Myung-hwa, also spelled Myong-hwa in
North Korea
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu River, Y ...
, is a Korean feminine 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.
Hanja
There are 19 hanja with the reading "
myung
Myung, also spelled Myeong, Myong, or Myoung, is a Korean family name, a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in some two-syllable Korean given names. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it.
Family name
The surname M ...
" and 15 hanja with the reading "hwa" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. Hanja with which this name may be written include:
* (, ), meaning "bright flower". The same hanja can also be read as various
Japanese given name
in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name, in that order. Nevertheless, when a Japanese name is written in the Roman alphabet, ever since the Meiji era, the official policy has been to cater to Western expecta ...
s, including
Sayaka
is a feminine Japanese given name.
People with the name
* Sayaka Aida (born 1975), Japanese voice actress
*, Japanese swimmer
*Sayaka Akimoto (born 1988), Japanese idol, singer, dancer, actress, television host, and model
*Sayaka Ando (born 1981) ...
and
Asuka
Asuka may refer to:
People
* Asuka (name), a list of people
* Asuka (wrestler), professional wrestler
* Asuka (wrestler, born 1998), professional wrestler also known as Veny outside of Japan
Places In Japan
* , an area in Yamato Province (now ...
.
People
People with this name include:
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Myung-wha Chung (born 1944), South Korean cellist
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Kim Myong-hwa (born 1967, North Korean sport shooter, competed in the women's skeet event at the 2000 Summer Olympics
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Lee Myung-hwa
Lee Myung-hwa (, ; born July 29, 1973) is a former South Korean football player who was a member of South Korea women's national football team.
She was a foil fencer by February 1990. In 1990, she joined women's football; soon she was one of ...
(born 1973), South Korean football forward
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Jon Myong-hwa
Jon Myong-hwa (born 9 August 1993) was a female North Korean football midfielder
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football.
Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that ...
(born 1993), North Korean football midfielder, competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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An Myong-hwa, North Korean gymnast, competed in
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Choe Myong-hwa, North Korean diver, competed in
Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 10 metre platform
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 feminine given names