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귀

귀 — gwi

귀 is ㄱ plus ㅟ, romanized gwi and read exactly as written. You can hear it below, recorded by a native Korean speaker.

Frequency: less common — it appears, but below the median frequency. The boundary is the median of the cells that appear at all, which works out at 21 occurrences.

How this block is put together

ㄱㅟ=귀
ㄱ + ㅟ — the vowel wraps around the consonant, right and below.

The two letters

ㄱ (giyeok)

/k/, [ɡ] between voiced sounds

between the g in go and the k in skin

ㅟ

/y/, also pronounced [wi]

the French u in tu; the standard also allows the wee of week

Words containing 귀

  • 귀 — ear

    귀

    ear

Nearby in the chart

Same consonant (ㄱ)

Same vowel (ㅟ)

Questions people ask

How do you pronounce 귀?
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귀 is romanized gwi and read exactly as written.