Oh-seong, also spelled Oh-sung, 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 33 hanja with the reading "oh" and 27 hanja with the reading "
seong
Seong, also spelled Song or Sung, is an uncommon Korean family name, a single-syllable Korean given name, as well as a common element in two-syllable Korean given names. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it.
Family name
The fa ...
" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names; they are listed in the table at right (four are not displayed due to encoding issues).
People with this name include:
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Yu Oh-seong
Yu Oh-seong (born September 11, 1966) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in ''The Spy'' (1999), ''Attack the Gas Station'' (1999) and ''Friend'' (2001).
Career
Yu Oh-seong made his stage debut in 1992, and throughout the mi ...
(born 1968), South Korean actor
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Kim Oh-sung
Kim Oh-Sung (; born 16 August 1986) is a South Korean football midfielder who plays for Gyeongju KH&NP in the Korea National League.
Club career
Kim Oh-Sung was drafted to Daegu FC in 2009. He made his Daegu FC first-team debut on 20 June 20 ...
(born 1986), South Korean footballer
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 masculine given names
Masculine given names