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I-jin이진

I-jin brings together “joyful” and “truth.” Like your name, you are someone who lives a joyful life 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:

HanjaMeaning
怡眞怡 ‘joyful’ + 眞 ‘truth’
怡(기쁠 이) + 眞(참 진)
怡珍怡 ‘joyful’ + 珍 ‘treasure’
怡(기쁠 이) + 珍(보배 진)
莉眞莉 ‘jasmine’ + 眞 ‘truth’
莉(말리 리) + 眞(참 진)
莉珍莉 ‘jasmine’ + 珍 ‘treasure’
莉(말리 리) + 珍(보배 진)
怡辰怡 ‘joyful’ + 辰 ‘star; dragon branch’
怡(기쁠 이) + 辰(별 진)
伊眞伊 ‘that one (he/she)’ + 眞 ‘truth’
伊(저 이) + 眞(참 진)

Who it's given to

I-jin is given to both girls and boys.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: I-jin. Say it like ee-jeen.

이ㅇ + ㅣ
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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