Jin-hwan is a Korean masculine given name. The 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 given name. There are 43 hanja with the reading "jin" and 21 hanja with the reading "
hwan" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.
People with this name include:
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Shinjiro Hiyama
is a Korean baseball player from Ukyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. He plays as an outfielder for the Hanshin Tigers of the Central League.
Biography
A second-generation Zainichi Korean, Hiyama graduated from Heian High School and entered Toyo University ...
(born Hwang Jin-hwan, 1968), Zainichi Korean baseball player
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Shon Jin-hwan
Shon Jin-hwan (born September 30, 1968) is a retired male badminton player from South Korea.
Career
Shon attended Hannam University. He competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with Lee Sang-bok. They lost in quarter ...
(born 1968), South Korean badminton player
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Kim Jin-hwan (footballer) (born 1989), South Korean football defender
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