Hangul syllable Ryegg

It represents one Korean syllable. Its jamo are ᄅ (initial consonant), ᅨ (vowel) and ᆩ (final consonant); fonts vary in their shape and placement.

King Sejong’s Hunminjeongeum was made for Joseon speech; its preface says that speech differed from Chinese. The Sejong Sillok records it in 1443; the 1446 Hunminjeongeum Haeryebon explains its letters and syllable structure. Later names included jeongeum and eonmun; gukmun was common after the 1894 Gabo Reform. “Hangeul” appears in early-1910s records, though its first use is disputed; it was widespread by 1928.