#the identity of ??? is just too much of a spoiler SFJSFJ

[tosahobi-if]

hi yeri! i was wondering if you could explain the ro's names?

YES OF COURSE i looooove talking about names hehe! i explained how hanja naming conventions work in a longer post here and you can refer to it if you're confused!

jinwol i did before here but i'll explain it a little differently this time! his name 진월 (眞月) is comprised of the characters 眞 for truth and 月 for moon. however it's actually important to note his jin (眞) character changes! his birth name is the character 珍 as in jewel, treasure, or precious, and altogether his name means "precious treasure of the moon" (it's also the name of a cabbage HAHAHA) and when he official becomes a disciple, he adopts a taoist name with his clan's common syllable so the jin (珍) becomes jin (眞).

yul has amnesia and thus is given a new name by jinwol's father – 율 (律) which literally means law, rule, or principle. a no-nonsense name with the intention of having them adopt a common syllable from their taoist master in the future. their name specifically comes from the book of changes quote “师出以律, 否臧凶” from yi shi gua. they receive a courtesy name when they turn 20 instead!

iseul (이슬) i've already explained is the indigenous korean word for "dew" and thus has arbitrary hanja attached to the characters which are 怡 for joy and 瑟 for the guse – her name means "to rejoice at the sound of the guse" and with a little added anthroponymy, her name is a wood/earth element name to balance out her water element!

??? is spoilers and i'm going to go cry over that because i'm very fond of their name 🤒 and also their courtesy name 🤒 their name is very poetic 🤒 please help i'm salty over my own decisions JFASJFSDJJ