ㅘ
Korean vowel · /wa/
ㅘ is /wa/ — the wa in wand. It appears in 19 cells of the syllable chart, 1 of which have audio you can play here.
17 of the 568 words in the dictionary behind this site contain ㅘ — 12% of the bar the most common letter would fill.
| Name | 와 |
|---|---|
| Sound | /wa/ |
| Romanized | wa |
| Hear it | Recorded by a native Korean speaker |
ㅘ in the syllable chart
1 of 19 cells have audio — 1 with their own recording, 0 borrowing one from an identically pronounced syllable. 18 have none yet.
Words that use ㅘ

과일
fruit

과자
snack
- 결과result
- 과묵taciturn
- 과정process
- 과학자scientist
- 봐요watch
- 와요come
Questions people ask
- How do you pronounce ㅘ? +
- ㅘ is /wa/. In English terms it is the wa in wand. It never appears on its own in writing — it always sits inside a syllable block with a consonant.
- How many strokes does ㅘ have? +
- 4. They are written top to bottom and left to right, the same order used for every Korean letter.