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Ji-yu지유

Ji-yu brings together “wisdom” and “abundant.” Like your name, you are someone who grows in wisdom and lives a life of abundance.

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
智裕智 ‘wisdom’ + 裕 ‘abundant’
智(슬기 지) + 裕(넉넉할 유)
志裕志 ‘aspiration; will’ + 裕 ‘abundant’
志(뜻 지) + 裕(넉넉할 유)
智柔智 ‘wisdom’ + 柔 ‘gentle’
智(슬기 지) + 柔(부드러울 유)
智侑智 ‘wisdom’ + 侑 ‘to help’
智(슬기 지) + 侑(도울 유)
志柔志 ‘aspiration; will’ + 柔 ‘gentle’
志(뜻 지) + 柔(부드러울 유)
志侑志 ‘aspiration; will’ + 侑 ‘to help’
志(뜻 지) + 侑(도울 유)

Who it's given to

Ji-yu is mostly a girl's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Ji-yu. Say it like jee-yoo.

지ㅈ + ㅣ
유ㅇ + 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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