Hangul letter ㅈ (지읒)

Plain consonants

Pronounced without a strong puff of air. At the start of a word ㄱ ㄷ ㅂ ㅈ sound close to k, t, p, ch; between vowels they sound like g, d, b, j.

Letter name

지읒

As initial

j

As final

t

IPA

[tɕ / dʑ]

Place of articulation

Palatal (front of the tongue against the hard palate)

Compare with: ㅊ · ㅉ