Jong-il, also spelled Jong-yil, 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 19 hanja with the reading "jong" 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.
People with this name include:
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Ra Jong-yil (born 1940), South Korean diplomat
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Kim Jong-il (athlete)
Kim Jong-il ( ko, 김종일, born 11 September 1962), sometimes transliterated Kim Yong-il, is a South Korean retired long jumper, best known for winning two gold medals at the Asian Games. He also competed in the Olympics twice, and was the firs ...
(born 1962), South Korean long jumper
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Park Jong-il
Park Jong-il ( ko, 박종일; born 1972) is a South Korean ski mountaineer and mountaineer.
Selected results
* 2009:
** 3rd: Asian Championship, relay (mixed teams), together with Gwak Mi-hee
** 6th: Asian Championship, vertical race
* 2010
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(born 1972), South Korean ski mountaineer
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Choi Jong-il, South Korean businessman, CEO of Iconix Entertainment
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 ...
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Korean masculine given names