Susan in Korean 수전
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Susan as 수전: two syllables, said su-jeon. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Susan letter by letter
Each Hangul block is one syllable, built from a consonant, a vowel and sometimes a final consonant underneath.
ㅓ (eo) in 전 is the open "uh" of "sun", not an "o".
- Two even beats, su-jeon: Korean doesn't stress one syllable over the other the way English does.
How Koreans would call you
Korean given names are almost always two syllables, so 수전 already sounds natural to Korean ears. In casual sentences Koreans often add 이 after a name that ends in a consonant: 수전이 왔어 ("Susan's here").
Why it's spelled 수전
Spelled letter-by-letter you'd get 수샌, but Korean media write 수전, because the name is written the way it sounds, not the way it's spelled.
- The unstressed "uh" vowel is written ㅓ (eo), whatever letter English uses for it.
Type Susan on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 수전 is the jamo ㅅㅜ ㅈㅓㄴ, typed with the keys tn wjs. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Susan in Korean?
Susan is written 수전 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: sujeon). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name. In Hangul it has two syllables: 수 + 전.
How do you pronounce Susan in Korean?
Say it su-jeon, with even weight on every syllable. ㅓ (eo) in 전 is the open "uh" of "sun", not an "o".
Spellings follow the National Institute of Korean Language loanword rules and common Korean media usage. Last checked: October 2026.