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Yong-il용일

Yong-il brings together “brave” and “one.” Like your name, you are someone who faces life with courage and is first in what you love.

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
勇一勇 ‘brave’ + 一 ‘one; first’
勇(날랠 용) + 一(한 일)
勇日勇 ‘brave’ + 日 ‘sun; day’
勇(날랠 용) + 日(날 일)
龍一龍 ‘dragon’ + 一 ‘one; first’
龍(용 룡) + 一(한 일)
龍日龍 ‘dragon’ + 日 ‘sun; day’
龍(용 룡) + 日(날 일)
容一容 ‘graceful bearing’ + 一 ‘one; first’
容(얼굴 용) + 一(한 일)
容日容 ‘graceful bearing’ + 日 ‘sun; day’
容(얼굴 용) + 日(날 일)

Who it's given to

Yong-il is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Yong-il. Say it like yong-eel.

용ㅇ + ㅛ + ㅇ
일ㅇ + ㅣ + ㄹ

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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