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Yun-ju윤주

Yun-ju brings together “rich and lustrous” and “pearl.” Like your name, you are someone who is as precious as a pearl and lives a rich and glowing life.

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
潤珠潤 ‘rich and lustrous’ + 珠 ‘pearl’
潤(윤택할 윤) + 珠(구슬 주)
潤周潤 ‘rich and lustrous’ + 周 ‘all-around’
潤(윤택할 윤) + 周(두루 주)
允珠允 ‘sincere’ + 珠 ‘pearl’
允(진실로 윤) + 珠(구슬 주)
允周允 ‘sincere’ + 周 ‘all-around’
允(진실로 윤) + 周(두루 주)
潤宙潤 ‘rich and lustrous’ + 宙 ‘universe’
潤(윤택할 윤) + 宙(집 주)
允宙允 ‘sincere’ + 宙 ‘universe’
允(진실로 윤) + 宙(집 주)

Who it's given to

Yun-ju is mostly a girl's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Yun-ju. Say it like yoon-joo.

윤ㅇ + ㅠ + ㄴ
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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