Jina
Hangul
진아
Hanja
, , and others
Revised RomanizationJin-a
McCune–ReischauerChina
Alternative spelling
Hangul
지나
Hanja
, , and others
Revised RomanizationJi-na
McCune–ReischauerChina

Jina and Jinah are Roman-alphabet spellings of either of two homophonous Korean feminine given names with different hangul spellings. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name.

For the name systemically transcribed as Jin-a. there are 48 hanja with the reading "jin" and 20 hanja with the reading "a" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.[1] People with this name include:

For the name systemically transcribed as Ji-na, there are 46 hanja with the reading "ji" and 16 hanja with the reading "na" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.[1] People with this name include:

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 8 October 2015.