Korean word

받침

Pronunciation

Romanizationpatchim

Meaning

  • nounfinal consonant

Example

이 단어는 받침이 있어서 읽기 어려워요.i ta neo neun pat chi mi i sseo seo il kki eo ryeo wo yo

This word is hard to read because it has a final consonant.

Illustration for 받침 (final consonant)

More examples

쓰다 보면 받침을 깜박할 때가 있어요.sseu da po myeon pat chi meul kkam ba kal ttae ga i sseo yo

When writing, you sometimes forget the final consonant.

Core concept

The consonant placed under the main vowel in a syllable block, shaping its ending and sometimes triggering a sound change.

Common phrases

  • 받침 발음pat chim pa reum

    final-consonant pronunciation

  • 받침 소리pat chim so ri

    final-consonant sound

  • 받침 때문에pat chim ttae mu ne

    because of the final consonant

Similar words

종성chongseong: A formal linguistic term for the sound at the end of a syllable.
끝소리kkeutssori: The sound heard at the end of a syllable or word.

Definition in Korean

한 음절의 끝에 놓여 그 음절의 소리를 결정하거나 발음 변화를 일으키는 자음 또는 그 이름.han eum jeo rui kkeu se no yeo keu eum jeo rui so ri reul kyeol jeong ha geo na pa reum pyeon hwa reul i reu ki neun cha eum tto neun keu i reum

Word origin

The word is formed from a Korean verb meaning to support plus a noun-forming ending, linking its support image to the bottom position in a syllable block.

Usage tips

  • Unlike an English spelling rule focused mainly on word endings, this feature is part of Korean syllable-block reading, so noticing the lower position helps learners follow pronunciation patterns.

Other meanings

  • saucernoun
  • supportnoun

Opposites

  • 초성choseonginitial consonantnoun
  • 모음moeumvowelnoun

Related words

  • 받치다patchidasupportverb
  • 받침대patchimdaestandnoun
  • 밑받침mitppatchimfoundationnoun

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