Jimin 지민

Jimin is a Korean given name, used for any gender. In hangul it is written 지민. 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 2,516 different ways.

Other spellings

The same name is romanized in several ways: Jimin, Ji-min. They are all 지민.

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.

  • 지 (starts with ㅈ)→Metalclarity, resolve, refinement
  • 민 (starts with ㅁ)→Waterdepth, adaptability, quiet strength

Hanja used for Jimin

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.

지68 characters can be used

  • 智wisdom슬기 지
  • 知know알 지
  • 地ground, earth땅 지
  • 志will, purpose뜻 지
  • 至reach이를 지
  • 池pond못 지
  • 枝branch가지 지
  • 芝zhi herb지초 지

민37 characters can be used

  • 珉jade-like stone옥돌 민
  • 旻autumn sky가을 하늘 민
  • 旼harmonious, sky화할 민/하늘 민
  • 敏agile민첩할 민
  • 玟beautiful stone아름다운 돌 민
  • 愍worry근심할 민
  • 岷mountain name산 이름 민
  • 民people백성 민

Names sharing a syllable

Jimin 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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