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Seon-ju선주

Seon-ju brings together “good and kind” and “pearl.” Like your name, you are someone who is as precious as a pearl 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:

HanjaMeaning
善珠善 ‘good and kind’ + 珠 ‘pearl’
善(착할 선) + 珠(구슬 주)
善周善 ‘good and kind’ + 周 ‘all-around’
善(착할 선) + 周(두루 주)
善宙善 ‘good and kind’ + 宙 ‘universe’
善(착할 선) + 宙(집 주)
仙珠仙 ‘immortal; fairy’ + 珠 ‘pearl’
仙(신선 선) + 珠(구슬 주)
仙周仙 ‘immortal; fairy’ + 周 ‘all-around’
仙(신선 선) + 周(두루 주)
宣珠宣 ‘to proclaim’ + 珠 ‘pearl’
宣(베풀 선) + 珠(구슬 주)

Who it's given to

Seon-ju is mostly a girl's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Seon-ju. Say it like sun-joo.

선ㅅ + ㅓ + ㄴ
주ㅈ + ㅜ

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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