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Ha-ru하루

Ha-ru brings together “summer” and “tower.” Like your name, you are someone who is as bright as summer and reaches new heights.

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
夏樓夏 ‘summer’ + 樓 ‘tower’
夏(여름 하) + 樓(다락 루)
河樓河 ‘river’ + 樓 ‘tower’
河(물 하) + 樓(다락 루)
霞樓霞 ‘sunset glow’ + 樓 ‘tower’
霞(노을 하) + 樓(다락 루)

Who it's given to

Ha-ru is given to both girls and boys.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Ha-ru. Say it like hah-roo.

하ㅎ + ㅏ
루ㄹ + 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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