Il-sung, also spelled Il-seong, is a Korean masculine given name. It was the
fifth-most popular name for baby boys in 1940, according to
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 ...
n government data.
One common 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 the name () may also be read as a
Japanese
Japanese may refer to:
* Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia
* Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan
* Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture
** Japanese diaspor ...
masculine given name
Kazunari
Kazunari is a masculine Japanese given name.
Possible writings
Kazunari can be written using different kanji
are the logographic Chinese characters taken from the Chinese script and used in the writing of Japanese. They were made a major ...
.
People with this name include:
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Ilseong of Silla
Ilseong of Silla (died 154, r. 134–154) was the seventh ruler of Silla, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He is commonly called Ilseong Isageum, ''isageum'' being the royal title in early Silla. As a descendant of Silla's founder Hyeokgeos ...
(r. 134–154), Silla Dynasty ruler during Korea's Three Kingdoms period
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Kim Il-sung
Kim Il-sung (; , ; born Kim Song-ju, ; 15 April 1912 – 8 July 1994) was a North Korean politician and the founder of North Korea, which he ruled from the country's establishment in 1948 until his death in 1994. He held the posts of ...
(1912–1994), North Korean politician, chairman and subsequently secretary-general of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea
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Kazunari Okayama
or Kang Il-Sung (Korean: 강일성, Hanja: 康一成) is a former Japanese football player of Korean descent.
Playing career
Okayama was born in Sakai on April 24, 1978. After graduating from high school, he joined J1 League club Yokohama Marin ...
(born Kang Il-sung, 1978), Japanese football forward of Korean descent
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