Korean

Symbol

ㅋ • ‎(McCune-Reischauer: k')

1. 키읔 (kieuk), a jamo (letter) of the alphabet of the Korean writing system, hangeul.

   In the South Korean order, it is the sixteenth jamo. In the North Korean order, it is the eleventh.

   ㅋ (kieuk) is pronounced as a aspirated velar plosive ([kʰ]), i.e. similar to the English k.

Synonyms

• K

Etymology 2

Because the letter k repeated sounds like a person laughing, putting ㅋ in a consecutive manner stands for laughing in the Korean Internet media.

Interjection

ㅋ • ‎(k)

1. (Internet slang) laughing.