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Jin-i진이

Jin-i brings together “truth” and “joyful.” Like your name, you are someone who lives truthfully and lives a joyful life.

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
眞怡眞 ‘truth’ + 怡 ‘joyful’
眞(참 진) + 怡(기쁠 이)
珍怡珍 ‘treasure’ + 怡 ‘joyful’
珍(보배 진) + 怡(기쁠 이)
眞伊眞 ‘truth’ + 伊 ‘that one (he/she)’
眞(참 진) + 伊(저 이)
珍伊珍 ‘treasure’ + 伊 ‘that one (he/she)’
珍(보배 진) + 伊(저 이)
辰怡辰 ‘star; dragon branch’ + 怡 ‘joyful’
辰(별 진) + 怡(기쁠 이)
辰伊辰 ‘star; dragon branch’ + 伊 ‘that one (he/she)’
辰(별 진) + 伊(저 이)

Who it's given to

Jin-i is mostly a girl's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Jin-i. Say it like jeen-ee.

진ㅈ + ㅣ + ㄴ
이ㅇ + ㅣ

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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