Difference between revisions of "ㅎ + ㅈ"

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==Description==
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If a ㅈ and ㅎ sounds meet each other, it becomes a single ㅊ sound. The ㅎ (/h/) sound causes the ㅈ to become it's aspirated counterpart the ㅊ sound.  Note that when ㅎ also appears in the double 받침 position as a 'hidden' sound, such as in 싫다, that this rule applies as well if conjugated with a ㅈ.
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'''Pronunciation 'Rule:'''
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*'''Case 1:''' 'ㅈ' [[받침]] + 'ㅎ' →  the sound becomes a ㅊ sound
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*'''Case 2:''' 'ㅎ' [[받침]] + 'ㅈ' →  the sound becomes a ㅊ sound
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==Examples==
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*그렇지 → "그러치"
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*싫지 → 실치
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==See also==
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*[[ㅎ + ㄱ]]
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*[[ㅎ + ㅂ]]
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*[[ㅎ + ㄷ]]
  
 
[[Category:Consonant Assimilation]]
 
[[Category:Consonant Assimilation]]

Revision as of 16:08, 9 August 2009

Description

If a ㅈ and ㅎ sounds meet each other, it becomes a single ㅊ sound. The ㅎ (/h/) sound causes the ㅈ to become it's aspirated counterpart the ㅊ sound. Note that when ㅎ also appears in the double 받침 position as a 'hidden' sound, such as in 싫다, that this rule applies as well if conjugated with a ㅈ.


Pronunciation 'Rule:

  • Case 1: 'ㅈ' 받침 + 'ㅎ' → the sound becomes a ㅊ sound
  • Case 2: 'ㅎ' 받침 + 'ㅈ' → the sound becomes a ㅊ sound

Examples

  • 그렇지 → "그러치"
  • 싫지 → 실치

See also