Man-soo
Man-soo (pronounced [mɐn.su]), also spelled Man-su, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 19 hanja with the reading "man" and 67 hanja with the reading "soo" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[1]
| Man-soo | |
| Hangul | 만수 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Man-su |
| McCune–Reischauer | Mansu |
People with this name include:
- Kang Man-soo (born 1955), South Korean volleyball player
- Lee Man-soo (born 1958), South Korean baseball coach and former catcher
- Kim Man-su (born 1996), South Korean baseball catcher
- Kim Man-su (politician), North Korean politician elected in the 2014 North Korean parliamentary election
Fictional characters with this name include:
- Mansu, one of the title characters of 1988 South Korean film Chilsu and Mansu
- Man-soo, character in 2007 South Korean television series Likeable or Not
- Oh Man-soo, character in 2017 South Korean television series Black
See also
References
- "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. August 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
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