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nounAny of the component letters of the Korean hangul alphabet.
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- Korean자모(字母)
- Korean자모(字母)
- Englishjamo
Borrowed from Korean 자모(字母) (jamo).
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Chinese Mandarin 韓語字母 /韩语字母, 諺文字母 /谚文字母
- 韓語字母 /韩语字母 (hányǔ zìmǔ)jamo - Korean letters, building blocks of hangul
- 諺文字母 /谚文字母 (yànwén zìmǔ)jamo - Korean letters, building blocks of hangul
- 朝鮮字母 /朝鲜字母 (cháoxiān zìmǔ)jamo - Korean letters, building blocks of hangul
Japanese 字母, ハングルの字母
- 字母 (jibo)jamo - Korean letters, building blocks of hangul
- ハングルの字母 (hanguru no jibo)jamo - Korean letters, building blocks of hangul
- 朝鮮字母 (Chōsen jibo)jamo - Korean letters, building blocks of hangul
Korean 자모, 낱소리
- 자모 (jamo)jamo - Korean letters, building blocks of hangul
- 낱소리 (natsori)jamo - Korean letters, building blocks of hangul
Polish jamo
- jamojamo - Korean letters, building blocks of hangul
Russian чамо́, нассо́ри
- чамо́ (čamó)jamo - Korean letters, building blocks of hangul
- нассо́ри (nassóri)jamo - Korean letters, building blocks of hangul
Vietnamese chamo, tự mẫu
- chamojamo - Korean letters, building blocks of hangul
- tự mẫujamo - Korean letters, building blocks of hangul
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APA
jamo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jamo
MLA
“jamo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jamo. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jamo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jamo.
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