What's John in Korean?
John → 박정한
John in Korean is 박정한 (Park Jeong-Han) — a name meaning “righteous scholar.”
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“righteous scholar”
fact_checkQuick Facts
- English
- John
- Korean (한글)
- 박정한
- Romanized
- Park Jeong-Han
- Hanja (한자)
- 朴正翰
- Meaning
- righteous scholar
- Gender
- Male
- Saju Element
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- Jeonghan (SEVENTEEN)
menu_bookThe Hanja Story
John means 'graced by God' in Hebrew. Korean naming substitutes a Confucian virtue — 정한 (jeong-han) — 'righteous scholarship.' The name reads dignified, serious, with a literary edge. Jeonghan of SEVENTEEN (real name Yoon Jeong-Han) gives it a contemporary K-pop edge.
starFamous Korean Named 박정한
Member of K-pop boy group SEVENTEEN, vocalist
ecoSaju Element Reading
The Korean name 박정한 aligns with the metal element of the Five Elements (오행). Carriers of this energy tend toward discipline, clarity, precision. In Saju (사주, the Korean Four-Pillars personality framework), this element shapes the quiet character behind the name.
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About John in Korean
If you have ever wondered what is John in Korean, the answer most Korean-American families and K-pop fans land on is 박정한 (Park Jeong-Han). The hanja 朴正翰 — written in Chinese characters used historically across Korea — literally means “righteous scholar.”
박정한 is a masculine given name in Korean. It carries the metal element of Saju (사주), the Korean Four-Pillars personality framework — read by some as Korea's cultural answer to MBTI. In K-pop circles, Jeonghan of SEVENTEEN is the most recognized public figure with a name in this family.
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