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Jin-yu진유

Jin-yu brings together “truth” and “abundant.” Like your name, you are someone who lives truthfully and lives a life of abundance.

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
眞裕眞 ‘truth’ + 裕 ‘abundant’
眞(참 진) + 裕(넉넉할 유)
眞侑眞 ‘truth’ + 侑 ‘to help’
眞(참 진) + 侑(도울 유)
振裕振 ‘to rouse’ + 裕 ‘abundant’
振(떨칠 진) + 裕(넉넉할 유)
辰裕辰 ‘star; dragon branch’ + 裕 ‘abundant’
辰(별 진) + 裕(넉넉할 유)
振侑振 ‘to rouse’ + 侑 ‘to help’
振(떨칠 진) + 侑(도울 유)
辰侑辰 ‘star; dragon branch’ + 侑 ‘to help’
辰(별 진) + 侑(도울 유)

Who it's given to

Jin-yu is given to both girls and boys.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Jin-yu. Say it like jeen-yoo.

진ㅈ + ㅣ + ㄴ
유ㅇ + 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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