Korean Romanization Converter
Convert Hangul to Latin letters using the Revised Romanization standard.
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About Korean Romanization
Romanization converts Korean Hangul characters into Latin letters, making Korean text readable for those who haven't learned the Korean alphabet. This tool uses the Revised Romanization of Korean, the official system used by the South Korean government since 2000.
Revised Romanization Rules
The Revised Romanization system follows specific rules to represent Korean sounds accurately:
- Vowels: ㅏ=a, ㅓ=eo, ㅗ=o, ㅜ=u, ㅡ=eu, ㅣ=i, ㅐ=ae, ㅔ=e
- Consonants: ㄱ=g/k, ㄴ=n, ㄷ=d/t, ㄹ=r/l, ㅁ=m, ㅂ=b/p, ㅅ=s, ㅇ=ng
- Double consonants: ㄲ=kk, ㄸ=tt, ㅃ=pp, ㅆ=ss, ㅉ=jj
Sound Change Rules
Korean pronunciation changes when certain consonants meet. This converter applies these rules automatically:
- Liaison (연음): Final consonants link to the following syllable's vowel (e.g., 음악 → eumak)
- Nasalization (비음화): Certain consonants become nasal before ㄴ or ㅁ (e.g., 십만 → simman)
- ㅎ weakening: ㅎ often becomes silent between vowels (e.g., 좋아요 → joayo)
Why Learn Hangul Instead?
While romanization is helpful for beginners, learning to read Hangul directly is more accurate and efficient. Hangul was designed to be easy to learn — most people can master it in just a few hours. Romanization can sometimes be misleading since Korean sounds don't always map perfectly to English letters.