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Geun
Geun, also spelled Gun, Keun, or Kun, is a rare Korean family name, a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in some two-syllable names. Family name As a family name, Geun is written with one hanja, meaning "axe" (; 도끼 근), also the name of the unit of weight sometimes called "catty" in English. It has one ''bon-gwan'': Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do, in what is today South Korea. The fffhf 2000 South Korean census estimated that there were 242 people with this family name. Given name Hanja As a given name or name element, the meaning of "geun" differs based on the hanja used to write it. There are 18 hanja with this reading on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names; they are: # (가까울 근): nearby # (부지런할 근): diligent # (뿌리 근): roots # (도끼 근): axe # (겨우 근): only # (매흙질할 근): to plaster with loam # (맑을 근): clean, pure # (무궁화 근): ''Hibiscus syriacus'' ...
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Kwon Geun
Gwon Geun (1352–1409) was a Korean Neo-Confucian scholar at the dawn of the Joseon dynasty, and a student of Yi Saek. He was one of the first Neo-Confucian scholars of the Joseon dynasty, and had a lasting influence on the rise of Neo-Confucianism in Korea. Background Gwon Geun was a Korean Neo-Confucian scholar at the time of the change from the Goryeo dynasty (during which Buddhism was a prominent philosophy) to Joseon. He was a member of the Andong Gwon clan that was very influential in the Goryeo court. He was a student of Yi Saek, and passed the first level of civil service examinations at the age of fourteen. He later went to Yuan China, and during his six years stay there he passed the second and the third level examinations. After his return to Korea, he became associated with the loyalist faction, and was exiled in 1389 for his defense of the loyalist minister Yi Sungin (1349–1392). While in exile he got involved in the faction's attempt to prevent the rise of Yi Seo ...
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South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eastern border is defined by the Sea of Japan. South Korea claims to be the sole legitimate government of the entire peninsula and List of islands of South Korea, adjacent islands. It has a Demographics of South Korea, population of 51.75 million, of which roughly half live in the Seoul Capital Area, the List of metropolitan areas by population, fourth most populous metropolitan area in the world. Other major cities include Incheon, Busan, and Daegu. The Korean Peninsula was inhabited as early as the Lower Paleolithic period. Its Gojoseon, first kingdom was noted in Chinese records in the early 7th century BCE. Following the unification of the Three Kingdoms of Korea into Unified Silla, Silla and Balhae in the ...
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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 ...
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Korean Given Name
A Korean name (Hangul: ; Hanja: ) consists of a family name followed by a given name, as used by the Korean people in both South Korea and North Korea. In the Korean language, ''ireum'' or ''seongmyeong'' usually refers to the family name (''seong'') and given name (''ireum'' in a narrow sense) together. Korean names are descended from Chinese names as part of Sino-Korean vocabulary. Traditional Korean family names typically consist of only one syllable. There is no middle name in the English language sense. Many Koreans have their given names made of a generational name syllable and an individually distinct syllable, though this practice is rarely seen nowadays. The generational name syllable is shared by siblings in North Korea, and by all members of the same generation of an extended family in South Korea. Married men and women keep their full personal names, and children inherit the father's family name unless otherwise settled when registering the marriage. The family nam ...
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Korean Family Name
This is a list of Korean surnames, in Hangul alphabetical order. Note: (S) North–South differences in the Korean language, denotes South Korea. (N) North–South differences in the Korean language, denotes North Korea. The most common Korean family name (particularly in South Korea) is Kim (Korean name), Kim, followed by Lee (Korean name), Lee and Park (Korean surname), Park. These three family names are held by around half of the ethnic Korean population. , 286 Korean language, Korean family names were in use. However, each family name is divided into one or more clans (''bon-gwan'') and to identify a person's family name, the identification of a person's clan is needed. See also * Family register (Hangul: :ko:호주제, 호주, Hanja: 戶主) * Korean culture * Korean language * Korean name * List of common Chinese surnames References External links * {{in lang, ru}Degrees of Courtesy and Communication Styles in the Korean Language by K. B. Kurotchenko.Imageof pie graph s ...
