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Kwang-seon
Kwang-seon, also spelled Kwang-sun, is a Korean masculine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 13 hanja with the reading "kwang" and 41 hanja with the reading " seon" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. People with this name include: * Kim Gwang-seon (born 1946), South Korean cyclist * Kim Kwang-sun (born 1964), South Korean boxer * Go Gwang-seon (born 1969), South Korean rower * Song Gwang-seon (born 1970), South Korean swimmer * Kwak Kwang-seon (born 1986), South Korean footballer *Pyon Kwang-sun Pyon Kwang-sun is a North Korean artistic gymnast who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγών ... (born 1986), North Korean female artistic gymnast * Lee Kwang-seon (born 1989), South Korean footballer * David Kwang-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kwak Kwang-seon
Kwak Kwang-seon (, born March 28, 1986) is a South Korean football (soccer), football player for Seongnam FC. On 18 November 2008, Kwak was as one of sixteen priority member, join the newly formed Gangwon FC. On 11 April 2009, Kwak scored his first K-League goal of the 2009 season against Chunnam Dragons. On 6 December 2011, Kwak was traded to Suwon Samsung Bluewings for Oh Jae-suk. Club career statistics References External links * 1986 births Living people South Korean men's footballers Men's association football defenders Gangwon FC players Suwon Samsung Bluewings players Gimcheon Sangmu FC players Jeonnam Dragons players K League 1 players K League 2 players {{SouthKorea-footy-defender-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Korean Given Names
This is a list of Korean given names by type. Most Korean given names consist of two Sino-Korean morphemes each written with one hanja. There are also names with more than two syllables, often from native Korean vocabulary. Finally, there are a small number of one-syllable names. Originally, there was no legal limitation on the length of names, but since 1993, regulations in South Korea have prohibited the registration of given names longer than five syllable blocks, in response to some parents giving their children extremely long names such as the 16-syllable Haneulbyeollimgureumhaennimbodasarangseureouri (). Lists of hanja for names are illustrative, not exhaustive. Names by common first and second syllables G or k (ㄱ), n (ㄴ), d (ㄷ) M (ㅁ), b (ㅂ) S (ㅅ) Vowels and semivowels (ㅇ) J (ㅈ) and ch (ㅊ) T (ㅌ) and h (ㅎ) Native Korean names ''Goyueo ireum'' are Korean given names which come from native Korean vocabulary, rather than Sino-Korean root ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kwang
Kwang, also spelled Gwang, is a Korean given name and name element. The meaning differs based on the hanja used. Hanja and meaning There are 13 hanja with this reading, and three variant forms, on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names; they are: # (): "light" #* (variants) # (): "wide" #* (variant) # (): "ore" # (): "wild" # (): "abundant" # (): "glitter" # (): "jade ''piri''" (a wind instrument) # (): "''Arenga pinnata''" (a species of sugar palm) # (): "correct" # (): "empty" # (): "tomb" # (): "basket" # (): "urinary bladder" People People with the given name Kwang include: * Jo Gwang (), chief retainer of the Gaya Confederacy * Yi Gwang (1541–1607), Joseon Dynasty male general *Im Gwang (1579–1644), Joseon Dynasty male scholar-official *Choe Kwang (1919–1997), North Korean male military leader *Choi Kwang (economist) (born 1947), South Korean male economist, former Minister of Health and Welfare *Jang Gw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seon (Korean Name)
Seon, also spelled Sun, is an uncommon Korean family name, as well as an element in Korean given names. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. Family name As a family name, Seon may be written with either of two hanja, one meaning "to announce" () and the other meaning "first" (). Each has one ''bon-gwan'': for the former, Boseong, Jeollanam-do, and for the latter, Jinseong, Jinju, Gyeongsangnam-do, both in what is today South Korea. The 2000 South Korean census found 38,849 people with these family names. In a study by the National Institute of the Korean Language based on 2007 application data for South Korean passports, it was found that 60.7% of people with this surname spelled it in Latin letters as Sun in their passports, while another 39.2% spelled it as Seon. People with this family name include: * Sun Dong-yeol (born 1963), South Korean baseball player * Sun Mi-sook (born 1968), South Korean volleyball player * Sun So-eun (born 1988), South Korean swim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanja
Hanja (Hangul: ; Hanja: , ), alternatively known as Hancha, are Chinese characters () used in the writing of Korean. Hanja was used as early as the Gojoseon period, the first ever Korean kingdom. (, ) refers to Sino-Korean vocabulary, which can be written with Hanja, and (, ) refers to Classical Chinese writing, although "Hanja" is also sometimes used to encompass both concepts. Because Hanja never underwent any major reforms, they are mostly resemble to ''kyūjitai'' and traditional Chinese characters, although the stroke orders for some characters are slightly different. For example, the characters and as well as and . Only a small number of Hanja characters were modified or are unique to Korean, with the rest being identical to the traditional Chinese characters. By contrast, many of the Chinese characters currently in use in mainland China, Malaysia and Singapore have been simplified, and contain fewer strokes than the corresponding Hanja characters. In Japan, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Gwang-seon
