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Jin-u진우

Jin-u brings together “truth” and “universe.” Like your name, you are someone who lives truthfully and dreams as big as the universe.

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
眞宇眞 ‘truth’ + 宇 ‘universe’
眞(참 진) + 宇(집 우)
眞祐眞 ‘truth’ + 祐 ‘blessing’
眞(참 진) + 祐(복 우)
眞佑眞 ‘truth’ + 佑 ‘to help’
眞(참 진) + 佑(도울 우)
振宇振 ‘to rouse’ + 宇 ‘universe’
振(떨칠 진) + 宇(집 우)
振祐振 ‘to rouse’ + 祐 ‘blessing’
振(떨칠 진) + 祐(복 우)
辰宇辰 ‘star; dragon branch’ + 宇 ‘universe’
辰(별 진) + 宇(집 우)

Who it's given to

Jin-u is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Jin-u. Say it like jeen-oo.

진ㅈ + ㅣ + ㄴ
우ㅇ + 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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