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Gwang-jin광진
Gwang-jin brings together “light” and “truth.” Like your name, you are someone who brings light to those around you and lives truthfully.
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 |
|---|---|
| 光眞 | 光 ‘light’ + 眞 ‘truth’ 光(빛 광) + 眞(참 진) |
| 光振 | 光 ‘light’ + 振 ‘to rouse’ 光(빛 광) + 振(떨칠 진) |
| 光辰 | 光 ‘light’ + 辰 ‘star; dragon branch’ 光(빛 광) + 辰(별 진) |
| 廣眞 | 廣 ‘broad’ + 眞 ‘truth’ 廣(넓을 광) + 眞(참 진) |
| 廣振 | 廣 ‘broad’ + 振 ‘to rouse’ 廣(넓을 광) + 振(떨칠 진) |
| 廣辰 | 廣 ‘broad’ + 辰 ‘star; dragon branch’ 廣(넓을 광) + 辰(별 진) |
- Light
- Honesty
Who it's given to
Gwang-jin is mostly a boy's name.
How to say and write it
Revised Romanization: Gwang-jin. Say it like gwang-jeen.
광ㄱ + ㅘ + ㅇ
진ㅈ + ㅣ + ㄴ
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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