Korean alphabet chart

All 40 letters of Hangul: 19 consonants and 21 vowels. Tap one to hear it, then mark the ones you know. Below the letters, every consonant meets every vowel in 190 blocks you can hear.

Basic consonants

14 letters

Double consonants

5 tense letters, each a base letter doubled

Basic vowels

10 letters

Combined vowels

11 letters, each built from two

Syllable chart

Every consonant with every vowel, out loud

Korean children learn to read from this grid. Rows are consonants, columns are the 10 basic vowels; the block where they meet is a real syllable, and every one plays.

Tap any block to hear it.

Consonantㅏㅑㅓㅕㅗㅛㅜㅠㅡㅣ

ㄱ

ㄴ

ㄷ

ㄹ

ㅁ

ㅂ

ㅅ

ㅇ

ㅈ

ㅊ

ㅋ

ㅌ

ㅍ

ㅎ

ㄲ

ㄸ

ㅃ

ㅆ

ㅉ

Hints disappear under blocks whose two letters are already yours. ㅇ is silent at the start, so its row is the vowels on their own.

Check your ears

Ten sounds from the 24 basic letters. Every letter you get right joins your letters.

Listen and pick the letter

Round 1 of 10

Press play, then tap the letter you hear.

Consonants: 가, 카 or 까 Vowels: sky, earth, person How the alphabet works

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