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James in Korean
제임스
James is written 제임스 in Korean, 3 syllable blocks. This is the spelling Koreans use for the English name James.
Letter by letter
제
"je" · letters sit left-right
ㅈ
first · jieutj as in jam, softer
ㅔ
vowel · ee as in bed
임
"im" · letters sit left-right + bottom
ㅇ
first · ieungsilent here, it just holds the place
ㅣ
vowel · iee as in see
ㅁ
final · mieumm
스
"seu" · letters sit top-bottom
ㅅ
first · siots as in see
ㅡ
vowel · euu as in put, lips flat
How to write 제임스 by hand
Write each block inside its own square. Inside a block, go from top to bottom and left to right: first the starting consonant, then the vowel, then the final consonant underneath if there is one. Horizontal strokes go left to right, vertical strokes top to bottom.