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Gang-min강민

Gang-min brings together “healthy and at ease” and “quick-witted.” Like your name, you are someone who stays healthy and at ease, and who stays quick and bright of mind.

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:

HanjaMeaning
康敏康 ‘healthy and at ease’ + 敏 ‘quick-witted’
康(편안 강) + 敏(민첩할 민)
康珉康 ‘healthy and at ease’ + 珉 ‘stone like jade’
康(편안 강) + 珉(옥돌 민)
康旻康 ‘healthy and at ease’ + 旻 ‘autumn sky’
康(편안 강) + 旻(하늘 민)
剛敏剛 ‘firm and strong’ + 敏 ‘quick-witted’
剛(굳셀 강) + 敏(민첩할 민)
剛珉剛 ‘firm and strong’ + 珉 ‘stone like jade’
剛(굳셀 강) + 珉(옥돌 민)
剛旻剛 ‘firm and strong’ + 旻 ‘autumn sky’
剛(굳셀 강) + 旻(하늘 민)

Who it's given to

Gang-min is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Gang-min. Say it like gang-meen.

강ㄱ + ㅏ + ㅇ
민ㅁ + ㅣ + 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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