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Yeon-ju연주

Yeon-ju brings together “graceful” and “pearl.” Like your name, you are someone who moves through life with grace and is as precious as a pearl.

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
娟珠娟 ‘graceful’ + 珠 ‘pearl’
娟(예쁠 연) + 珠(구슬 주)
娟周娟 ‘graceful’ + 周 ‘all-around’
娟(예쁠 연) + 周(두루 주)
姸珠姸 ‘lovely’ + 珠 ‘pearl’
姸(고울 연) + 珠(구슬 주)
姸周姸 ‘lovely’ + 周 ‘all-around’
姸(고울 연) + 周(두루 주)
娟宙娟 ‘graceful’ + 宙 ‘universe’
娟(예쁠 연) + 宙(집 주)
姸宙姸 ‘lovely’ + 宙 ‘universe’
姸(고울 연) + 宙(집 주)

Who it's given to

Yeon-ju is mostly a girl's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Yeon-ju. Say it like yun-joo.

연ㅇ + ㅕ + 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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