Sejin 세진
Sejin name meaning: “human world + treasure” (世珍)
Sejin is a Korean given name, most often given to girls. In hangul it is written 세진. 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 1,134 different ways.
About the name Sejin
Sejin is a two-syllable name, written 세진 in Hangul. It can also be romanized as Se-jin, with the hyphen indicating the two distinct syllables. The first syllable, Se, and the second syllable, Jin, both draw from a set of hanja associated with the sound element metal.
This name is mostly given to girls. For the syllable Se, options include 世 (human world, generation) or 歲 (year). For Jin, choices like 珍 (treasure) or 眞 (true) are available. Combining these, Sejin could be written with 世珍, evoking a "treasure of the world," or 眞世, suggesting "true generation." The specific combination of hanja chosen for Sejin is what gives the name its particular meaning and feeling.
Other spellings
The same name is romanized in several ways: Sejin, Se-jin. They are all 세진.
How to pronounce Sejin
Say it as seh-jeen (2 syllables). Korean doesn't stress one syllable the way English does, so give each beat roughly the same weight rather than saying SEH-jeen.
- "ae" and "e" sound the same in modern Seoul Korean, like the "e" in "bed".
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.
- 세 (starts with ㅅ)→clarity, resolve, refinement
- 진 (starts with ㅈ)→clarity, resolve, refinement
Hanja used for Sejin
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.
세18 characters can be used
- 世human world, generation인간 세/대 세
- 歲year해 세
- 勢situation, power형세 세
- 說persuade달랠 세
- 洗wash씻을 세
- 細fine, thin가늘 세
- 彗
- 稅tax세금 세
진63 characters can be used
- 珍treasure보배 진
- 眞true참 진
- 鎭suppress진압할 진
- 進advance나아갈 진
- 振shake, rouse떨칠 진
- 津ferry나루 진
- 陳arrange, old베풀 진/묵을 진
- 盡exhaust다할 진
Sejin name FAQ
- What does Sejin mean in Korean?
- A popular way to write Sejin (세진) is 世 (human world) + 珍 (treasure), giving the meaning "human world + treasure". The meaning depends on the hanja the parents choose — 세진 can be written 1,134 different ways.
- Is Sejin a Korean name?
- Yes. Sejin is a Korean given name written 세진 in hangul, mostly given to girls.
- How do you write Sejin in Korean?
- In hangul it is 세진; a common hanja spelling is 世珍. It is also romanized as Se-jin.
- What element is the name Sejin?
- By its sounds, Sejin carries Metal + Metal in the Five Elements (Ohaeng) of Korean naming.
Names sharing a syllable
Sejin 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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