Meaning of 태양

태양 (Tae-Yang) means “supreme, grand · sun, yang” when written 太陽. It is popular for those born in the 2000s. Its characters carry the elements 木 Wood, 土 Earth, which matters when a name is chosen to balance a birth chart.

About the name

태양 (太陽) literally means 'the sun'. It is a bold choice as a given name — BIGBANG's Taeyang made it famous — and carries obvious Fire energy in the five elements.

Other hanja spellings

• 태 can also be written 泰 (great, peaceful), 台 (star, platform)

How to pronounce 태양

Revised Romanisation: taeyang (tae-yang). The spelling most Koreans with this name use abroad: Tae-Yang. Korean syllables have equal length — say each one evenly, no stress.

Famous people named 태양

• Taeyang (BIGBANG)