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Sun-ja순자
Sun-ja brings together “gentle” and “child.” Like your name, you are someone who is cherished and finds life gentle and smooth.
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 |
|---|---|
| 順子 | 順 ‘gentle’ + 子 ‘child’ 順(순할 순) + 子(아들 자) |
| 順慈 | 順 ‘gentle’ + 慈 ‘mercy’ 順(순할 순) + 慈(사랑 자) |
| 純子 | 純 ‘pure’ + 子 ‘child’ 純(순수할 순) + 子(아들 자) |
| 淳子 | 淳 ‘honest and simple’ + 子 ‘child’ 淳(순박할 순) + 子(아들 자) |
| 純慈 | 純 ‘pure’ + 慈 ‘mercy’ 純(순수할 순) + 慈(사랑 자) |
| 淳慈 | 淳 ‘honest and simple’ + 慈 ‘mercy’ 淳(순박할 순) + 慈(사랑 자) |
- Kindness
- Love
Who it's given to
Sun-ja is mostly a girl's name.
How to say and write it
Revised Romanization: Sun-ja. Say it like soon-jah.
순ㅅ + ㅜ + 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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