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See also: ㄱㄱ
U+3132, ㄲ
HANGUL LETTER SSANGKIYEOK

Hangul Compatibility Jamo
U+1101, ᄁ
HANGUL CHOSEONG SSANGKIYEOK

Hangul Jamo
U+11A9, ᆩ
HANGUL JONGSEONG SSANGKIYEOK

Hangul Jamo
U+FFA2, ᄁ
HALFWIDTH HANGUL LETTER SSANGKIYEOK

Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms

Korean

Etymology

Doubled (g).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /k͈/ (velar plosive with tense phonation; similar to English /k/, but with a stiff glottal opening)
  • Actual realisation:
    (chiefly) IPA(key):
    (before stops, or word-finally) IPA(key):
    (before nasals) IPA(key):

Letter

(kk)

  1. A digraph of hangul, the Korean alphabet.

Usage notes

In North Korea, the letter is called 된기윽 (doen'gieuk, “strong (g)”). In South Korea, it is called 쌍기역 (, ssanggiyeok, “doubled (g)”).

Historical usage

In Dongguk Jeong'un (東國正韻), this letter was used to transcribe voiced velar plosive () of Middle Chinese.