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Yu-min유민

Yu-min brings together “abundant” and “quick-witted.” Like your name, you are someone who lives a life of abundance and stays quick and bright of mind.

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
裕敏裕 ‘abundant’ + 敏 ‘quick-witted’
裕(넉넉할 유) + 敏(민첩할 민)
裕珉裕 ‘abundant’ + 珉 ‘stone like jade’
裕(넉넉할 유) + 珉(옥돌 민)
裕旻裕 ‘abundant’ + 旻 ‘autumn sky’
裕(넉넉할 유) + 旻(하늘 민)
柔敏柔 ‘gentle’ + 敏 ‘quick-witted’
柔(부드러울 유) + 敏(민첩할 민)
柔珉柔 ‘gentle’ + 珉 ‘stone like jade’
柔(부드러울 유) + 珉(옥돌 민)
侑敏侑 ‘to help’ + 敏 ‘quick-witted’
侑(도울 유) + 敏(민첩할 민)

Who it's given to

Yu-min is mostly a girl's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Yu-min. Say it like yoo-meen.

유ㅇ + ㅠ
민ㅁ + 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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