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Jin-ju진주
Jin-ju brings together “truth” and “pearl.” Like your name, you are someone who lives truthfully and is as precious as a pearl.
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:
| Hanja | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 眞珠 | 眞 ‘truth’ + 珠 ‘pearl’ 眞(참 진) + 珠(구슬 주) |
| 眞周 | 眞 ‘truth’ + 周 ‘all-around’ 眞(참 진) + 周(두루 주) |
| 珍珠 | 珍 ‘treasure’ + 珠 ‘pearl’ 珍(보배 진) + 珠(구슬 주) |
| 珍周 | 珍 ‘treasure’ + 周 ‘all-around’ 珍(보배 진) + 周(두루 주) |
| 眞宙 | 眞 ‘truth’ + 宙 ‘universe’ 眞(참 진) + 宙(집 주) |
| 珍宙 | 珍 ‘treasure’ + 宙 ‘universe’ 珍(보배 진) + 宙(집 주) |
- Honesty
- Fortune
Who it's given to
Jin-ju is mostly a girl's name.
How to say and write it
Revised Romanization: Jin-ju. Say it like jeen-joo.
진ㅈ + ㅣ + ㄴ
주ㅈ + ㅜ
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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