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ㅇ
ㅇ
ㅇ

이응

Basic
Type Consonant
Subtype Simple
Classification 1 Glottal
Classification 2 Nasal
Sounds
IPA /ŋ/
Basic sounds /-/, /-ŋ-/, /-ŋ/
Capable sounds No sound
받침 Sound Change? no
Romanization
Revised ng
McCune-Reischauer ng
Yale ng
SKATS K
DPRK ng
Kontsevich -Н (-нъ) / -n (-n')
Sign Language
KSL ㅇ.jpg
Hangeul
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Archaic and obsolete letters


Basic

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ㅇ is an outline of the throat. Originally ㅇ was two letters, a simple circle for silence (null consonant), and a circle topped by a vertical line, ㆁ, for the nasal ng.

The description of this character originally was 伊 [이].

Writing with ㅇ

Its necessary usage in syllable blocks when a consonant sound is nonexistent.

Pronunciation

beginning, middle, and final positions

  • girl
  • boy
  • older girl
  • older boy

Examples

Basic

Advanced

Writing

Stroke order

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Styles

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Sound Changes

Advanced Words and Segments

  • All other word examples with a ㅇ with sound changes