Kwang-sik

Hangul|

Hanja|

光植, 光軾

Revised Romanization| Gwangsik
McCune–Reischauer| Kwangsik

Kwang-sik, also spelled Kwang-shik or Gwang-sik, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 13 hanja with the reading "kwang" and 16 hanja with the reading "sik" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[1]

People with this name include:

* Yi Gwang-sik (1493), Joseon Dynasty politician
* Myung Kwang-sik (born 1940), South Korean hapkido pioneer
* Choe Kwang-shik (born 1953), South Korean politician
* Ri Gwang-sik (born 1970), North Korean boxer
* Kim Kwang-sik (born 1972), South Korean film director
* Jeong Kwang-sik (born 1985), South Korean footballer
* Song Kwang-sik, South Korean pianist

## See also[edit]

* List of Korean given names

## References[edit]

1. ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.

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