Eun-jin also spelled Un-jin, is a
Korea
Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republi ...
n feminine given name. The meaning differs based on the
hanja
Hanja (Hangul: ; Hanja: , ), alternatively known as Hancha, are Chinese characters () used in the writing of Korean. Hanja was used as early as the Gojoseon period, the first ever Korean kingdom.
(, ) refers to Sino-Korean vocabulary, ...
used to write each syllable of the name. There are 30 hanja with the reading "''
eun
Eun, also spelled Un, or En, Ehn, Enn, Unn, is an uncommon Korean surname, a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names. As given name meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. There a ...
''" and 57 hanja with the reading "''
jin''"
대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "진"
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South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
n government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.
People
People with this name include:
*Bang Eun-jin
Bang Eun-jin (born August 5, 1965) is a South Korean actress and film director. She is best known for starring in Park Chul-soo's ''301, 302'' and Kim Ki-duk's '' Address Unknown''. Bang made her feature directorial debut with '' Princess Auror ...
(born 1965), South Korean actress and film director
* Un-Jin Moon (born 1967), Korean American equestrian
*Jang Eun-jin
Jang Eun-Jin (born 1976) is a female South Korean writer.
Life
Jang Eun-Jin was born in 1976 in Gwangju City, Jeollanamdo, South Korea. She has a twin sister, Kim Hee-jin. Jang attended Cheonam National University in Gwangju from which she gr ...
(born 1976), South Korean writer
*Yangpa
Lee Eun-jin (; born March 17, 1979), better known by her stage name Yangpa (, lit. ''Onion''), is a South Korean singer. She debuted in 1996 with the hit single "Novice's Love."
History
1990s
Yangpa debuted in 1996 with the album ''Novice's Lo ...
(born Lee Eun-jin, 1979), South Korean singer
*Shim Eun-jin
Shim Eun-jin ( ko, 심은진; born February 6, 1981) is a South Korean singer and actress. She was a member of South Korean girl group Baby V.O.X.
Career
Shim Eun-jin launched her singing career in 1998 as a member of Baby V.O.X, one of the ...
(born 1981), South Korean singer and actress
*Kang Eun-jin
Kang Eun-jin (born September 16, 1982) is a South Korean actress.
Filmography
Awards and nominations
References
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1982 births
Living people
South Korean film actresses
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(born 1982), South Korean actress
*Ahn Eun-jin
Ahn Eun-jin (Korean: 안은진; Hanja
Hanja (Hangul: ; Hanja: , ), alternatively known as Hancha, are Chinese characters () used in the writing of Korean. Hanja was used as early as the Gojoseon period, the first ever Korean kingdom. ...
(born 1991), South Korean actress
See also
*List of Korean given names
This is a list of Korean given names by type. Most Korean given names consist of two Sino-Korean morphemes each written with one hanja. There are also names with more than two syllables, often from native Korean vocabulary. Finally, there are a sm ...
References
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Korean feminine given names
Feminine given names