See also: 𠆣 [U+201A3 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-201A3] and [U+30B9 KATAKANA LETTER SU]

ㅈ - Korean

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /c/ (southern pronunciation is an unaspirated alveolo-palatal affricate, i.e. similar to the English j or ch)
  • Actual realisation:
    • (word-initially) (southern) [t͡ɕ], (northern) [t͡s]
    • (between vowels, after nasals and liquids) (southern) [d͡ʑ], (northern) [d͡z]
    • (after stops) (southern) [t͡ɕ͈], (northern)) [t͡s͈]
    • (before stops, or word-finally) neutralized to /t/, [t̚]
    • (before nasals and liquids) neutralized to /n/
    • (next to /h/) (southern) [t͡ɕʰ], (northern) [t͡sʰ]

Letter

(j)

  1. 지읒 (jieut), a jamo (letter) of Hangul, the Korean alphabet

Derived terms

Meaning and Definition of ㅈ
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