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Jin-gyu진규

Jin-gyu brings together “truth” and “a bright star.” Like your name, you are someone who lives truthfully and shines like a bright star.

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
眞奎眞 ‘truth’ + 奎 ‘a bright star’
眞(참 진) + 奎(별 규)
眞圭眞 ‘truth’ + 圭 ‘jade tablet’
眞(참 진) + 圭(서옥 규)
振奎振 ‘to rouse’ + 奎 ‘a bright star’
振(떨칠 진) + 奎(별 규)
辰奎辰 ‘star; dragon branch’ + 奎 ‘a bright star’
辰(별 진) + 奎(별 규)
振圭振 ‘to rouse’ + 圭 ‘jade tablet’
振(떨칠 진) + 圭(서옥 규)
辰圭辰 ‘star; dragon branch’ + 圭 ‘jade tablet’
辰(별 진) + 圭(서옥 규)

Who it's given to

Jin-gyu is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Jin-gyu. Say it like jeen-gyoo.

진ㅈ + ㅣ + ㄴ
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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