Gijun 기준

Gijun name meaning: “foundation + hero” (基俊)

Gijun is a Korean given name, most often given to boys. In hangul it is written 기준. 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 4,888 different ways.

Other spellings

The same name is romanized in several ways: Gijun, Gi-jun. They are all 기준.

How to pronounce Gijun

기준
Voice:

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

  • 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.

  • 기 (starts with ㄱ)→Woodgrowth, reaching outward, new beginnings
  • 준 (starts with ㅈ)→Metalclarity, resolve, refinement

Hanja used for Gijun

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.

기104 characters can be used

  • 基foundation터 기
  • 機frame틀 기
  • 旣already이미 기
  • 棄abandon버릴 기
  • 其that그 기
  • 氣energy기운 기
  • 己body몸 기
  • 起rise일어날 기

준47 characters can be used

  • 俊hero, outstanding준걸 준
  • 準standard, accurate준할 준
  • 峻high, severe높을 준/준엄할 준
  • 晙bright밝을 준
  • 埈high높을 준
  • 浚deep깊을 준
  • 駿fine horse준마 준
  • 純gaseon (type of border)가선 준

Gijun name FAQ

What does Gijun mean in Korean?
A popular way to write Gijun (기준) is 基 (foundation) + 俊 (hero), giving the meaning "foundation + hero". The meaning depends on the hanja the parents choose — 기준 can be written 4,888 different ways.
Is Gijun a Korean name?
Yes. Gijun is a Korean given name written 기준 in hangul, mostly given to boys.
How do you write Gijun in Korean?
In hangul it is 기준; a common hanja spelling is 基俊. It is also romanized as Gi-jun.
What element is the name Gijun?
By its sounds, Gijun carries Wood + Metal in the Five Elements (Ohaeng) of Korean naming.

Names sharing a syllable

Gijun 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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