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So-jin소진

So-jin brings together “bright” and “truth.” Like your name, you are someone who lives truthfully and lives a bright and shining life.

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
昭眞昭 ‘bright’ + 眞 ‘truth’
昭(밝을 소) + 眞(참 진)
昭珍昭 ‘bright’ + 珍 ‘treasure’
昭(밝을 소) + 珍(보배 진)
昭辰昭 ‘bright’ + 辰 ‘star; dragon branch’
昭(밝을 소) + 辰(별 진)
素眞素 ‘simple and pure’ + 眞 ‘truth’
素(본디 소) + 眞(참 진)
素珍素 ‘simple and pure’ + 珍 ‘treasure’
素(본디 소) + 珍(보배 진)
素辰素 ‘simple and pure’ + 辰 ‘star; dragon branch’
素(본디 소) + 辰(별 진)

Who it's given to

So-jin is mostly a girl's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: So-jin. Say it like soh-jeen.

소ㅅ + ㅗ
진ㅈ + ㅣ + 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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