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Seon-ja선자
Seon-ja brings together “good and kind” and “child.” Like your name, you are someone who is cherished and keeps a kind and good heart.
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 |
|---|---|
| 善子 | 善 ‘good and kind’ + 子 ‘child’ 善(착할 선) + 子(아들 자) |
| 善慈 | 善 ‘good and kind’ + 慈 ‘mercy’ 善(착할 선) + 慈(사랑 자) |
| 仙子 | 仙 ‘immortal; fairy’ + 子 ‘child’ 仙(신선 선) + 子(아들 자) |
| 宣子 | 宣 ‘to proclaim’ + 子 ‘child’ 宣(베풀 선) + 子(아들 자) |
| 仙慈 | 仙 ‘immortal; fairy’ + 慈 ‘mercy’ 仙(신선 선) + 慈(사랑 자) |
| 宣慈 | 宣 ‘to proclaim’ + 慈 ‘mercy’ 宣(베풀 선) + 慈(사랑 자) |
- Kindness
- Love
Who it's given to
Seon-ja is mostly a girl's name.
How to say and write it
Revised Romanization: Seon-ja. Say it like sun-jah.
선ㅅ + ㅓ + ㄴ
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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