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Geon-yul건율

Geon-yul brings together “to build up” and “rhythm.” Like your name, you are someone who builds the life you dream of and lives with rhythm and harmony.

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
建律建 ‘to build up’ + 律 ‘rhythm; law’
建(세울 건) + 律(법칙 률)
健律健 ‘strong and healthy’ + 律 ‘rhythm; law’
健(굳셀 건) + 律(법칙 률)
建聿建 ‘to build up’ + 聿 ‘brush’
建(세울 건) + 聿(붓 율)
健聿健 ‘strong and healthy’ + 聿 ‘brush’
健(굳셀 건) + 聿(붓 율)

Who it's given to

Geon-yul is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Geon-yul. Say it like gun-yool.

건ㄱ + ㅓ + ㄴ
율ㅇ + ㅠ + ㄹ

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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