Dong-il, also spelled Dong-ill or Tong-il, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the
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, wh ...
used to write each syllable of the name. There are 24 hanja with the reading "dong" and ten hanja with the reading "
il" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. One pair of
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, wh ...
used to write this name () also correspond to a number of different
Japanese given names, including the ''
on-yomi
are the logographic Chinese characters taken from the Chinese script and used in the writing of Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese and are still used, along with the subsequent ...
''
Tōichi and ''
kun-yomi
are the logographic Chinese characters taken from the Chinese script and used in the writing of Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese and are still used, along with the subsequent ...
'' such as
Harukazu.
People with this name include:
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Han Tong-il
Han Tong-il (born 1941) is a South Korean pianist.
Background
Han was born in Hamheung, South Hamgyong, Korea, an area now part of North Korea. He began learning the piano and musical composition from his father at the age of 4. He fled south ...
(born 1941), South Korean pianist
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Shin Dong-il (born 1968), South Korean film director
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Sung Dong-il (born 1969), South Korean actor
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Dong-ill Shin (born 1980s), South Korean-born American pianist
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Hwang Dong-il
Hwang Dong-il (Hangul: 황동일; born ) is a South Korean male volleyball player. On club level he plays for the Daejeon Samsung Fire Bluefangs.
Career
Hwang first garnered attention in 2004 when he won the gold medal at the Asian Junior Volle ...
(born 1986), South Korean volleyball player
See also
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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 sm ...
References
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Korean masculine given names
Masculine given names