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Gang-u강우

Gang-u brings together “healthy and at ease” and “universe.” Like your name, you are someone who dreams as big as the universe and stays healthy and at ease.

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
康宇康 ‘healthy and at ease’ + 宇 ‘universe’
康(편안 강) + 宇(집 우)
康祐康 ‘healthy and at ease’ + 祐 ‘blessing’
康(편안 강) + 祐(복 우)
康佑康 ‘healthy and at ease’ + 佑 ‘to help’
康(편안 강) + 佑(도울 우)
剛宇剛 ‘firm and strong’ + 宇 ‘universe’
剛(굳셀 강) + 宇(집 우)
剛祐剛 ‘firm and strong’ + 祐 ‘blessing’
剛(굳셀 강) + 祐(복 우)
剛佑剛 ‘firm and strong’ + 佑 ‘to help’
剛(굳셀 강) + 佑(도울 우)

Who it's given to

Gang-u is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Gang-u. Say it like gang-oo.

강ㄱ + ㅏ + ㅇ
우ㅇ + ㅜ

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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