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Yong-jin용진

Yong-jin brings together “brave” and “truth.” Like your name, you are someone who faces life with courage and lives truthfully.

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
勇眞勇 ‘brave’ + 眞 ‘truth’
勇(날랠 용) + 眞(참 진)
龍眞龍 ‘dragon’ + 眞 ‘truth’
龍(용 룡) + 眞(참 진)
勇振勇 ‘brave’ + 振 ‘to rouse’
勇(날랠 용) + 振(떨칠 진)
勇辰勇 ‘brave’ + 辰 ‘star; dragon branch’
勇(날랠 용) + 辰(별 진)
容眞容 ‘graceful bearing’ + 眞 ‘truth’
容(얼굴 용) + 眞(참 진)
龍振龍 ‘dragon’ + 振 ‘to rouse’
龍(용 룡) + 振(떨칠 진)

Who it's given to

Yong-jin is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Yong-jin. Say it like yong-jeen.

용ㅇ + ㅛ + ㅇ
진ㅈ + ㅣ + 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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