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Gyeong-ju경주

Gyeong-ju brings together “joyful celebration” and “pearl.” Like your name, you are someone who has many reasons to celebrate and is as precious as a pearl.

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
慶珠慶 ‘joyful celebration’ + 珠 ‘pearl’
慶(경사 경) + 珠(구슬 주)
慶周慶 ‘joyful celebration’ + 周 ‘all-around’
慶(경사 경) + 周(두루 주)
景珠景 ‘bright scenery’ + 珠 ‘pearl’
景(볕 경) + 珠(구슬 주)
景周景 ‘bright scenery’ + 周 ‘all-around’
景(볕 경) + 周(두루 주)
慶宙慶 ‘joyful celebration’ + 宙 ‘universe’
慶(경사 경) + 宙(집 주)
景宙景 ‘bright scenery’ + 宙 ‘universe’
景(볕 경) + 宙(집 주)

Who it's given to

Gyeong-ju is mostly a girl's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Gyeong-ju. Say it like gyung-joo.

경ㄱ + ㅕ + ㅇ
주ㅈ + 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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