| Kwang-ho | |
| Hangul | 광호 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Gwang-ho |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kwangho |
Kwang-ho is a Korean masculine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 13 hanja with the reading "kwang" and 49 hanja with the reading "ho" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. [1]
Hanja is the Korean name for Chinese characters. More specifically, it refers to those Chinese characters borrowed from Chinese and incorporated into the Korean language with Korean pronunciation. Hanja-mal or Hanja-eo refers to words that can be written with Hanja, and hanmun refers to Classical Chinese writing, although "Hanja" is sometimes used loosely to encompass these other concepts. Because Hanja never underwent major reform, they are almost entirely identical to traditional Chinese and kyūjitai characters, though the stroke orders for some characters are slightly different. For example, the characters 教 and 研 are written as 敎 and 硏. Only a small number of Hanja characters are modified or unique to Korean. By contrast, many of the Chinese characters currently in use in Japan and Mainland China have been simplified, and contain fewer strokes than the corresponding Hanja characters.
Kwang, also spelled Gwang, is a Korean given name and name element. The meaning differs based on the hanja used.
Ho is a Korean family name, a single-syllable masculine Korean given name, and an element in two-syllable Korean given names. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it.
People with this name include:
- Jo Kwanwoo (born 1965 as Jo Kwangho), South Korean singer
- Cui Guanghao (born 1979), Chinese football player of Korean descent
- Hong Kwang-ho (born 1982), South Korean musical theatre actor
- Kim Kwang-ho (born 1988), North Korean ice hockey player, captain of the North Korea men's national ice hockey team
- Shin Kwangho, South Korean artist
- Jeong Gwang-ho, South Korean politician; see List of members of the South Korean Constituent Assembly, 1948–1950
- Byeon Gwang-ho, South Korean politician; see List of members of the National Assembly (South Korea), 1950–1954
- Chon Kwang-ho, North Korean politician; see 2014 North Korean parliamentary election
Cui Guanghao is a Chinese football player of Korean descent who spent the majority of his career playing for Nanjing Yoyo.
Hong Kwang-ho is a South Korean actor mainly known for his works in musical theater. Hong is best known worldwide for his portrayal of Thuy in the 2014 West End revival of the musical Miss Saigon.
The North Korean national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey team of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. They withdrew from the 2007 edition, and therefore were automatically relegated to Division III in the 2008 edition, where they finished first. They then played in Division II during the 2009 edition, and finished last bringing them back down to Division III for 2010. They are currently ranked 41st in the IIHF World Rankings.
Fictional characters with this name include:
- Kim Kwang-ho, character in 2005 South Korean film Bravo, My Life
Bravo, My Life, also known as Mommy, Dearest, is a 2005 South Korean film directed by Park Heung-sik about an adolescent boy who starts to come of age in the late 70s and early 80s, largely oblivious to the dramatic political events occurring around him. The film sold 406,526 tickets nationwide.
