Jimin (지민): Korean name meaning

Meaning of 지민

지민 (Ji-Min) means “wisdom · clever, quick” when written 智敏. It is very popular for children born in the 2010s. Its characters carry the elements 火 Fire, which matters when a name is chosen to balance a birth chart.

About the name

지민 is one of the few truly unisex Korean names in wide use. 智敏 — wisdom and quickness — is the most common hanja pairing; BTS's Jimin (박지민) spells it 智旻, with 'autumn sky' as the second character, which shows how the same sound can carry different characters.

Other hanja spellings

• 지 can also be written 志 (will, aspiration), 芝 (sacred herb), 知 (to know)
• 민 can also be written 民 (people), 珉 (fine jade), 旻 (autumn sky)

How to pronounce 지민

Revised Romanisation: jimin (ji-min). The spelling most Koreans with this name use abroad: Ji-Min. Korean syllables have equal length — say each one evenly, no stress.

Famous people named 지민

• Jimin (BTS)
• Jimin (Jeon Ji-min)