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Geun-u근우
Geun-u brings together “root” and “universe.” Like your name, you are someone who dreams as big as the universe 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 |
|---|---|
| 根宇 | 根 ‘root’ + 宇 ‘universe’ 根(뿌리 근) + 宇(집 우) |
| 根祐 | 根 ‘root’ + 祐 ‘blessing’ 根(뿌리 근) + 祐(복 우) |
| 瑾宇 | 瑾 ‘beautiful jade’ + 宇 ‘universe’ 瑾(아름다운 옥 근) + 宇(집 우) |
| 瑾祐 | 瑾 ‘beautiful jade’ + 祐 ‘blessing’ 瑾(아름다운 옥 근) + 祐(복 우) |
| 根佑 | 根 ‘root’ + 佑 ‘to help’ 根(뿌리 근) + 佑(도울 우) |
| 瑾佑 | 瑾 ‘beautiful jade’ + 佑 ‘to help’ 瑾(아름다운 옥 근) + 佑(도울 우) |
- Strength
- Ambition
Who it's given to
Geun-u is mostly a boy's name.
How to say and write it
Revised Romanization: Geun-u. Say it like geun-oo.
근ㄱ + ㅡ + ㄴ
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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