Myung-hwa, also spelled Myong-hwa in

North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders China and Russia to the north at the Yalu River, Yalu (Amnok) an ...

, is a Korean feminine given name. Its 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 to write each syllable of the name.

Hanja

There are 19 hanja with the reading " myung" and 15 hanja with the reading "hwa" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. Hanja with which this name may be written include: * (, ), meaning "bright flower". The same hanja can also be read as various

Japanese given 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 ...

s, including

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and Asuka.

People

People with this name include: * Myung-wha Chung (born 1944), South Korean cellist * Kim Myong-hwa (born 1967, North Korean sport shooter, competed in the women's skeet event at the 2000 Summer Olympics * Lee Myung-hwa (born 1973), South Korean football forward *

Jon Myong-hwa Jon Myong-hwa (born 9 August 1993) is a female North Korean football midfielder. She was part of the North Korea women's national football team at the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Oly ...

(born 1993), North Korean football midfielder, competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics * An Myong-hwa, North Korean gymnast, competed in Gymnastics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's artistic team all-around *

Choe Myong-hwa Choe Myong-hwa (born 11 February 1976) is a North Korean diver. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000 ...

, North Korean diver, competed in Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 10 metre platform

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Hanja

People

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