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Dae-geun대근
Dae-geun brings together “great” and “root.” Like your name, you are someone who grows into someone great and stays rooted and strong.
Meaning and hanja
Korean names are usually written with Chinese characters (hanja) chosen for their meaning, so one name can be spelled several ways. Common spellings:
| Hanja | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 大根 | 大 ‘great’ + 根 ‘root’ 大(큰 대) + 根(뿌리 근) |
| 大瑾 | 大 ‘great’ + 瑾 ‘beautiful jade’ 大(큰 대) + 瑾(아름다운 옥 근) |
- Ambition
- Strength
Who it's given to
Dae-geun is mostly a boy's name.
How to say and write it
Revised Romanization: Dae-geun. Say it like deh-geun.
대ㄷ + ㅐ
근ㄱ + ㅡ + ㄴ
Each Hangul syllable is a block: first consonant, vowel, then any final consonant. See the stroke order animated in the app.
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