Kwang-hyok, also spelled Gwang-hyeok, 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, ...

used to write each syllable of the name. There are 13 hanja with the reading "

kwang Kwang, also spelled Gwang, is a Korean given name and name element. The meaning differs based on the hanja used. Hanja and meaning There are 13 hanja with this reading, and three variant forms, on the South Korean government's official list of ...

" and nine hanja with the reading " hyok" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. People with this name include: *

Kim Kwang-hyok Kim Kwang-hyok (born 27 August 1985) is a North Korean international football striker, playing club football for Kyŏnggong'ŏp in the DPR Korea Premier Football League The DPR Korea Premier Football League is a North Korean associatio ...

(born 1985), North Korean football player *

Choi Kwang-hyouk Choi Kwang-hyouk (; born 15 March 1987) is a South Korean ice sledge hockey player. He was a member of South Korea's bronze medal winning team in para ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Paralympics. Choi was born in North Korea, where his left leg ...

(born 1986/1987), North Korean-born South Korean sledge hockey player * Ri Kwang-hyok (born 1987), North Korean football player * Kim Kwang-hyok (athlete) (born 1988), North Korean long distance runner * Lee Gwang-hyeok (born 1995), South Korean football midfielder (K-League)

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{{given name Korean masculine given names

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