ㅟ
Korean vowel · /y/, also pronounced [wi]
ㅟ is /y/, also pronounced [wi] — the French u in tu; the standard also allows the wee of week. It appears in 19 cells of the syllable chart, 4 of which have audio you can play here. 10 of the 568 words in the dictionary behind this site contain it.
| Name | 위 |
|---|---|
| Sound | /y/, also pronounced [wi] |
| Romanized | wi |
| Hear it | Recorded by a native Korean speaker |
ㅟ in the syllable chart
4 cells have their own recording, 0 borrow one from an identically pronounced syllable, and 15 have none yet.
Words that use ㅟ
- 귀ear
- 뒤back
- 쉬어요rest
- 쉬워요easy
- 위stomach
- 더위heat
- 추위cold weather
- 쥐mouse
Questions people ask
- How do you pronounce ㅟ? +
- ㅟ is /y/, also pronounced [wi]. In English terms it is the French u in tu; the standard also allows the wee of week. It never appears on its own in writing — it always sits inside a syllable block with a consonant.
- How many strokes does ㅟ have? +
- 3. They are written top to bottom and left to right, the same order used for every Korean letter.