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22 short guides to words and manners

Hangeul letters

ㅉ

쌍지읒 (ssangjieut)

A tight j with no breath, a little like the ts in “cats” said hard.

StrokesTwo ㅈs side by side, each in its usual order.

Easy to confuseㅈ — Doubling makes it tense: 자다 (sleep) vs 짜다 (salty).

Examples

  • 짜다

    jjada

    salty

  • 찌개

    jjigae

    stew

  • 짝

    jjak

    a pair; a partner

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