Appendix 7: Korean Romanization Table
This table illustrates the general application of the Korean Romanization rules; exceptions are noted in Korean romanization guideline above.
| Letter | Position | Rules for Romanization | Examples |
| ㄱ | Initial | Always K | 국어 Kugŏ |
| Medial | 1. G between vowels, or after ㄴ, ㄹ, ㅁ and ㅇ | 물건 mulgŏn 전기 chŏn’gi | |
| 2. NG before ㄴ, ㄹ and ㅁ | 국민 kungmin | ||
| 3. K before and after all other consonants | 합계 hapkye | ||
| Final | Always K | 조국 choguk | |
| ㄴ | Initial | 1. Not romanized before ‘ㅣ’ and yotized vowels | 녀자 yŏja 닐곱 ilgop |
| 2. N before other vowels | 농민 nongmin | ||
| Medial | 1. L when preceded or followed by ㄹ | 달님 tallim 한류 Hallyu | |
| 2. N in all other cases | 미나리 minari | ||
| Final | Always N | 강산 kangsan | |
| ㄷ | Initial | Always T | 다섯 tasŏt |
| Medial | 1. D between vowels, or after ㄴ, ㅁ, ㅇ | 무당 mudang 만두 mandu | |
| 2. T after ㄱ, ㅂ, ㄹ and ㅅ | 합동 haptong 율동 yultong | ||
| 3. N as syllabic final before ㄴ | 치닫는 ch’idannŭn | ||
| 4. T as syllabic final before other consonants | 숟가락 sutkarak 묻다 mutta | ||
| Final | Always T | 곧 kot | |
| ㄹ | Initial | 1. Not romanized before ‘ㅣ’, or yotized vowels | 력사 yŏksa 리론 iron |
| 2. N before other vowels | 론술 nonsul | ||
| Medial | 1. R between vowels, or before ㅎ | 마루 maru 발해 Parhae | |
| 2. L before all other consonants, or after ㄴ and ㄹ | 물리학 mullihak | ||
| 3. N after other consonants | 종로 Chongno | ||
| Final | Always L | 오솔길 osolkil | |
| ㅁ | Initial | Always M | 목수 moksu |
| Medial | Always M | 나무 namu 몸살 momsal | |
| Final | Always M | 보석함 posŏkham | |
| ㅂ | Initial | Always P | 발표 palp’yo |
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