Hangul · compound vowel · 34 of 40
ㅘ 와
- Name
- 와 wa
- Sound
- wa, as in 와
- How it sounds
- wa as in 'wagon', said as one syllable.
- Memory hook
- ㅗ and ㅏ written together, the ㅗ below and the ㅏ on the right. Run o into a quickly and you get wa.
- Watch for
- Pronouncing two syllables, o and a, instead of one quick wa.
Words that use ㅘ
Romanisation help
사과
sagwa
apple
과자
gwaja
snacks; biscuits
와요
wayo
comes
How to write ㅘ
Stroke order · 4 strokes
1
2
3
4
- 1. ㅗ first: a short stroke down, left of centre.
- 2. The ㅗ horizontal, from left to right, underneath.
- 3. Then ㅏ: down the long vertical on the right.
- 4. A short stroke out to the right from the vertical.
General rules
- Top to bottom, left to right.
- Horizontal strokes are written left to right, vertical ones top to bottom.
- Many corners are turned without lifting the pen, so ㄱ and ㄴ are each a single stroke.
- ㅇ is drawn anticlockwise, starting from the top.
- Vowels follow the same order: ㅏ and ㅜ start with the long line, while ㅓ and ㅗ start with the short stroke.
- In a block, write the consonant first, then the vowel, then any final consonant.
Practise it with a tracing guide and a from-memory pass on the writing practice page.
ㅘ is taught on day 8 of the Hangul course, alongside ㅙ ㅚ ㅝ ㅞ ㅟ ㅢ, with a memory hook, words to read and two writing passes.