Ki-moon, also spelled Gi-mun, 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 68 hanja with the reading "ki" and 14 hanja with the reading "
moon
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" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. Ways of writing this name in hanja include:
* ( ''teo gi'', ''geulwol mun''); these are also used for the Japanese name
Motofumi
People with this name include:
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Ban Ki-moon
Ban Ki-moon (; ; born 13 June 1944) is a South Korean politician and diplomat who served as the eighth secretary-general of the United Nations between 2007 and 2016. Prior to his appointment as secretary-general, Ban was his country's Minister ...
(born 1944), South Korean diplomat, eighth Secretary General of the United Nations
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Kim Kimoon (born 1954), South Korean chemist
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Kang Gi-mun, South Korean politician; see
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
Masculine given names