Yujin 유진
Yujin name meaning: “abundant + treasure” (裕珍)
Yujin is a Korean given name, used for any gender. In hangul it is written 유진. 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 7,308 different ways.
Yujin of IVE: An Yu-jin is the leader of IVE — Yujin is her real given name, not a stage name.
About the name Yujin
Yujin (유진) is made of two syllables, Yu and Jin. It can also be spelled Yu-jin or Eugene. The syllable Yu (유) can be written with hanja such as 裕 (abundant), 有 (exist), 由 (reason, cause), or 柔 (soft, gentle). The second syllable, Jin (진), can be written with hanja like 珍 (treasure), 眞 (true), or 進 (advance).
Combining these, Yujin could mean “abundant treasure” (裕珍) or “soft truth” (柔眞), among other possibilities. The specific hanja chosen for Yujin will give the name its particular meaning and feeling. Yujin is used for both girls and boys. While all spellings are valid, Yujin or Yu-jin may be clearer for those unfamiliar with Korean naming conventions. The leader of the girl group IVE, An Yu-jin, uses this name.
Other spellings
The same name is romanized in several ways: Yujin, Yu-jin, Eugene. They are all 유진.
How to pronounce Yujin
Say it as yoo-jeen (2 syllables). Korean doesn't stress one syllable the way English does, so give each beat roughly the same weight rather than saying YOO-jeen.
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.
- 유 (starts with ㅇ)→Earthsteadiness, trust, holding things together
- 진 (starts with ㅈ)→clarity, resolve, refinement
Hanja used for Yujin
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.
유116 characters can be used
- 裕abundant넉넉할 유
- 有exist있을 유
- 由reason, cause말미암을 유
- 柔soft, gentle부드러울 유
- 侑urge, recommend권할 유
- 宥lenient너그러울 유
- 猶still, monkey오히려 유/원숭이 유
- 維rope, only벼리 유/오직 유
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
Yujin name FAQ
- What does Yujin mean in Korean?
- A popular way to write Yujin (유진) is 裕 (abundant) + 珍 (treasure), giving the meaning "abundant + treasure". The meaning depends on the hanja the parents choose — 유진 can be written 7,308 different ways.
- Is Yujin a Korean name?
- Yes. Yujin is a Korean given name written 유진 in hangul, used for both boys and girls.
- How do you write Yujin in Korean?
- In hangul it is 유진; a common hanja spelling is 裕珍. It is also romanized as Yu-jin, Eugene.
- What element is the name Yujin?
- By its sounds, Yujin carries Earth + Metal in the Five Elements (Ohaeng) of Korean naming.
Names sharing a syllable
Yujin 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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