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Korean Hangul Alphabet

All 24 basic Hangul jamo—14 consonants and 10 vowels—with approximate Latin readings and syllable-block examples.

14 basic consonants

ㄱ

g/k

ㄴ

ㄷ

d/t

ㄹ

r/l

ㅁ

ㅂ

b/p

ㅅ

ㅇ

silent initially / ng finally

ㅈ

ㅊ

ㅋ

ㅌ

ㅍ

ㅎ

ㅏ

ㅑ

ㅓ

ㅕ

yeo

ㅗ

ㅛ

ㅜ

ㅠ

ㅡ

ㅣ

Hangul letters are assembled into syllable blocks. For example: ㅎ + ㅏ + ㄴ → 한 (han). Additional doubled consonants and compound vowels exist.

Geocaching tip: Romanized consonants can change depending on position; avoid treating romanization as a strict substitution cipher.