ㄱ

Sound

A soft g at the start of a word — halfway to k. At the end of a syllable it's a clipped k you don't release.

How to write it

One stroke: draw across to the right, then turn sharply down. In a syllable placed left of a vowel, the downstroke slants a little to the left.

Words with this letter

• 가방gabangbag
• 고기gogimeat
• 국guksoup

Don't mix it up with

ㅋㅋ is ㄱ with an extra middle line and a strong puff of air.

Sounds are described by the closest English sound; Korean has some sounds English doesn't.