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So-ra소라

So-ra brings together “bright” and “silk gauze.” Like your name, you are someone who is as fine as silk 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
昭羅昭 ‘bright’ + 羅 ‘silk gauze’
昭(밝을 소) + 羅(벌릴 라)
素羅素 ‘simple and pure’ + 羅 ‘silk gauze’
素(본디 소) + 羅(벌릴 라)

Who it's given to

So-ra is mostly a girl's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: So-ra. Say it like soh-rah.

소ㅅ + ㅗ
라ㄹ + 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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