Hangul syllable Jaegg

잮 is one Hangul syllable block; its role depends on Korean context.

As of 2026-09-13, 잮 has no established common standalone word meaning. Its parts are ㅈ as the first consonant, ㅐ as the vowel, and ㄲ as the final consonant, called batchim; the Korean word around it gives it a role.

Hangul was designed to make Korean easier to write for people without training in Chinese characters. Its design was completed in 1443, and a 1446 guide called the Hunminjeongeum introduced it. Older methods—Idu, hyangchal, and gugyeol—used Chinese characters in different ways to write Korean words or mark Korean grammar; they are related methods, not alternate spellings of 잮. During Hangul’s early centuries, it appeared in letters, Buddhist texts, fiction, and everyday records while Chinese writing retained official prestige; in modern Korea it became the national script.

How do I type 잮?

On a South Korean 2-set keyboard, type W, O, then Shift+R.

The standard South Korean 2-set layout maps W to ㅈ, O to ㅐ, and Shift+R to ㄲ. A Korean input method joins them as you type: W+O shows 재; adding the final ㄲ changes it to 잮.

A Hangul-aware editor can also compose the sequence ᄌ + ᅢ + ᆩ. In code, use \uC7AE; in HTML, use 잮.

Why does 잮 look different?

A decomposed Hangul sequence may display its letters separately.

Unicode treats the precomposed block 잮 and the jamo sequence 잮 as canonically equivalent: they encode the same Hangul sequence. A font or editor without Hangul joining support can leave the letters apart; one with support displays a single syllable block.