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Yu-ju유주

Yu-ju brings together “abundant” and “pearl.” Like your name, you are someone who lives a life of abundance and is as precious as a pearl.

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
裕珠裕 ‘abundant’ + 珠 ‘pearl’
裕(넉넉할 유) + 珠(구슬 주)
裕周裕 ‘abundant’ + 周 ‘all-around’
裕(넉넉할 유) + 周(두루 주)
裕宙裕 ‘abundant’ + 宙 ‘universe’
裕(넉넉할 유) + 宙(집 주)
柔珠柔 ‘gentle’ + 珠 ‘pearl’
柔(부드러울 유) + 珠(구슬 주)
柔周柔 ‘gentle’ + 周 ‘all-around’
柔(부드러울 유) + 周(두루 주)
侑珠侑 ‘to help’ + 珠 ‘pearl’
侑(도울 유) + 珠(구슬 주)

Who it's given to

Yu-ju is mostly a girl's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Yu-ju. Say it like yoo-joo.

유ㅇ + ㅠ
주ㅈ + ㅜ

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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