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Geun-ho근호

Geun-ho brings together “root” and “vast.” Like your name, you are someone who dreams vast dreams 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:

HanjaMeaning
根浩根 ‘root’ + 浩 ‘vast’
根(뿌리 근) + 浩(넓을 호)
根昊根 ‘root’ + 昊 ‘sky’
根(뿌리 근) + 昊(하늘 호)
瑾浩瑾 ‘beautiful jade’ + 浩 ‘vast’
瑾(아름다운 옥 근) + 浩(넓을 호)
瑾昊瑾 ‘beautiful jade’ + 昊 ‘sky’
瑾(아름다운 옥 근) + 昊(하늘 호)
根晧根 ‘root’ + 晧 ‘bright’
根(뿌리 근) + 晧(밝을 호)
瑾晧瑾 ‘beautiful jade’ + 晧 ‘bright’
瑾(아름다운 옥 근) + 晧(밝을 호)

Who it's given to

Geun-ho is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Geun-ho. Say it like geun-hoh.

근ㄱ + ㅡ + ㄴ
호ㅎ + ㅗ

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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