Kwang-su (name) explained

Hangul:	광수
Hanja:	,,, and others
Mr:	Kwangsu
Rr:	Gwang-su

Kwang-su, also spelled Kwang-soo or Gwang-su, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name.

Hanja

There are 13 hanja with the reading "kwang" and 67 hanja with the reading "su" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.^[1] Ways of writing this name in hanja include:

• (;).
• (;). These same characters are also one possible way of writing the Japanese surname and given name Mitsumori.^[2]
• (;). These same characters are also one possible way of writing the Japanese given name Mitsuhide.^[2]

According to South Korean government data, Kwang-su was the ninth-most popular name for newborn boys in 1945.^[3]

People

People with this name include:

Film and music

• Park Kwang-su (born 1955), South Korean film director
• Kim Jho Kwang-soo (born 1965), also known as Peter Kim, South Korean film director
• Lee Kwang-soo (born 1985), South Korean actor

Sportspeople

• Kim Kwang-soo (volleyball), South Korean volleyball player, represented South Korea at the 1964 Summer Olympics
• Jeong Gwang-su (born 1968), South Korean rower
• Oh Kwang-soo (born 1965), South Korean boxer
• Back Kwang-soo (born 1978), South Korean rugby union footballer
• Cha Kwang-su (born 1979), North Korean Greco-Roman wrestler

Writers

• Shin Gwang-su (poet) (1712–1775), late Joseon Dynasty poet
• Yi Kwang-su (1892–1950), Korean writer and independence activist
• Ma Kwang-soo (1951–2017) South Korean educator and novelist

Other

• Sin Gwang-su (spy) (born 1929), North Korean operative involved in abductions of Japanese citizens
• Kim Kwang-soo (born 1954), South Korean biologist
• Kwang Soo Kim (born 1960), South Korean chemist

See also

• List of Korean given names

Notes and References

1. Web site: 인명용 한자표. Table of hanja for use in personal names. Supreme Court. South Koreal. August 2007. 2013-10-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20170829123222/http://help.scourt.go.kr/nm/img/hanja/hanja.pdf. 29 August 2017.
2. Book: Breen, Jim . Jim Breen

   . Japanese Names Dictionary . Jim Breen . Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group . 2011 . 2012-12-02.

3. News: 요즘 인기있는 이름 1위? 남자-'민준' 여자-'서연'. The most popular name these days? Boys: 'Min-jun', Girls: 'Seo-yeon'. The Chosun Ilbo. 20 March 2007. 10 February 2018.