Kai in Korean: 카이

In Korean, Kai is written 카이 and sounds like ka-i.

카이
ka-i
HangulSound
카ka
이i

What does Kai mean?

Kai means “sea”. It is mostly a boy’s name.

Korean names with the same meaning as Kai

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

Boy
姜河俊
강하준, Kang Ha-jun
“river & outstanding”
元亨利貞 吉吉吉·
Boy
姜光浩
강광호, Kang Gwang-ho
“light & vast”
元亨利貞 吉吉··
Boy
姜浩
강호, Kang Ho
“vast”
元亨利貞 ····
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Using Kai in Korean

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

KoreanSounds likeMeaning
제 이름은 카이예요.je i-reu-meun ka-i-ye-yo.My name is Kai.
저는 카이입니다.jeo-neun ka-i-im-ni-da.I am Kai. (formal)
카이 씨ka-i ssiKai (polite, to an adult)
카이야!ka-i-ya!Hey Kai! (to a friend)
카이는 한국어를 배워요.ka-i-neun han-gu-geo-reul bae-wo-yo.Kai is learning Korean.

Letters in Kai

Kai has 2 syllable blocks made of 4 letters (jamo):

BlockLettersSound
카ㅋ + ㅏㅋ k, ㅏ a
이ㅇ + ㅣㅇ (silent at the start), ㅣ i

Typing Kai on a Korean keyboard

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

카 z k 이 d l

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