ㅣ
Korean vowel · /i/
ㅣ is /i/ — the ee in see. It appears in 19 cells of the syllable chart, 19 of which have audio you can play here.
144 of the 568 words in the dictionary behind this site contain ㅣ — 100% of the bar the most common letter would fill.
| Name | 이 |
|---|---|
| Sound | /i/ |
| Romanized | i |
| Hear it | Recorded by a native Korean speaker |
ㅣ in the syllable chart
19 of 19 cells have audio — 19 with their own recording, 0 borrowing one from an identically pronounced syllable. 0 have none yet.
Words that use ㅣ
기차
train
기타
guitar
토끼
rabbit
- 거기there near you
- 고기meat
- 기대expectation
- 기도prayer
- 도끼axe
Questions people ask
- How do you pronounce ㅣ? +
- ㅣ is /i/. In English terms it is the ee in see. It never appears on its own in writing — it always sits inside a syllable block with a consonant.
- How many strokes does ㅣ have? +
- 1. It is written in a single movement.