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List Of Korean Family Names
This is a list of Korean surnames, in Hangul alphabetical order. Note: (S) denotes South Korea. (N) denotes North Korea. The most common Korean family name (particularly in South Korea) is Kim, followed by Lee and Park. These three family names are held by around half of the ethnic Korean population. , 286 Korean family names were in use. However, each family name is divided into one or more clans (''bon-gwan'') and to identify a person's family name, the identification of a person's clan is needed. See also * Family register (Hangul: 호주, Hanja: 戶主) * Korean culture * Korean language * Korean name * List of common Chinese surnames References External links * {{in lang, ru}Degrees of Courtesy and Communication Styles in the Korean Language by K. B. Kurotchenko.Imageof pie graph showing the most prevalent names, in Hangul and Hanja ''The links below are solely in Korean.''List including vanished names, with clan profilesList of names with Naver Encyclopedia entries ...
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Ri Gun
Ri Kun (; or ;) is the Director General of the North American Affairs Bureau of the Foreign Ministry of 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 .... He also serves as North Korea's deputy nuclear negotiator to the Six-Party Talks. His visit to the United States in October 2009, following North Korea's declared desire to return to direct negotiations with the U.S., prompted worldwide media attention. From 2015 he is North Korean Ambassador to Poland. References North Korean diplomats Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Ambassadors of North Korea to Poland {{NorthKorea-politician-stub ...
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Young-geun
Young-geun, also spelled Young-keun or Yung-keun, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 34 hanja with the reading "young" and 18 hanja with the reading "geun" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. People with this name include: * Choi Yung-keun (1923–1994), South Korean footballer * Kim Young-geun (born 1978), South Korean footballer * Kim Young-keun (born 1990), South Korean footballer * Song Young-keun, South Korean politician; see List of members of the National Assembly (South Korea), 2012– See also *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 sm ... References

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Soo-geun
Soo-geun, also spelled Swoo-geun, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 34 hanja with the reading " soo" and 18 hanja with the reading "geun" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. People with this name include: *Park Su-geun (1914–1965), South Korean painter *Kim Swoo-geun (1931–1986), South Korean architect *Lee Soo-geun (born 1975), South Korean comedian * Jung Soo-keun (born 1977), South Korean baseball player See also *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 sm ... References {{given name Korean masculine given names Masculine given names ...
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Jae-geun
Jae-geun, also spelled Jae-keun or Jae-kun, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 20 hanja with the reading " jae" and 18 hanja with the reading "geun" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. People with this name include: * (1910–1972), South Korean politician; see List of members of the South Korean Constituent Assembly, 1948–50 *Im Jae-geun (born 1950), South Korean boxer *In Jae-keun (born 1953), South Korean female democracy activist *Jang Jae-keun (born 1962), South Korean sprinter *Jung Jae-kun (born 1969), South Korean basketball player *Song Jae-kun (born 1974), South Korean short track speed skater See also *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 ...
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Dong-geun
Dong-geun, also spelled Dong-keun, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 24 hanja with the reading "dong" and 18 hanja with the reading "geun" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. People with this name include: Entertainers *Yoo Dong-geun (born 1956), South Korean actor * Yang Dong-geun (born 1979), South Korean actor *Shin Dong-geun (born 1993), stage name Peniel Shin, American-born South Korean rapper, member of BtoB Sportspeople * Park Dong-keun (born 1941), South Korean taekwondo grandmaster * Lee Dong-keun (curler) (born 1979), South Korean curler * Lee Dong-geun (footballer, born 1981), South Korean footballer * Shin Dong-keun (born 1981), South Korean footballer *Yang Dong-geun (basketball) (born 1981), South Korean basketball player * Yu Dong-geun (born 1985), South Korean handball player * Lee Dong-geun (footballer, bor ...
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