Korean Alphabet Chart: All 40 Hangul Letters

Consonants

The 14 basic consonants. Where two sounds are shown, the first is at the start of a syllable and the second at the end. At the end of a syllable, ㅅ ㅈ ㅊ ㅌ and ㅎ all sound like t.

Korean consonants: sound, name and strokes
Letter	Sounds like	Name	Strokes
ㄱ	g / k	기역 giyeok	1
ㄴ	n	니은 nieun	1
ㄷ	d / t	디귿 digeut	2
ㄹ	r / l	리을 rieul	3
ㅁ	m	미음 mieum	3
ㅂ	b / p	비읍 bieup	4
ㅅ	s	시옷 siot	2
ㅇ	(silent) ng	이응 ieung	1
ㅈ	j	지읒 jieut	3
ㅊ	ch	치읓 chieut	4
ㅋ	k	키읔 kieuk	2
ㅌ	t	티읕 tieut	3
ㅍ	p	피읖 pieup	4
ㅎ	h	히읗 hieut	3

Double consonants

5 consonants written twice. They sound tense, with no puff of air. At the end of a syllable, ㄲ sounds like k and ㅆ like t.

Korean double consonants: sound, name and strokes
Letter	Sounds like	Name	Strokes
ㄲ	kk	쌍기역 ssanggiyeok	2
ㄸ	tt	쌍디귿 ssangdigeut	4
ㅃ	pp	쌍비읍 ssangbieup	8
ㅆ	ss	쌍시옷 ssangsiot	4
ㅉ	jj	쌍지읒 ssangjieut	6

Vowels

The 10 basic vowels. Each one is written with a silent ㅇ when it stands alone, so its name is also how it's written.

Korean vowels: sound, name and strokes
Letter	Sounds like	Name	Strokes
ㅏ	a	아 a	2
ㅑ	ya	야 ya	3
ㅓ	eo	어 eo	2
ㅕ	yeo	여 yeo	3
ㅗ	o	오 o	2
ㅛ	yo	요 yo	3
ㅜ	u	우 u	2
ㅠ	yu	유 yu	3
ㅡ	eu	으 eu	1
ㅣ	i	이 i	1

Double vowels

11 vowels made by joining two.

Korean double vowels: sound, name and strokes
Letter	Sounds like	Name	Strokes
ㅐ	ae	애 ae	3
ㅒ	yae	얘 yae	4
ㅔ	e	에 e	3
ㅖ	ye	예 ye	4
ㅘ	wa	와 wa	4
ㅙ	wae	왜 wae	5
ㅚ	oe	외 oe	3
ㅝ	wo	워 wo	4
ㅞ	we	웨 we	5
ㅟ	wi	위 wi	3
ㅢ	ui	의 ui	2

Syllable charts

Every block starts with a consonant and a vowel. 19 consonants × 21 vowels make 399 blocks. Add a final consonant at the bottom, and Hangul can write 11,172.

Consonants + vowels

The 140 blocks beginners practice first. Read across a row to see one consonant with every vowel: 가, 갸, 거, 겨…

Syllable chart: 14 consonants × 10 vowels, 140 blocks
	ㅏ	ㅑ	ㅓ	ㅕ	ㅗ	ㅛ	ㅜ	ㅠ	ㅡ	ㅣ
ㄱ	가ga	갸gya	거geo	겨gyeo	고go	교gyo	구gu	규gyu	그geu	기gi
ㄴ	나na	냐nya	너neo	녀nyeo	노no	뇨nyo	누nu	뉴nyu	느neu	니ni
ㄷ	다da	댜dya	더deo	뎌dyeo	도do	됴dyo	두du	듀dyu	드deu	디di
ㄹ	라ra	랴rya	러reo	려ryeo	로ro	료ryo	루ru	류ryu	르reu	리ri
ㅁ	마ma	먀mya	머meo	며myeo	모mo	묘myo	무mu	뮤myu	므meu	미mi
ㅂ	바ba	뱌bya	버beo	벼byeo	보bo	뵤byo	부bu	뷰byu	브beu	비bi
ㅅ	사sa	샤sya	서seo	셔syeo	소so	쇼syo	수su	슈syu	스seu	시si
ㅇ	아a	야ya	어eo	여yeo	오o	요yo	우u	유yu	으eu	이i
ㅈ	자ja	쟈jya	저jeo	져jyeo	조jo	죠jyo	주ju	쥬jyu	즈jeu	지ji
ㅊ	차cha	챠chya	처cheo	쳐chyeo	초cho	쵸chyo	추chu	츄chyu	츠cheu	치chi
ㅋ	카ka	캬kya	커keo	켜kyeo	코ko	쿄kyo	쿠ku	큐kyu	크keu	키ki
ㅌ	타ta	탸tya	터teo	텨tyeo	토to	툐tyo	투tu	튜tyu	트teu	티ti
ㅍ	파pa	퍄pya	퍼peo	펴pyeo	포po	표pyo	푸pu	퓨pyu	프peu	피pi
ㅎ	하ha	햐hya	허heo	혀hyeo	호ho	효hyo	후hu	휴hyu	흐heu	히hi

Double consonants + vowels

50 blocks with a tense first sound, common in words like 빵 (bread) and 아빠 (dad).

