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Ok-ja옥자

Ok-ja brings together “jade” and “child.” Like your name, you are someone who is as precious as jade and is cherished.

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
玉子玉 ‘jade’ + 子 ‘child’
玉(구슬 옥) + 子(아들 자)
玉慈玉 ‘jade’ + 慈 ‘mercy’
玉(구슬 옥) + 慈(사랑 자)
鈺子鈺 ‘treasure’ + 子 ‘child’
鈺(보배 옥) + 子(아들 자)
鈺慈鈺 ‘treasure’ + 慈 ‘mercy’
鈺(보배 옥) + 慈(사랑 자)

Who it's given to

Ok-ja is mostly a girl's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Ok-ja. Say it like ok-jah.

옥ㅇ + ㅗ + ㄱ
자ㅈ + ㅏ

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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