Yong-joon

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Yong-joon
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Yong-joon, also spelled Yong-jun, is a Korean masculine given name. [1] There are 24 hanja with the reading "yong" and 34 hanja with the reading "joon" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. [2] Additionally, names written with the character for "dragon" () may be spelled as Ryong-jun or Ryong-joon, particularly in North Korea.

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References

  1. "용준, 이름검색". erumy.com. Retrieved 2013-11-06.
  2. "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names](PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.