Myung-jun, also spelled Myeong-jun or Myŏng-jun, 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 "
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 34 hanja with the reading "
jun" 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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Cho Myung-jun
Cho Myung-jun (born July 29, 1970) is a South Korean field hockey
Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hoc ...
(born 1970), South Korean field hockey coach
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Yoon Myung-june
Yoon Myung-june (Hangul: 윤명준; born June 18, 1989) is a South Korean pitcher for the Doosan Bears of the KBO League. He bats and throws right-handed. Yoon was selected sixth overall by the Doosan Bears in the KBO Draft.
Amateur career
As ...
(born 1989), South Korean baseball pitcher
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Ri Myong-jun
Ri Myong-jun (hanja: 李明俊; born August 16, 1990 in Pyongyang) is a North Korean professional footballer who currently plays for Singhtarua in Thai Premier League.
Career
Ri represented his country North Korea at the 2007 FIFA U-17 Worl ...
(born 1990), North Korean footballer in Thailand
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Seo Myung-joon
Seo Myung-joon (born 15 June 1992) is a South Korean freestyle skiing, freestyle skier. He competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics.
References
1992 births
Living people
Freestyle skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics
South Korean male freesty ...
(born 1992), South Korean freestyle skier
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MJ (born Kim Myung-jun, 1994), South Korean singer, member of Astro
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Son Myeong-jun (born 1994), South Korean long-distance runner
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Kim Myeong-joon
Kim Myeong-joon is a South Korean film director and cinematographer. Kim's directorial feature film '' Our School'' (2007), a documentary about the lives of ethnic Korean students in Japan, won the BIFF Mecenat Award for best documentary at t ...
, South Korean film director
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