Hangul Syllable Ggeuj

It is a Hangul spelling unit; context gives it a role.

끚 joins three Hangul jamo, the component letters used to build syllables: ㄲ is the initial consonant, ㅡ the vowel, and ㅈ the final consonant. Because the vowel is horizontal, the initial sits above it and the final below. Together they spell one syllable, not a translated word.

In a Korean word, the surrounding spelling tells you what role the syllable plays. If 끚 appears alone, its role cannot be inferred from the block by itself; read it with the surrounding Korean text.

A Korean two-set keyboard builds the block

On Dubeolsik, enter Shift+R, M, then W.

Dubeolsik is the standard Korean two-set keyboard layout: those keys enter ㄲ, ㅡ, and ㅈ in order. Switch your input method to Hangul first. On another Korean layout, enter the same initial consonant, vowel, and final consonant in order; the key positions differ.

Why is this a regular Hangul block?

It follows Hangul’s regular system for building syllables.

King Sejong’s court created Hangul in 1443 to let people record Korean more directly and accurately. The Hunminjeongeum, a text explaining the new script, was published in 1446.

Before Hangul, Korean writing leaned heavily on Chinese characters and adapted systems that fit Korean less well. Later spelling policies balanced sound-based spelling with preserving word forms differently, and North and South Korea developed distinct standards.

A Hangul syllable can be stored as a precomposed block or as separate jamo. Input methods may join jamo as you type, and fonts can vary in how they position the pieces; neither changes which components make up 끚.