Seong-il, also spelled Sung-il or Seoung-il, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 27 hanja with the reading "seong" and ten hanja with the reading "il" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[1] One pair of hanja used to write this name (成一) also correspond to a number of different Japanese given names, including the on-yomi Seiichi and kun-yomi such as Iwao and Masakazu.[2]
Seong-il | |
Hangul | 성일 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Seong-il |
McCune–Reischauer | Sŏng'il |
People with this name include:
- Kim Seong-il (1538–1593), Joseon Dynasty politician
- Shin Seong-il (born 1937 as Kang Shin-young), South Korean actor
- Kim Sung-il (general) (born 1948), South Korean pilot, former Air Force Chief of Staff
- Jung Sung-il (director) (born 1959), South Korean film critic, director and screenwriter
- Ko Seong-il (born 1964), South Korean voice actor
- Jung Sung-il (born 1969), South Korean figure skater
- Song Sung-il (1969–1995), South Korean Greco-Roman wrestler
- Kim Sung-il (footballer, born 1973), South Korean football player
- Kim Seoung-il (born 1990), South Korean short track speed skater
- Kang Song-il (born 1994), North Korean alpine skier
- Pak Song-il, North Korean diplomat
See also
edit- List of Korean given names
- Li Sung Il (리승일; Ri Sŭng'il), North Korean table tennis player
References
edit- ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. p. 23. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
- ^ Breen, Jim (2011). Japanese Names Dictionary. Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group. Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2012-12-02.