Hanja used in Korean names
Each hanja lists its sound, dictionary meaning and spelling. Open a group to see only that meaning.
The usage tag shows who tends to use a character in modern names. It is not part of the meaning.
Meaning groups
Light
- 昭소 SobrightUsed for either
- 月월 WolmoonUsed for either
- 星성 SeongstarUsed for either
- 燦찬 ChanbrightUsed for either
- 煥환 HwanshiningOften used for men
- 赫혁 HyeokradiantOften used for men
- 晶정 JeongcrystalOften used for women
- 熙희 HuibrightOften used for women
- 光광 GwanglightUsed for either
- 明명 MyeongbrightUsed for either
- 日일 IlsunOften used for men
- 炫현 HyeonshineUsed for either
Nature
- 河하 HariverUsed for either
- 淵연 YeondeepUsed for either
- 海해 HaeseaUsed for either
- 山산 SanmountainOften used for men
- 江강 GangriverUsed for either
- 林림 RimforestUsed for either
- 松송 SongpineOften used for men
- 月월 WolmoonUsed for either
- 星성 SeongstarUsed for either
- 雲운 UncloudUsed for either
- 靑청 CheongblueUsed for either
- 雪설 SeolsnowOften used for women
- 浩호 HovastOften used for men
- 昊호 HoskyOften used for men
- 東동 DongeastOften used for men
- 蘭란 RanorchidOften used for women
- 花화 HwaflowerOften used for women
- 蓮연 YeonlotusOften used for women
- 梅매 MaeplumOften used for women
- 菊국 GukchrysanthemumOften used for women
- 源원 WonsourceUsed for either
- 雨우 UrainUsed for either
- 夏하 HasummerUsed for either
- 秋추 ChuautumnUsed for either
- 冬동 DongwinterUsed for either
Wisdom
- 俊준 JuntalentedOften used for men
- 敏민 MincleverUsed for either
- 智지 JiwisdomUsed for either
- 賢현 HyeonvirtuousOften used for men
- 淵연 YeondeepUsed for either
- 道도 DowayOften used for men
- 哲철 CheolwiseOften used for men
- 慧혜 HyeintelligentOften used for women
- 律율 YulprincipleUsed for either
- 玄현 HyeonprofoundOften used for men
- 才재 JaetalentUsed for either
- 優우 UexcellentUsed for either
- 書서 SeobookUsed for either
- 文문 MunliteratureUsed for either
- 睿예 YecleverUsed for either
Virtue
- 賢현 HyeonvirtuousOften used for men
- 恩은 EunkindnessOften used for women
- 善선 SeongoodUsed for either
- 眞진 JintrueUsed for either
- 仁인 InbenevolenceUsed for either
- 義의 UirighteousnessOften used for men
- 禮예 YecourtesyUsed for either
- 信신 SintrustUsed for either
- 誠성 SeongsincereUsed for either
- 貞정 JeongvirtuousOften used for women
- 惠혜 HyekindnessOften used for women
- 孝효 HyofilialUsed for either
- 敬경 GyeongrespectUsed for either
- 溫온 OnwarmUsed for either
- 素소 SoplainUsed for either
Strength
- 俊준 JuntalentedOften used for men
- 勝승 SeungvictoryOften used for men
- 赫혁 HyeokradiantOften used for men
- 浩호 HovastOften used for men
- 泰태 TaegreatOften used for men
- 健건 GeonhealthyOften used for men
- 剛강 GangstrongOften used for men
- 勇용 YongbraveOften used for men
- 雄웅 UngheroOften used for men
- 勳훈 HunmeritOften used for men
- 元원 WonoriginOften used for men
- 昇승 SeungriseOften used for men
- 碩석 SeokgreatOften used for men
Grace
- 潤윤 YunmoistUsed for either
- 美미 MibeautifulOften used for women
- 英영 YeongflowerUsed for either
- 秀수 SuelegantUsed for either
- 雅아 AelegantOften used for women
- 彬빈 BincultivatedUsed for either
- 柔유 YugentleOften used for women
- 蘭란 RanorchidOften used for women
- 花화 HwaflowerOften used for women
- 蓮연 YeonlotusOften used for women
- 彩채 ChaecolorOften used for women
- 香향 HyangfragrantOften used for women
- 錦금 GeumbrocadeOften used for women
- 娟연 YeongracefulOften used for women
Joy and plenty
- 瑞서 SeoauspiciousUsed for either
- 喜희 HuijoyfulUsed for either
- 慶경 GyeongcelebrateUsed for either
- 裕유 YuabundantUsed for either
- 安안 AnpeacefulUsed for either
- 多다 DamanyOften used for women
- 永영 YeongeternalUsed for either
Jewels
- 晶정 JeongcrystalOften used for women
- 寶보 BotreasureUsed for either
- 玉옥 OkjadeOften used for women
- 珍진 JinpreciousOften used for women
- 珠주 JupearlOften used for women
- 銀은 EunsilverUsed for either
- 錦금 GeumbrocadeOften used for women
- 璇선 SeonjadeOften used for women
- 琳림 RimjadeOften used for women