^To keep the tree of manageable size, it omits five out of the eight known children of Kim Il-sung. Other children not shown in the tree include: Kim Man-il, Kim Kyong-jin, Kim Yong-il, Kim Hyŏn-nam, and Kim Yŏng-il
^Names of Supreme Leaders of the DPRK (and the name of the article being viewed, if any) are in bold font.
^Korean names often have a variety of transliterations into English, which can be confusing. For example, "Kim Jong-chul" may also be written "Gim Jeong-cheol" or "Kim Jŏng-ch'ŏl" among many other variations. See Korean romanization for more information.
^Official North Korean biography of Kim Jong-il lists his birth year as 1942. The Korean calendar is based upon the Chinese zodiac which is believed to characterize one's personality. The year 1942 (Year of the Horse) may be viewed as a better year than others, thus creating a motive to lie about a birth year.
^Official North Korean biography of Kim Jong-un lists his birth year as 1982. The Korean calendar is based upon the Chinese zodiac and some believe your birth year helps characterize your personality. Some years like 1982 (Year of the Dog) my be viewed as better years than others creating a motive to lie about a birth year.
^Birth year for Kim Ju-ae is not publicly known. She may have been born in either late 2012 or early 2013.
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