Korean Alphabet

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The Korean alphabet is easy to learn. Called "hangul" in Korean, the alphabet was invented, and is phonetic. Immediately below is a quick overview of the simple letters of the Korean alphabet. Some of the characters in the picture are combined to form compound consonants and vowels. The high-quality pdf files (one each for consonants and vowels), pictured in low-resolution format below, provide more details. They were created as learning aids, so the information is condensed, with minimal explanation. A separate page detailing how to combine the Korean alphabetical characters into syllables is a bit more thorough.

Korean Consonants: click here or on the picture of the page immediately below to get a high-quality, printable version (pdf) of the "Korean Consonants" file shown.

Korean Vowels: click here or on the picture of the page immediately below to get a high-quality, printable version (pdf) of the "Korean Vowels" file shown.

Go to an explanation of how to combine the Korean alphabetical characters into syllables. A pdf (300k) for higher-quality printing is also available.

Read about the fascinating Linguistic and Philosophical Origins of the Korean Alphabet. Download the pdf version (288k) for better quality printing.

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Go to the Main Korean language page

Read the story of the table clock, written by a Korean Buddhist monk. The page is supplemented to facilitate intermediate level study of the Korean language. Also a 3-page pdf (91k).

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