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Jeong-gyu정규

Jeong-gyu brings together “upright” and “a bright star.” Like your name, you are someone who shines like a bright star and lives honestly and uprightly.

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
正奎正 ‘upright’ + 奎 ‘a bright star’
正(바를 정) + 奎(별 규)
正圭正 ‘upright’ + 圭 ‘jade tablet’
正(바를 정) + 圭(서옥 규)
晶奎晶 ‘crystal clear’ + 奎 ‘a bright star’
晶(맑을 정) + 奎(별 규)
定奎定 ‘settled’ + 奎 ‘a bright star’
定(정할 정) + 奎(별 규)
晶圭晶 ‘crystal clear’ + 圭 ‘jade tablet’
晶(맑을 정) + 圭(서옥 규)
定圭定 ‘settled’ + 圭 ‘jade tablet’
定(정할 정) + 圭(서옥 규)

Who it's given to

Jeong-gyu is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Jeong-gyu. Say it like jung-gyoo.

정ㅈ + ㅓ + ㅇ
규ㄱ + ㅠ

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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