Dae-won, also spelled Dai-won or Tae-won, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning depends on the
hanja
Hanja (; ), alternatively spelled Hancha, are Chinese characters used to write the Korean language. After characters were introduced to Korea to write Literary Chinese, they were adapted to write Korean as early as the Gojoseon period.
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used to write each syllable of the name.
Hanja
There are 17 hanja with the reading "dae" and 35 hanja with the reading "won" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
Ways of writing this name in hanja include:
* (클 대 ''keul dae'', 으뜸 원 ''euddeum won''): "great origin". These same characters are also used to write the
Japanese name
in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name. Japanese names are usually written in kanji, where the pronunciation follows a special set of rules. Because parents when naming children, and foreigners when adoptin ...
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Oomoto
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Masamoto, and
Hiromoto.
* (클 대 ''keul dae'', 근원 원): "great spring".
People
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Daewon
Zen Master Daewon Moon Jae-hyeon (born January 23, 1936) is a Korean Zen master in South Korea. A disciple of Zen Master Jeongang, he received Dharma transmission from his teacher and thereby becoming the 78th patriarch in the Dharma Lineag ...
(born Moon Jae-hyeon, 1936), South Korean Zen master
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Dai-won Moon
Dai-won Moon is a South Korean-born Mexican martial artist and is known as the Father of Mexican Taekwondo. He introduced taekwondo to Mexico in 1969. Since then, with over 1.5 million taekwondo practitioners and 3,500 schools throughout the c ...
(born 1968), South Korean-born Mexican taekwondo master
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Kim C
Kim C (, born November 15, 1971) is a South Korean singer from Hot Potato and an entertainer.
Personal life
He is divorced and has a daughter, named Kim Yu-ju (김유주, born 2004) and a son. He currently serves as a catcher of entertainme ...
(born Kim Dae-won, 1971), South Korean singer
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Daewon Song
Daewon Song (born February 19, 1975) () is an American professional skateboarder. He is the co-founder and co-owner of Almost Skateboards and Thank You Skateboards, and continues to skate for the latter company. Song was named the 2006 "Skater ...
(born 1975), American skateboarder
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Im Dae-won (born 1976), South Korean Greco-Roman wrestler
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Ha Dae-won (born 1985), South Korean football player
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Bae Dae-won (born 1988), South Korean football player
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Tochinowaka Michihiro
Tochinowaka Michihiro (born Dae Won Lee on April 6, 1988) is a former sumo wrestler from Hyogo, Japan. His father is a Zainichi Korean and his mother is a Korean immigrant. He made his professional debut in 2007 and steadily rose through the ra ...
(born Lee Dae-won, 1988), Japanese sumo wrestler
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Kim Dae-won (footballer, born 1992), South Korean football player
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Kim Dae-won (footballer, born 1997), South Korean football player
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Park Dae-won (born 1998), South Korean football player
See also
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List of Korean given names
This is a list of Korean given names, in Hangul alphabetical order. See for an explanation.anandhu
List
* Ga-young ()
* Ga-eun ()
* Ga-eul ()
* Ga-in ()
* Kang-min ()
*Gun ()
* Kun-woo ()
* Kyung-gu ()
* Kyung-lim ()
* Kyung-mo ()
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References
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Korean masculine given names
Masculine given names