ㄲ

Sound

A tight k with no puff of air, like the k in “sky.” Tense your throat a little.

How to write it

Two strokes: write a narrow ㄱ on the left, then a second ㄱ beside it.

Words with this letter

• 꽃kkotflower
• 토끼tokkirabbit
• 까치kkachimagpie

Don't mix it up with

ㄱㄲ (doubled) is tense; ㄱ is soft. 굴 is an oyster, 꿀 is honey.

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