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Yo-han요한
Yo-han brings together “shining” and “Korea.” Like your name, you are someone who shines brightly and carries the spirit of Korea.
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 |
|---|---|
| 曜韓 | 曜 ‘shining’ + 韓 ‘Korea’ 曜(빛날 요) + 韓(한국 한) |
| 曜漢 | 曜 ‘shining’ + 漢 ‘great river’ 曜(빛날 요) + 漢(한수 한) |
| 曜翰 | 曜 ‘shining’ + 翰 ‘writing brush; letters’ 曜(빛날 요) + 翰(편지 한) |
| 瑤韓 | 瑤 ‘precious jade’ + 韓 ‘Korea’ 瑤(아름다운 옥 요) + 韓(한국 한) |
| 瑤漢 | 瑤 ‘precious jade’ + 漢 ‘great river’ 瑤(아름다운 옥 요) + 漢(한수 한) |
| 瑤翰 | 瑤 ‘precious jade’ + 翰 ‘writing brush; letters’ 瑤(아름다운 옥 요) + 翰(편지 한) |
- Light
- Strength
Who it's given to
Yo-han is mostly a boy's name.
How to say and write it
Revised Romanization: Yo-han. Say it like yoh-han.
요ㅇ + ㅛ
한ㅎ + ㅏ + 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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