Kwang
Hangul
광
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGwang
McCune–ReischauerKwang
IPA/kwaŋ/

Kwang, also spelled Gwang, is a Korean given name and name element. The meaning differs based on the hanja used.

Hanja and meaning

There are 13 hanja with this reading, and three variant forms, on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names; they are:[1]

  1. 光 (빛 광; bit gwang): "light"
  2. 廣 (넓을 광; neolbeul gwang): "wide"
  3. 鑛 (쇳돌 광; soetdol gwang): "ore"
  4. 狂 (미칠 광; michil gwang): "wild"
  5. 侊 (성찬 광; seongchan gwang): "abundant"
  6. 洸 (성낼 광; seongnael gwang): "glitter"
  7. 珖 (옥피리 광; okpiri gwang): "jade piri" (a wind instrument)
  8. 桄 (광랑나무 광; gwangnangnamu gwang): "Arenga pinnata" (a species of sugar palm)[2]
  9. 匡 (바를 광; bareul gwang): "correct"
  10. 曠 (빌 광; bil gwang): "empty"
  11. 壙 (뫼 구덩이 광; moe gudeong-i gwang): "tomb"
  12. 筐 (광주리 광; gwangjuri gwang): "basket"
  13. 胱 (오줌통 광; ojumtong gwang): "urinary bladder"

People

People with the given name Kwang include:

  • Jo Gwang (fl. 48), chief retainer of the Gaya Confederacy
  • Yi Gwang (general) (1541–1607), Joseon Dynasty male general
  • Im Gwang (1579–1644), Joseon Dynasty male scholar-official
  • Jeongye Daewongun (1785–1841), personal name Yi Gwang, Joseon Dynasty prince
  • Choe Kwang (1919–1997), North Korean male military leader
  • Choi Kwang (economist) (born 1947), South Korean male economist, former Minister of Health and Welfare
  • Jang Gwang (born 1952), South Korean male voice actor
  • Li Gwang (born 1966), North Korean male judo practitioner
  • Li Guang (footballer) (born 1991), Chinese male football player of Korean descent
  • Jo Kwang (born 1994), North Korean footballer

People with the nickname or stage name Kwang include:

  • Savio Vega (born 1964) or Kwang the Ninja, Puerto Rican professional wrestler

As name element

Korean given names containing the syllable Kwang include:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  2. ↑ 박희준 [Park Hee-jun]; 백원기 [Paik Weon-ki] (2014). "한글대장경에 기록된 관속식물의 분포" [The Distribution of Vascular Plants Recorded in the Hangul Tripitaka]. Korean J. Plant Res. 27 (5): 576–587. doi:10.7732/kjpr.2014.27.5.576.
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