James in Korean: 제임스

In Korean, James is written 제임스 and sounds like je-im-seu.

제임스
je-im-seu
HangulSound
제je
임im
스seu

What does James mean?

James means “supplanter”. It is mostly a boy’s name.

Korean names with the same meaning as James

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Real, popular Korean names whose Hanja carry the meaning of James.

Boy
張勝宇
장승우, Jang Seung-u
“victory & universe”
元亨利貞 吉吉吉吉
Boy
張在元
장재원, Jang Jae-won
“always here & first”
元亨利貞 ·吉吉吉
Boy
張元
장원, Jang Won
“first”
元亨利貞 吉吉·吉
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Using James in Korean

Korean endings change with the last letter of the name. James ends with a vowel (no 받침), so it takes these forms:

KoreanSounds likeMeaning
제 이름은 제임스예요.je i-reu-meun je-im-seu-ye-yo.My name is James.
저는 제임스입니다.jeo-neun je-im-seu-im-ni-da.I am James. (formal)
제임스 씨je-im-seu ssiJames (polite, to an adult)
제임스야!je-im-seu-ya!Hey James! (to a friend)
제임스는 한국어를 배워요.je-im-seu-neun han-gu-geo-reul bae-wo-yo.James is learning Korean.

Letters in James

James has 3 syllable blocks made of 7 letters (jamo):

BlockLettersSound
제ㅈ + ㅔㅈ j, ㅔ e
임ㅇ + ㅣ + ㅁㅇ (silent at the start), ㅣ i, ㅁ m
스ㅅ + ㅡㅅ s, ㅡ eu

Typing James on a Korean keyboard

On a standard Korean (2-set) keyboard, type these keys. Capital letters mean Shift.

제 w p 임 d l a 스 t m

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Hangul spellings follow the National Institute of Korean Language rules and the forms commonly used in Korea.