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Nam-jun남준

Nam-jun brings together “south” and “talented and outstanding.” Like your name, you are someone who is as warm as the southern wind and shines with outstanding talent.

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
南俊南 ‘south’ + 俊 ‘talented and outstanding’
南(남녘 남) + 俊(준걸 준)
嵐俊嵐 ‘mountain mist’ + 俊 ‘talented and outstanding’
嵐(남기 람) + 俊(준걸 준)
南準南 ‘south’ + 準 ‘standard; level’
南(남녘 남) + 準(준할 준)
南峻南 ‘south’ + 峻 ‘lofty’
南(남녘 남) + 峻(높을 준)
嵐準嵐 ‘mountain mist’ + 準 ‘standard; level’
嵐(남기 람) + 準(준할 준)
嵐峻嵐 ‘mountain mist’ + 峻 ‘lofty’
嵐(남기 람) + 峻(높을 준)

Who it's given to

Nam-jun is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Nam-jun. Say it like nam-joon.

남ㄴ + ㅏ + ㅁ
준ㅈ + ㅜ + 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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