How do you pronounce 크?

크 is romanized keu and read exactly as written.

크

크 — keu

크 is ㅋ plus ㅡ, romanized keu 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

ㅋ + ㅡ — the vowel sits underneath the consonant.

The two letters

ㅋ (kieuk)

/kʰ/

the k in kite, with a strong puff of air

ㅡ

/ɯ/

no close English match — the oo of moon with lips spread flat

Words containing 크

크리스마스Christmas

Nearby in the chart

Same consonant (ㅋ)

Same vowel (ㅡ)

Questions people ask

How do you pronounce 크?: 크 is romanized keu and read exactly as written.