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ㄹ
ㄹ
ㄹ

리을

Basic
Type Consonant
Subtype Simple
Related , , , , , ,
Classification 1 Approximant
Classification 2 Coronal
Sounds
IPA /l/, /ɾ/
Basic sounds /(n)/, /-ɾ-/, /-l/
Capable sounds
받침 Sound Change? no
Romanization
Revised r, l
McCune-Reischauer r, l
Yale l
SKATS V
DPRK r
Kontsevich -Р-, -ЛЬ / R, -l'
Sign Language
KSL ㄹ.jpg
Hangeul
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Archaic and obsolete letters


Basic

  • This sound is capable of making both an R and an L sound. As the first letter it is sometimes pronounced as a mix between an R and an L sound with the exception of Western loan words where it sounds more like an R sound. Do note that this is not exactly the /r/ sound from English, but instead is a flap R sound like the D sound in the word 'rider' or double T sound in the word 'better'. If you are familiar with the sounds of Spanish it is very similar to the R sound in the word 'caro.'
  • Derived from ㄴ based on the tongue position, the top of ㄹ represents a flap of the tongue.
  • The description of this character originally was 梨乙 [리을].

Pronunciation

beginning, middle, and final positions

  • girl
  • boy
  • older girl
  • older boy

Examples

Basic

Advanced

Writing

Stroke order

  • Animated stroke order picture

Styles

  • Pictures of different styles of this letter since there can be many variations, possibly put in a gallery style table.

Sound Changes

Advanced Words and Segments

  • All other word examples with a ㄹ with sound changes