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Yong-gyu용규

Yong-gyu brings together “brave” and “a bright star.” Like your name, you are someone who faces life with courage and shines like a bright star.

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
勇奎勇 ‘brave’ + 奎 ‘a bright star’
勇(날랠 용) + 奎(별 규)
龍奎龍 ‘dragon’ + 奎 ‘a bright star’
龍(용 룡) + 奎(별 규)
勇圭勇 ‘brave’ + 圭 ‘jade tablet’
勇(날랠 용) + 圭(서옥 규)
容奎容 ‘graceful bearing’ + 奎 ‘a bright star’
容(얼굴 용) + 奎(별 규)
龍圭龍 ‘dragon’ + 圭 ‘jade tablet’
龍(용 룡) + 圭(서옥 규)
容圭容 ‘graceful bearing’ + 圭 ‘jade tablet’
容(얼굴 용) + 圭(서옥 규)

Who it's given to

Yong-gyu is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Yong-gyu. Say it like yong-gyoo.

용ㅇ + ㅛ + ㅇ
규ㄱ + ㅠ

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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