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Myeong-jin명진
Myeong-jin brings together “bright” and “truth.” 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 |
|---|---|
| 明眞 | 明 ‘bright’ + 眞 ‘truth’ 明(밝을 명) + 眞(참 진) |
| 明振 | 明 ‘bright’ + 振 ‘to rouse’ 明(밝을 명) + 振(떨칠 진) |
| 明辰 | 明 ‘bright’ + 辰 ‘star; dragon branch’ 明(밝을 명) + 辰(별 진) |
- Light
- Honesty
Who it's given to
Myeong-jin is mostly a boy's name.
How to say and write it
Revised Romanization: Myeong-jin. Say it like myung-jeen.
명ㅁ + ㅕ + ㅇ
진ㅈ + ㅣ + ㄴ
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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