Dong-geun, also spelled Dong-keun, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 24 hanja with the reading "dong" and 18 hanja with the reading "geun" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[1]

Dong-geun
Hangul
동근
Hanja
("Eastern roots") and others
Revised RomanizationDong-geun
McCune–ReischauerTong'gŭn
IPA[to̞ŋɡɯn]

People with this name include:

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Others

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References

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  1. ^ "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.