ㅋ

From ㄱ (g) + additional horizontal line representing burst of aspiration.

• IPA^(key): /kʰ/
• Actual realisation:

  (word-initially, between vowels, or after nasals and liquids) IPA^(key): [kʰ]

  (after stops) IPA^(key): [k͈]

  (before stops, or word-finally) IPA^(key): [k̚]

  (before nasals) IPA^(key): [ŋ]

ㅋ • (k)

1. 키읔 (kieuk), a jamo (letter) of the alphabet of the Korean writing system, hangeul.

In the South Korean order, it is the sixteenth jamo. In the North Korean order, it is the eleventh.

• K

Because the letter k repeated sounds like a person laughing, putting ㅋ (k) in a consecutive manner stands for laughing in the Korean Internet media.

ㅋ • (k)

1. (Internet slang) laughing.