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Learn the Korean Alphabet

Learn all 40 Hangul letters β€” sound, stroke order and real words.

Start with basic consonants Open the practice app
  • 40characters
  • 14basic consonants
  • 5double consonants
  • 10basic vowels
  • 309example words

Hangul was designed from scratch in the 1440s to be easy to learn, and it shows: 14 basic consonants and 10 basic vowels, plus 5 double consonants and 11 compound vowels, give you every sound in Korean. Letters are not written in a line but stacked into syllable blocks β€” ν•œ is γ…Ž + ㅏ + γ„΄. Learn the 40 shapes here and you can sound out any Korean word on sight.

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Basic consonants 14

Double consonants 5

Basic vowels 10

Compound vowels 11

The first characters

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γ„± Giyeok g / kβ–Ά γ„΄ Nieun nβ–Ά γ„· Digeut d / tβ–Ά γ„Ή Rieul r / lβ–Ά ㅁ Mieum mβ–Ά γ…‚ Bieup b / pβ–Ά γ…… Siot sβ–Ά γ…‡ Ieung (silent) / ngβ–Ά γ…ˆ Jieut jβ–Ά γ…Š Chieut chβ–Ά γ…‹ Kieuk kβ–Ά γ…Œ Tieut tβ–Ά

Tap a card to hear it. Open a letter for stroke order and example words.

Everything the app does β€” in the browser

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Handwriting that gets scored

Trace each character on the canvas and get scored stroke by stroke β€” not multiple choice.

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Native pronunciation

Recorded audio for every character and hundreds of example words.

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Animated stroke order

Watch the correct stroke order and direction, then write it yourself.

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Spaced repetition

An SM-2 review deck resurfaces exactly the characters you keep getting wrong.

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Quizzes & listening drills

Practice and test modes, matching, and real listening exercises.

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Progress that sticks

Streaks, badges and weekly charts β€” your progress is saved in the browser.

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Frequently asked questions

How many letters are in the Korean alphabet?

Hangul has 24 basic letters: 14 consonants and 10 vowels. Counting the 5 double consonants (γ„² γ„Έ γ…ƒ γ…† γ…‰) and 11 compound vowels (ㅐ γ…” γ…˜ …) that you also need in order to read, the full set is 40 β€” that is what this site covers, one page each.

How long does it take to learn Hangul?

Recognising the letters takes most learners a few days to two weeks. What takes longer is reading them as syllable blocks at speed, and the sound changes that happen where blocks meet.

Why are Korean letters written in blocks?

Each syllable is packed into a square block of 2–4 letters, read left to right and top to bottom inside the block. It keeps Korean text visually even and marks syllable boundaries without spaces inside a word.

Is this site free?

Yes. Every letter page, the audio and the interactive practice app are free in the browser. There is a mobile app too if you would rather practise offline.

Prefer to practise offline?

The same lessons, handwriting canvas and review deck as a native app.

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