Daseul 다슬

Daseul name meaning: “many + large zither” (多瑟)

Daseul is a Korean given name, most often given to girls. In hangul it is written 다슬. Like most Korean names it can also be written in hanja, and the characters chosen decide what it means — the same sound can be written 77 different ways.

Other spellings

The same name is romanized in several ways: Daseul, Da-seul. They are all 다슬.

How to pronounce Daseul

다슬
Voice:

Say it as dah-seul (2 syllables). Korean doesn't stress one syllable the way English does, so give each beat roughly the same weight rather than saying DAH-seul.

  • "eu" has no exact English match: say "oo" with your lips relaxed and spread, not rounded.
  • At the very start of the name, g, d, b and j are lighter than in English, halfway toward k, t, p and ch.

The recording is a synthesized standard Seoul voice; the respelling above is an English approximation of it. More on the rules: how to pronounce Korean names. To hear more spoken Korean, try Korean greetings with audio.

Five Elements (Ohaeng)

In Korean naming tradition each syllable carries an element, decided by the consonant it starts with. This is what a name sounds like in terms of energy.

  • 다 (starts with ㄷ)→Firebrightness, passion, visibility
  • 슬 (starts with ㅅ)→Metalclarity, resolve, refinement

Hanja used for Daseul

These are hanja characters legally registrable for each syllable, with their dictionary meanings. A parent picks one character per syllable, and that combination becomes the written meaning of the name.

다11 characters can be used

  • 多many많을 다
  • 茶tea차 다
  • 茶tea차 다
  • 夛many많을 다
  • 觰horn base뿔 밑동 다
  • 爹father아버지 다/아비 다
  • 茤ethnic group name이민족 이름 다
  • 鄲Zhao kingdom조나라 다

슬7 characters can be used

  • 瑟large zither큰 거문고 슬
  • 璱beautiful jade pattern옥 무늬 고운 모양 슬
  • 膝knee무릎 슬
  • 蝨louse이 슬
  • 㻭blue jade bead푸른 옥구슬 슬
  • 虱louse이 슬
  • 𩇣reddish blue color붉으면서도 푸른색 슬

Daseul name FAQ

What does Daseul mean in Korean?
A popular way to write Daseul (다슬) is 多 (many) + 瑟 (large zither), giving the meaning "many + large zither". The meaning depends on the hanja the parents choose — 다슬 can be written 77 different ways.
Is Daseul a Korean name?
Yes. Daseul is a Korean given name written 다슬 in hangul, mostly given to girls.
How do you write Daseul in Korean?
In hangul it is 다슬; a common hanja spelling is 多瑟. It is also romanized as Da-seul.
What element is the name Daseul?
By its sounds, Daseul carries Fire + Metal in the Five Elements (Ohaeng) of Korean naming.

Names sharing a syllable

Daseul belongs to someone else. Yours is drawn from your own birth chart — the four pillars of your birth date and hour decide which elements your name should carry.

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