A MONUMENT TO HUNMINJEONGEUM · 1443

Fourteen consonants. Ten vowels. One king. Scroll through every jamo of the Korean alphabet -- one diagonal stage at a time.

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ㄱ
GIYEOK
G · K
IPA  /k/
가족 GAJOK family
01 / 14
ㄴ
NIEUN
N
IPA  /n/
나라 NARA country
02 / 14
ㄷ
DIGEUT
D · T
IPA  /t/
다리 DARI bridge
03 / 14
ㄹ
RIEUL
R · L
IPA  /ɪ/
라면 RAMYEON ramen
04 / 14
ㅁ
MIEUM
M
IPA  /m/
마음 MAEUM heart, mind
05 / 14
ㅂ
BIEUP
B · P
IPA  /p/
바람 BARAM wind
06 / 14
ㅅ
SIOT
S
IPA  /s/
사랑 SARANG love
07 / 14
ㅇ
IEUNG
NG · SILENT
IPA  /ŋ/
아침 ACHIM morning
08 / 14
ㅈ
JIEUT
J
IPA  /tɕ/
자유 JAYU freedom
09 / 14
ㅊ
CHIEUT
CH
IPA  /tɕʰ/
차이 CHAI difference
10 / 14
ㅋ
KIEUK
K
IPA  /kʰ/
콩 KONG bean
11 / 14
ㅌ
TIEUT
T
IPA  /tʰ/
태양 TAEYANG sun
12 / 14
ㅍ
PIEUP
P
IPA  /pʰ/
평화 PYEONGHWA peace
13 / 14
ㅎ
HIEUT
H
IPA  /h/
하늘 HANEUL sky
14 / 14

SECTION 02

SYLLABLE COMPOSITION

Hangeul stacks consonants and vowels into single syllable blocks. Hover each blob to split it.

SECTION 03

FROM 1443 TO TODAY

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1446
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1443

Hunminjeongeum drafted by King Sejong