Vowel, Consonant

 

  Korean characters are consist of 10 kinds vowel and 14 kinds consonant. 

 

Basic Vowel 

ayaeoyeoo yooo/uyoo/yueei
 

Basic Consonat 

k, gnt, drmp, bs ngch, j'ch'k't'p,h
 

◆Character Assembly 

It's impossible to pronunce by only vowel or consonat. There are some ways to assemble korean characters. One of them is following. 

 

나・・・"ㄴn" is next to "ㅏa". This is equal to "na". It's a rule to put the vowel on the right side. 

슈・・・"ㅠyu" is under "ㅅs". In this cace, the vowel is put under the consonat. 

"ㅏ"" ㅑ"" ㅓ"" ㅕ"" ㅣ" are on a left side. "ㅗ"" ㅛ"" ㅜ"" ㅠ"" ㅡ" are on a top.  

 

◆Character table  

 

 
k, g

n

t, d

r,l
m
p,b

s
ngch,jc'h
'k

't

'p

h

a

ya

eo

yeo

o

yo

oo/u

yoo/yu

ee

i

     
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