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켅

hangul syllable kenj

Hangul syllable 켅

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켅 is a Hangul syllable block; its meaning comes from the Korean word it belongs to. It is assembled from ㅋ, ㅔ and final ㄵ, which a Korean input method combines into one block.

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What 켅 means

Its meaning comes from the Korean word it belongs to.

As of 2026-09-13, no established standalone Korean word or social reading is known for 켅.

It is one syllable with initial ㅋ, vowel ㅔ, and final consonant cluster ㄵ. Those parts show how the syllable is formed, not what word it means.

Why was Hangul made?

To write Korean with a system designed for Korean speech.

The project began under King Sejong in 1443. Before Hangul, Korean writers used Chinese characters directly and adapted them in methods such as hyangchal and idu, which used those characters to represent Korean speech. In 1446, Hunminjeongeum, a guide to the new letters, explained their design and use.

Hangul appeared in letters, petitions, household labels, and literature; in 1894, Joseon made it the kingdom's official script.

How do I type 켅?

Use a Korean input method to compose its three parts.

Enter initial ㅋ, vowel ㅔ, and final cluster ㄵ in that order; a Korean input method combines them into one syllable block.

Unicode also represents the syllable as 켅, a sequence of conjoining jamo—components designed to join inside a syllable block. Unicode normalization can compose that sequence into 켅; fonts can differ in how they position or display the parts.

Who writes 켅

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What it means when someone sends it to you

2 readings

One syllable in a larger word; the whole word supplies its meaning.

Questions people ask

2

Why might ㅋㅔㄵ stay separate?

Because ㅋㅔㄵ is three compatibility-jamo characters. A Korean input method composes keystrokes into a syllable block, while the Unicode conjoining-jamo sequence 켅 can normalize to 켅.

Is the Phags-pa connection to Hangul settled?

No. A proposed link compares a few Hangul letter shapes with those in the Phags-pa script, another historical writing system; resemblance alone does not establish descent.

How to type or find 켅

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켅 meaning · 켅 Korean word · ㅋㅔㄵ · ㄵ · Hangul jamo · type 켅
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Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType CF05, then AltX to get 켅.
Windows
⊞Win+Rrun charmap for the full table, or use the emoji picker's Ω symbols tab (Win .).
macOS
⌃Control+⌘Command+␣SpaceOpen the character viewer and search “hangul syllable kenj”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType cf05, then Enter or Space.
HTML
켅
CSS
\CF05
Korean input method
Enter initial ㅋ, vowel ㅔ, and final cluster ㄵ in order; the input method composes them into 켅.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
켅
HTML hex
켅
CSS content
content: "\CF05";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%EC%BC%85
1
On screen
1
Code points
1
JS .length
3
UTF-8 bytes

A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.

Families this belongs to

2

Chinese, Japanese & Korean121,370 symbols

Korean syllables11,623 symbols