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Hangeul letters

ㅚ

외 (oe)

Usually said like “we” in “wet,” despite looking like o + i.

StrokesWrite ㅗ, then a vertical line to its right.

Easy to confuseㅙ — ㅙ (wae) sounds nearly the same; 왜 is “why,” 외 is “outside/foreign.”

Examples

  • 회사

    hoesa

    company

  • 외국

    oeguk

    foreign country

  • 열쇠

    yeolsoe

    key

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