How to write 지훈 in English
Ji-hun
- Standard romanization · Ji-hun
- As one word · Jihun
- Also seen on passports and profiles · Jihoon
“Standard” means the Revised Romanization of Korean — the system on road signs and in textbooks. Families pick their own passport spelling, which is why one name has several.
How to say Jihun
jee-hoon (roughly)
- 지ji
- 훈hun
Korean gives every syllable the same weight — no strong beat.
Sounds that trip up English speakers
- u is always “oo” as in “moon”, never “you”.
- The first j is softer than in English — halfway to ch. That's why 김 is spelled Kim.
What 지훈 means
智勳 · wisdom and merit
- 智 지 — wisdom (ji)
- 勳 훈 — merit (hun)
Korean names are often written with Chinese characters (hanja) the family picks. This is one common pairing — another 지훈 may use different ones.
Mostly given to boys.
Meet a 지훈
안녕하세요, 저는 지훈이에요. 만나서 반가워요.
Annyeonghaseyo, jeoneun Jihun-ieyo. Mannaseo bangawoyo. — Hi, I'm Jihun. Nice to meet you.
Close friends call them 지훈아 (Jihun-a). The -a / -ya ending is only for friends and people younger than you.