Jin-young

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Jin-young (Korean진영), also spelled Jin-yeong or Jean-young, is a unisex Korean given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 48 hanja with the reading "jin" and 41 hanja with the reading "young" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[1]

Jin-young
Pronunciation/t͡ɕin.jʌ̹ŋ/
GenderBoth
Origin
Word/nameKorean
MeaningDifferent depending on hanja
Region of originKorean
Jin-young
Hangul
진영
Hanja
, , , , , and others
Revised RomanizationJin-yeong
McCune–ReischauerChinyŏng

People with this name include:

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References

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  1. ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). Seoul: Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea. Retrieved 6 October 2005.