Romanization
Romanization is converting Korean-specific expressions the way they are under the rules established by the Korean-English pronunciation agreement. There are several tools and guidebooks available to anyone willing to learn how to properly romanize Korean alphabet established by various entities below.
- Romanizer tool
- This tool converts Hangul alphabet into Roman alphabet. It is a Windows application for ALA-LC Korean romanization.
- South Korean government resource
- North Korean rules (PDF)
McCune-Reischauer Romanization System
| 모음 | Roman | 자음 | Initial | Medial | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ㅏ | a |
ㄱ |
k | k, g (between vowels and after m, n, ng, l), ng (before m, n, l) |
k |
| ㅑ | ya | ㄴ | n | n, l (when preceded or followed by l) |
n |
| ㅓ | ŏ | ㄷ | t | t, d (between vowels and after m, n, ng) |
t |
| ㅕ | yŏ | ㄹ | n | r (between vowels), l (before all other consonants and after n, l), n (after other consonants) |
l |
| ㅗ | o | ㅁ | m | m | m |
| ㅛ | yo | ㅂ | p | b (between vowels and after m, n, ng, l), m (before m, n, l), p (before and after all other consonants) |
p |
| ㅜ | u | ㅅ | s, sh (before wi) |
s, sh (before wi), n (before m, n, l) |
t |
| ㅠ | yu | ㅇ | Not romanized | Not romanized, ng (as syllabic final) |
ng |
| ㅡ | ŭ | ㅈ | ch | j (between vowels, and after m, n, ng) ch (after all other consnants) |
t |
| ㅣ | i | ㅊ | ch’ | ch’ | |
| ㅐ | ae | ㅋ | k’ | k’ | |
| ㅒ | yae | ㅌ | t’ | t’ | |
| ㅔ | e | ㅍ | p’ | p’ | |
| ㅖ | ye | ㅎ | h | h | |
| ㅚ | oe | ㄲ | kk | kk | kk |
| ㅟ | wi | ㄸ | tt | tt | |
| ㅢ | ŭi | ㅃ | pp | pp | |
| ㅘ | wa | ㅆ | ss | ss | |
| ㅙ | wae | ㅉ | tch | tch | |
| ㅝ | wŏ | ||||
| ㅞ | we |