Soo-geun

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Soo-geun
Hangul 수근
Hanja 守 根, 秀 根, 壽 根
Revised Romanization Su-geun
McCune–Reischauer Sugŭn

Soo-geun, also spelled Swoo-geun, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 34 hanja with the reading "soo" and 18 hanja with the reading "geun" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. [1]

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References

  1. ↑ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names](PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
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