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Gil-ja길자

Gil-ja brings together “good fortune” and “child.” Like your name, you are someone who is blessed with good fortune and is cherished.

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
吉子	吉 ‘good fortune’ + 子 ‘child’ 吉(길할 길) + 子(아들 자)
吉慈	吉 ‘good fortune’ + 慈 ‘mercy’ 吉(길할 길) + 慈(사랑 자)

Gil-ja is mostly a girl's name.

Revised Romanization: Gil-ja. Say it like geel-jah.

길ㄱ + ㅣ + ㄹ

자ㅈ + ㅏ

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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