ㅊ | ch | jh, tss | tsʰ~tɕʰ | |
ㅋ | kh | k | kʰ | |
ㅌ | th | t | tʰ | |
ㅍ | ph | p | pʰ | |
ㅎ | h | h | ||
ㅇ | _-, ng/ ñ | _, -ŋ | ||
ㅏ | a | ah | ɐ | |
ㅑ | ya | yah | jɐ | |
ㅓ | eo | u, uh | ə | |
ㅕ | eo | yu, yuh | jə | |
ㅗ | o | o | ||
ㅛ | yo | jo | ||
ㅜ | u | oo, woo | u | |
ㅠ | yu | yoo | ju | |
ㅡ | eu | u, uh | ɨ | |
ㅣ | i | ee | i | |
ㅐ | ae | ai | e | |
ㅒ | yae | yai | je | |
ㅔ | e | e | ||
ㅖ | ye | je | ||
ㅚ | we | oe, oi | we, (ø) | |
ㅟ | wi | wee | ɥi, (y) | |
ㅢ | eui | ui | ɨ̯i | |
ㅘ | wa | wɐ | ||
ㅝ | weo | w | ||
ㅙ | wae | w | ||
ㅞ | we | we | ||
ᆞ | ao | ȧ | ɒ | only used in Jeju Korean |
ㄳ | ks | k, gs, x | ks, -k | |
ㄵ | nc | n, nj, ts | nc, -n | |
ㄶ | nh | n | nh, -n | |
ㄺ | lk | l, lg | lk, -k | |
ㄻ | lm | lm, -m | ||
ㄼ | lp | l, lb, p | lp, -l, -p | |
ㄽ | ls | ls, -l | ||
ㄾ | lth | l, lt | lt, -l | |
ㄿ | lph | lp, p | lp, -p | |
ㅀ | lh | l | lh, -l |
Notes
- Use macrons (¯) or repeated vowels to spell long vowels. If the vowel is spelled with multiple letters, use the macron each letter or repeat the second vowel.
- Use an apostrophe (') to seperate clusters, if they are pronounced separately.