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Yong-gi용기

Yong-gi brings together “brave” and “foundation.” Like your name, you are someone who faces life with courage and builds on solid ground.

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
勇基勇 ‘brave’ + 基 ‘foundation’
勇(날랠 용) + 基(터 기)
龍基龍 ‘dragon’ + 基 ‘foundation’
龍(용 룡) + 基(터 기)
勇起勇 ‘brave’ + 起 ‘to rise’
勇(날랠 용) + 起(일어날 기)
勇琪勇 ‘brave’ + 琪 ‘fine jade’
勇(날랠 용) + 琪(아름다운 옥 기)
容基容 ‘graceful bearing’ + 基 ‘foundation’
容(얼굴 용) + 基(터 기)
龍起龍 ‘dragon’ + 起 ‘to rise’
龍(용 룡) + 起(일어날 기)

Who it's given to

Yong-gi is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Yong-gi. Say it like yong-gee.

용ㅇ + ㅛ + ㅇ
기ㄱ + ㅣ

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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