Kim Gwang-seon (born 8 April 1946) is a former South Korean cyclist. He competed in the sprint and the 1000m time trial at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve .... References External links * 1946 births Living people South Korean male cyclists Olympic cyclists for South Korea Cyclists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Seoul Asian Games medalists in cycling Cyclists at the 1966 Asian Games Cyclists at the 1970 Asian Games Medalists at the 1966 Asian Games Medalists at the 1970 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea {{SouthKorea-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Kwang-sun
Kim Kwang-sun (born June 8, 1964) is a retired South Korean boxer. Amateur career Kim won the gold medal in the Men's Flyweight (51 kg) category at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. He was a two-time Boxing World Cup champion as well. Results Pro career Kim turned pro in 1990 and after only five fights took on Humberto González in 1992 for the WBC Light Flyweight title. Although he was leading in the fight, he lost in a 12th-round TKO. In 1993 he took on Michael Carbajal for the WBC and IBF Light Flyweight Light flyweight, also known as junior flyweight or super strawweight, is a weight class in boxing. Professional boxing The weight limit at light flyweight in professional boxing is 108 pounds (49 kilograms). When New York legalized boxing in 1920, ... title but was TKO'd in the 7th round. He retired after the bout with a record of 6-2-0. American television commentators said they thought Kim was winning the Carbajal bout. References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Go Gwang-seon
Go Gwang-seon (born 1 May 1969) is a South Korean rower. He competed in the men's eight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October .... References 1969 births Living people South Korean male rowers Olympic rowers for South Korea Rowers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{SouthKorea-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Song Gwang-seon
Song Gwang-seon (born 1 May 1970) is a retired South Korean freestyle swimmer. He competed in four events at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October .... References External links * 1970 births Living people South Korean male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for South Korea Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{SouthKorea-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyon Kwang-sun
Pyon Kwang-sun is a North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu River, Y ...n artistic gymnast who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She finished seventeenth in Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's artistic individual all-around, the all-around, and she finished fourth in the Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's uneven bars, uneven bars final. References External links * 1986 births Living people Sportspeople from Pyongyang North Korean female artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts of North Korea Asian Games medalists in gymnastics Gymnasts at the 2002 Asian Games Gymnasts at the 2006 Asian Games {{NorthKorea-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub Asian Games silver medalists for North Korea Asian Games bronze ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Kwang-seon
Lee Kwang-Seon (; born September 6, 1989) is a South Korean football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ... player who plays for Gyeongnam FC. Club statistics References External links * * 1989 births Living people Men's association football defenders South Korean men's footballers South Korean expatriate men's footballers J1 League players J2 League players Vissel Kobe players Avispa Fukuoka players Jeju United FC players Gimcheon Sangmu FC players Gyeongnam FC players K League 1 players Expatriate men's footballers in Japan South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Japan {{SouthKorea-footy-defender-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Kwang-sun Suh
David Kwang-sun Suh an ordained minister of the Presbyterian Church of Korea and was the dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Ewha Womans University of Seoul, Korea until he was arrested in 1980. He is perhaps best known as a major representative of the first generation of Korean minjung theologians. He was the President of the World Alliance of YMCAs from 1994 to 1998. Minjung Theology Suh traces the origins of minjung theology to the March First Movement of 1919, an independence movement triggered by the end of World War I and the death of King Kojong, the last king of the Yi Dynasty. It was during the 1919 independence movement when Korean minjung and Korean Christians partnered together to rise against foreign domination and liberate themselves from Japanese rule, thereby giving birth to minjung theology. While Suh sees minjung theology as being borne from a political movement, he also clarifies that it has risen from the indigenous Korean shamanism as a r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
