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순자 (Soon-Ja) means “gentle, obedient · child, master” when written 順子. It is a classic name, common for people born in the 1960s–80s. Its characters carry the elements 水 Water, which matters when a name is chosen to balance a birth chart.
| Hangul | Hanja | Romanised | Meaning | Element |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 순 | 順 | sun | gentle, obedient | 💧 水 Water |
| 자 | 子 | ja | child, master | 💧 水 Water |
Revised Romanisation: sunja (sun-ja). The spelling most Koreans with this name use abroad: Soon-Ja. Korean syllables have equal length — say each one evenly, no stress.