Pronunciation | /wʌn/ |
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Origin | |
Word/name | Korean |
Meaning | different depending on Hanja |
Won | |
Hangul | 원 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | won |
McCune–Reischauer | wŏn |
IPA | [wʌn] |
Won is a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names.[1] Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. There are 47 hanja with the reading "won"[2] on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.