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I-geon이건
I-geon brings together “joyful” and “to build up.” Like your name, you are someone who lives a joyful life and builds the life you dream of.
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 |
|---|---|
| 怡建 | 怡 ‘joyful’ + 建 ‘to build up’ 怡(기쁠 이) + 建(세울 건) |
| 怡健 | 怡 ‘joyful’ + 健 ‘strong and healthy’ 怡(기쁠 이) + 健(굳셀 건) |
| 理建 | 理 ‘reason and order’ + 建 ‘to build up’ 理(다스릴 리) + 建(세울 건) |
| 理健 | 理 ‘reason and order’ + 健 ‘strong and healthy’ 理(다스릴 리) + 健(굳셀 건) |
| 莉建 | 莉 ‘jasmine’ + 建 ‘to build up’ 莉(말리 리) + 建(세울 건) |
| 莉健 | 莉 ‘jasmine’ + 健 ‘strong and healthy’ 莉(말리 리) + 健(굳셀 건) |
- Joy
- Ambition
Who it's given to
I-geon is mostly a boy's name.
How to say and write it
Revised Romanization: I-geon. Say it like ee-gun.
이ㅇ + ㅣ
건ㄱ + ㅓ + 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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