Consonant letter of the Korean Hangul alphabet

Giyeok

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Hangul: 기역
RR: giyeok
MR: kiyŏk
Hangul: 기윽
RR: gieuk
MR: kiŭk

Giyeok (letter: ㄱ; South Korean name: 기역; North Korean name: 기윽) is one of the Korean Hangul. Depending on its position, it makes a 'g' or 'k' sound. At the beginning and end of a word it is usually pronounced, while after a vowel it is. The IPA pronunciation is.

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Character information
Preview	ㄱ		ᄀ		ᆨ
Unicode name	HANGUL LETTER KIYEOK		HANGUL CHOSEONG KIYEOK		HANGUL JONGSEONG KIYEOK
Encodings	decimal	hex	dec	hex	dec	hex
Unicode	12593	U+3131	4352	U+1100	4520	U+11A8
UTF-8	227 132 177	E3 84 B1	225 132 128	E1 84 80	225 134 168	E1 86 A8
Numeric character reference	ㄱ	ㄱ	ᄀ	ᄀ	ᆨ	ᆨ

Giyeok

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