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U+3131, ㄱ
HANGUL LETTER KIYEOK
[unassigned: U+312E–U+3130]

[U+312D]
Hangul Compatibility Jamo
[U+3132]
Stroke order
See also: ר [U+05E8 HEBREW LETTER RESH], [U+3132 HANGUL LETTER SSANGKIYEOK], [U+314B HANGUL LETTER KHIEUKH], ד [U+05D3 HEBREW LETTER DALET], and ¬ [U+00AC NOT SIGN]

Korean

Letter

(g)

  1. 기역 (giyeok, “giyeok”), the first jamo (letter) of hangeul, the Korean writing system; the Korean morpheme for the unaspirated velar plosive /g/ and the letter "g".

Usage notes

Romanizing and pronouncing (g) varies based on context:

  • 고구마 (goguma, “sweet potato”)
  • (ga, “edge”)
  • (gyeon, “silk”)
  • (gaek, “guest”)
  • (dok, “jar”)

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