Kwang, also spelled Gwang, is a

Korean given name Korean names are names that place their origin in, or are used in, Korea. A Korean name in the modern era typically consists of a surname followed by a given name, with no middle names. A number of Korean terms for names exist. For full names, ...

and name element. The meaning differs based 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. () ...

used.

Hanja and meaning

There are 13 hanja with this reading, and three variant forms, on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names; they are: # (): "light" #* (variants) # (): "wide" #* (variant) # (): "ore" # (): "wild" # (): "abundant" # (): "glitter" # (): "jade '' piri''" (a wind instrument) # (): "''

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''" (a species of sugar palm) # (): "correct" # (): "empty" # (): "tomb" # (): "basket" # (): "

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People

People with the given name Kwang include: *

Jo Gwang Jo Gwang () was chief Bastard feudalism, retainer of Gaya confederacy. Queen Hogu who was a wife of Mapum of Geumgwan Gaya was his granddaughter. He served as government officer of Gaya confederacy. In 48, when Heo Hwang-ok came over from India to ...

(), chief retainer of the Gaya Confederacy *

Yi Gwang (general) Yi Gwang (, 1541–1607) was a commander of Korean Joseon Dynasty forces throughout Toyotomi Hideyoshi's invasions of Korea at the end of the 16th century. Yi is best known for his participation in the Battle of Jeonju, which took place in 1592, ...

(1541–1607), Joseon Dynasty male general * Im Gwang (1579–1644), Joseon Dynasty male scholar-official *

Jeongye Daewongun Jeongye Daewongun (; 21 March 1785 – 2 November 1841; ) was a member of the Korean Joseon dynasty as the biological father of King Cheoljong of Joseon. His personal name was Yi Gwang (), but he was also known as Kwae-deuk () or Hae-dong (). ...

(1785–1841), personal name Yi Gwang, Joseon Dynasty prince *

Choe Kwang Marshal Choe Kwang (; July 17, 1918 – February 21, 1997) was a military leader in North Korea. Biography Kwang graduated from the Soviet Military School and was a captain in the Northeast Anti-Japanese Army until the end of the Japanese occ ...

(1919–1997), North Korean male military leader * Choi Kwang (economist) (born 1947), South Korean male economist, former Minister of Health and Welfare *

Jang Gwang Jang Gwang (born January 5, 1952) is a South Korean actor in film and television. Filmography Film * ''Taste of Horror – Gym for Residents'' (TBA) * '' Air Murder'' (2022) * ''Sinkhole (2021) * ''White Day: Broken Barrier'' (2021) * ' ...

(born 1952), South Korean male voice actor * Li Gwang (born 1966), North Korean male judo practitioner * Li Guang (footballer) (born 1991), Chinese male football player of Korean descent People with the nickname or stage name Kwang include: *

Savio Vega Savio Vega (born August 10, 1964) is a Puerto Rican professional wrestler. He is known for his work in World Wrestling Federation, World Wrestling Council and International Wrestling Association. After leaving the WWF in 1999, Rivera returned ...

(born 1964) or Kwang the Ninja, Puerto Rican professional wrestler

As name element

Korean given names containing the syllable Kwang include: * Kwang-hee * Kwang-ho *

Kwang-hoon Kwang-hoon is a Korean male given name. People with this name include: * Jeon Kwang-hoon (born 1956), South Korean pastor and politician *Kim Kwang-Hoon (born 1982), South Korean weightlifter * Kim Kwang-Hoon (footballer) (born 1961), South Korea ...

Kwang-hwan Kwang-hwan is a Korean male given name. People with this name include: * Jeon Kwang-hwan (born 1982), South Korean footballer *Lee Kwang-hwan, baseball manager for the LG Twins in 1992-1994 See also *List of Korean given names This is a list o ...

Kwang-hyok Kwang-hyok, also spelled Gwang-hyeok, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 13 hanja with the reading " kwang" and nine hanja with the reading " hyok" on the Sou ...

Kwang-hyun Kwang-hyun, also spelled Gwang-hyun, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 13 hanja with the reading " kwang" and 35 hanja with the reading " hyun" on the South ...

Kwang-jo Kwang-jo, also spelled Kwang-cho, is a Korean male given name. People with this name include: * Choi Kwang-jo (born 1942), South Korean taekwondo national champion *Cho Kwangjo (1482–1519), Joseon Dynasty neo-Confucian reformer * Yoon Kwang-cho ...

* Kwang-min *

Kwang-seok Kwang-seok, also spelled Kwang-suk or Gwang-seok, is a Korean masculine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 13 hanja with the reading " kwang" and 20 hanja with the reading " seok" ...

Kwang-seon Kwang-seon, also spelled Kwang-sun, is a Korean masculine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 13 hanja with the reading " kwang" and 41 hanja with the reading " seon" on the South K ...

Kwang-sik Kwang-sik, also spelled Kwang-shik or Gwang-sik, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 13 hanja with the reading " kwang" and 16 hanja with the reading "sik" on ...

* Kwang-su

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