My Korean Life

Home › Korean names › Si-jin (시진)

Si-jin시진

Si-jin brings together “the right moment” and “truth.” Like your name, you are someone who always arrives at the right moment and lives truthfully.

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
時眞時 ‘the right moment; time’ + 眞 ‘truth’
時(때 시) + 眞(참 진)
時振時 ‘the right moment; time’ + 振 ‘to rouse’
時(때 시) + 振(떨칠 진)
時辰時 ‘the right moment; time’ + 辰 ‘star; dragon branch’
時(때 시) + 辰(별 진)
詩眞詩 ‘poetry’ + 眞 ‘truth’
詩(시 시) + 眞(참 진)
始眞始 ‘beginning’ + 眞 ‘truth’
始(비로소 시) + 眞(참 진)
詩振詩 ‘poetry’ + 振 ‘to rouse’
詩(시 시) + 振(떨칠 진)

Who it's given to

Si-jin is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Si-jin. Say it like see-jeen.

시ㅅ + ㅣ
진ㅈ + ㅣ + ㄴ

Each Hangul syllable is a block: first consonant, vowel, then any final consonant. See the stroke order animated in the app.

Related names

Si-a시아Si-an시안Si-eon시언Si-yeon시연Si-yeong시영Si-on시온Ga-ryeong가령Ga-rin가린Ga-rim가림Ga-eul가을Gang-yu강유Geon-hyeong건형
Get your own Korean name →

Free. Uses a selfie and your birth year; nothing is stored.