Yohan 요한

Yohan is a Korean given name, most often given to boys. In hangul it is written 요한. 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 2,432 different ways.

Other spellings

The same name is romanized in several ways: Yohan, Yo-han. They are all 요한.

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.

  • 요 (starts with ㅇ)→Earthsteadiness, trust, holding things together
  • 한 (starts with ㅎ)→Earthsteadiness, trust, holding things together

Hanja used for Yohan

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.

요76 characters can be used

  • 要important, waist요긴할 요/허리 요
  • 樂like, enjoy좋아할 요
  • 約pact, promise부절 요
  • 曜shine빛날 요
  • 料measure헤아릴 료(요)
  • 聊ear ringing귀 울 료(요)
  • 療fix, correct고칠 료(요)
  • 了finish, complete마칠 료(요)

한32 characters can be used

  • 漢Han river, Han dynasty한수 한/한나라 한
  • 韓Korea, nation한국 한/나라 한
  • 限limit한할 한
  • 寒cold찰 한
  • 閑leisurely, block한가할 한/막을 한
  • 恨limit한할 한
  • 翰feather, writing brush깃 한
  • 汗sweat땀 한

Names sharing a syllable

Yohan 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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