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Jin-myeong진명
Jin-myeong brings together “truth” and “bright.” Like your name, you are someone who lives truthfully and lives a bright and clear 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:
| Hanja | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 眞明 | 眞 ‘truth’ + 明 ‘bright’ 眞(참 진) + 明(밝을 명) |
| 振明 | 振 ‘to rouse’ + 明 ‘bright’ 振(떨칠 진) + 明(밝을 명) |
| 辰明 | 辰 ‘star; dragon branch’ + 明 ‘bright’ 辰(별 진) + 明(밝을 명) |
- Honesty
- Light
Who it's given to
Jin-myeong is mostly a boy's name.
How to say and write it
Revised Romanization: Jin-myeong. Say it like jeen-myung.
진ㅈ + ㅣ + ㄴ
명ㅁ + ㅕ + ㅇ
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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