Hangul · vowel · 20 of 40
ㅛ 요
- Name
- 요 yo
- Sound
- yo, as in 요
- How it sounds
- yo as in 'yoghurt', with the lips rounded.
- Memory hook
- ㅗ with the upward stroke doubled, and the extra stroke adds the y.
- Watch for
- Confusing it with ㅕ, which has no lip rounding.
Words that use ㅛ
Romanisation help
요리
yori
cooking
학교
hakgyo
school
교실
gyosil
classroom
How to write ㅛ
Stroke order · 3 strokes
1
2
3
- 1. The left short stroke, down from above.
- 2. The right short stroke, down from above.
- 3. The long horizontal, from left to right, underneath.
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.
ㅛ is taught on day 4 of the Hangul course, alongside ㅑ ㅕ ㅠ, with a memory hook, words to read and two writing passes.