Basic

Letter (jamo)

ㄱ

ㄷ

ㅂ

ㅅ

ㅈ

예사소리

Romanization

g or k

d or t

b or p

s

j or ch

Pronunciation

[g] or [k]

[d] or [t]

[b] or [p]

[s]

[ʥ] or [ʨ]

Aspirated

Letter (jamo)

ㅋ

ㅌ

ㅍ

ㅊ

거센소리

Romanization

k

t

p

ch

Pronunciation

[kʰ]

[tʰ]

[pʰ]

[ʨʰ]

Tense

Letter (jamo)

ㄲ

ㄸ

ㅃ

ㅆ

ㅉ

된소리

Romanization

gg or kk

dd or tt

bb or pp

ss

jj

Pronunciation

[k͈]

[t͈]

[p͈]

[s͈]