Koreya hayoti lugʻati

Hangul harflari

ㄲ

쌍기역 (ssanggiyeok)

A tight k with no puff of air, like the k in “sky.” Tense your throat a little.

StrokesTwo strokes: write a narrow ㄱ on the left, then a second ㄱ beside it.

Easy to confuseㄱ — ㄲ (doubled) is tense; ㄱ is soft. 굴 is an oyster, 꿀 is honey.