Ki-moon, also spelled Gi-mun, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 68 hanja with the reading "ki" and 14 hanja with the reading "moon" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[1] Ways of writing this name in hanja include:

  • (터 기 teo gi, 글월 문 geulwol mun); these are also used for the Japanese name Motofumi[2]
Ki-moon
Hangul
기문
Hanja
and others
Revised RomanizationGi-mun
McCune–ReischauerKimun

People with this name include:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
  2. ^ Breen, Jim (2011). Japanese Names Dictionary. Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group. Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2012-12-02.