쾅 (kwang)

Bang! / Boom!

What it means

A loud, heavy impact. One of the most common sound effects in manhwa — anything big hitting anything hard.

Where you'll see it in manhwa

• A door slammed shut in anger
• An explosion or a building collapsing
• A fist slammed on a desk

How to say it

Romanized as kwang. It's a sound effect (real sounds: hits, crashes, knocks and growls) and its rarity is common.

Similar sound effects

• 쿵 kung — Thud / Thump
• 펑 peong — Pop! / Boom
• 퍽 peok — Thwack / Pow

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