Vowels
| Monophthongs | /i/ ㅣ, /e/ ㅔ, /ɛ/ ㅐ, /a/ ㅏ*, /o/ ㅗ, /u/ ㅜ, /ʌ/ ㅓ, /ɯ/ ㅡ, /ø/ ㅚ |
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| Vowels preceded by intermediaries, or Diphthongs |
/je/ ㅖ, /jɛ/ ㅒ, /ja/ ㅑ, /ɥi/ ㅟ, /we/ ㅞ, /wɛ/ ㅙ, /wa/ ㅘ, /ɰi/ ㅢ, /jo/ ㅛ, /ju/ ㅠ, /jʌ/ ㅕ, /wʌ/ ㅝ |
^* ㅏ is closer to a Near-open central vowel, though ⟨a⟩ is still used out of tradition.
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