Syllable chart: 5 double consonants × 10 vowels, 50 blocks
	ㅏ	ㅑ	ㅓ	ㅕ	ㅗ	ㅛ	ㅜ	ㅠ	ㅡ	ㅣ
ㄲ	까kka	꺄kkya	꺼kkeo	껴kkyeo	꼬kko	꾜kkyo	꾸kku	뀨kkyu	끄kkeu	끼kki
ㄸ	따tta	땨ttya	떠tteo	뗘ttyeo	또tto	뚀ttyo	뚜ttu	뜌ttyu	뜨tteu	띠tti
ㅃ	빠ppa	뺘ppya	뻐ppeo	뼈ppyeo	뽀ppo	뾰ppyo	뿌ppu	쀼ppyu	쁘ppeu	삐ppi
ㅆ	싸ssa	쌰ssya	써sseo	쎠ssyeo	쏘sso	쑈ssyo	쑤ssu	쓔ssyu	쓰sseu	씨ssi
ㅉ	짜jja	쨔jjya	쩌jjeo	쪄jjyeo	쪼jjo	쬬jjyo	쭈jju	쮸jjyu	쯔jjeu	찌jji

Consonants + double vowels

154 blocks, including everyday ones like 개 (dog), 과 and 위.

Syllable chart: 14 consonants × 11 double vowels, 154 blocks
	ㅐ	ㅒ	ㅔ	ㅖ	ㅘ	ㅙ	ㅚ	ㅝ	ㅞ	ㅟ	ㅢ
ㄱ	개gae	걔gyae	게ge	계gye	과gwa	괘gwae	괴goe	궈gwo	궤gwe	귀gwi	긔gui
ㄴ	내nae	냬nyae	네ne	녜nye	놔nwa	놰nwae	뇌noe	눠nwo	눼nwe	뉘nwi	늬nui
ㄷ	대dae	댸dyae	데de	뎨dye	돠dwa	돼dwae	되doe	둬dwo	뒈dwe	뒤dwi	듸dui
ㄹ	래rae	럐ryae	레re	례rye	롸rwa	뢔rwae	뢰roe	뤄rwo	뤠rwe	뤼rwi	릐rui
ㅁ	매mae	먜myae	메me	몌mye	뫄mwa	뫠mwae	뫼moe	뭐mwo	뭬mwe	뮈mwi	믜mui
ㅂ	배bae	뱨byae	베be	볘bye	봐bwa	봬bwae	뵈boe	붜bwo	붸bwe	뷔bwi	븨bui
ㅅ	새sae	섀syae	세se	셰sye	솨swa	쇄swae	쇠soe	숴swo	쉐swe	쉬swi	싀sui
ㅇ	애ae	얘yae	에e	예ye	와wa	왜wae	외oe	워wo	웨we	위wi	의ui
ㅈ	재jae	쟤jyae	제je	졔jye	좌jwa	좨jwae	죄joe	줘jwo	줴jwe	쥐jwi	즤jui
ㅊ	채chae	챼chyae	체che	쳬chye	촤chwa	쵀chwae	최choe	춰chwo	췌chwe	취chwi	츼chui
ㅋ	캐kae	컈kyae	케ke	켸kye	콰kwa	쾌kwae	쾨koe	쿼kwo	퀘kwe	퀴kwi	킈kui
ㅌ	태tae	턔tyae	테te	톄tye	톼twa	퇘twae	퇴toe	퉈two	퉤twe	튀twi	틔tui
ㅍ	패pae	퍠pyae	페pe	폐pye	퐈pwa	퐤pwae	푀poe	풔pwo	풰pwe	퓌pwi	픠pui
ㅎ	해hae	햬hyae	헤he	혜hye	화hwa	홰hwae	회hoe	훠hwo	훼hwe	휘hwi	희hui

Double consonants + double vowels

55 blocks. Most are rare in real words, so there's no need to study them. They're here so the set is complete.

Syllable chart: 5 double consonants × 11 double vowels, 55 blocks
	ㅐ	ㅒ	ㅔ	ㅖ	ㅘ	ㅙ	ㅚ	ㅝ	ㅞ	ㅟ	ㅢ
ㄲ	깨kkae	꺠kkyae	께kke	꼐kkye	꽈kkwa	꽤kkwae	꾀kkoe	꿔kkwo	꿰kkwe	뀌kkwi	끠kkui
ㄸ	때ttae	떄ttyae	떼tte	뗴ttye	똬ttwa	뙈ttwae	뙤ttoe	뚸ttwo	뛔ttwe	뛰ttwi	띄ttui
ㅃ	빼ppae	뺴ppyae	뻬ppe	뼤ppye	뽜ppwa	뽸ppwae	뾔ppoe	뿨ppwo	쀄ppwe	쀠ppwi	쁴ppui
ㅆ	쌔ssae	썌ssyae	쎄sse	쎼ssye	쏴sswa	쐐sswae	쐬ssoe	쒀sswo	쒜sswe	쒸sswi	씌ssui
ㅉ	째jjae	쨰jjyae	쩨jje	쪠jjye	쫘jjwa	쫴jjwae	쬐jjoe	쭤jjwo	쮀jjwe	쮜jjwi	쯰jjui