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See also: ㄱㄱ
U+3132, ㄲ
HANGUL LETTER SSANGKIYEOK

[U+3131]
Hangul Compatibility Jamo
[U+3133]
U+1101, ᄁ
HANGUL CHOSEONG SSANGKIYEOK

[U+1100]
Hangul Jamo
[U+1102]
U+11A9, ᆩ
HANGUL JONGSEONG SSANGKIYEOK

[U+11A8]
Hangul Jamo
[U+11AA]
U+FFA2, ᄁ
HALFWIDTH HANGUL LETTER SSANGKIYEOK

[U+FFA1]
Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms
[U+FFA3]

Korean

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Etymology

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Doubled (g).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /k͈/ (velar plosive with tense phonation; similar to English /k/, but with a stiff glottal opening)
  • Actual realisation:
    (chiefly) IPA(key): [k͈]
    (before stops, or word-finally) IPA(key): [k̚]
    (before nasals) IPA(key): [ŋ]

Letter

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(kk)

  1. A digraph of hangul, the Korean alphabet.

Usage notes

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In North Korea, the letter is called 된기윽 (doen'gieuk, “strong (g)”). In South Korea, it is called 쌍기역 (, ssanggiyeok, “doubled (g)”).

Historical usage

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In Dongguk Jeong'un (東國正韻), this letter was used to transcribe voiced velar plosive ([ɡ]) of Middle Chinese.