자음: Phụ âm
Meaning in English:
자음 (子音, jaeum) in English means "consonant(s)".
- 자 (子) = child, derived
- 음 (音) = sound
- Basic consonants (기본 자음): ㄱ, ㄴ, ㄷ, ㄹ, ㅁ, ㅂ, ㅅ, ㅇ, ㅈ, ㅊ, ㅋ, ㅌ, ㅍ, ㅎ
- Double consonants (쌍자음): ㄲ, ㄸ, ㅃ, ㅆ, ㅉ
- Final consonants (받침): Consonants placed at the end of a syllable.