Ae-jung is a

Korea Korea is a peninsular region in East Asia consisting of the Korean Peninsula, Jeju Island, and smaller islands. Since the end of World War II in 1945, it has been politically Division of Korea, divided at or near the 38th parallel north, 3 ...

n feminine given name. It is homophonous with the

Sino-Korean word Sino-Korean vocabulary or Hanja-eo () refers to Korean words of Chinese origin. Sino-Korean vocabulary includes words borrowed directly from Chinese, as well as new Korean words created from Chinese characters, and words borrowed from Sino-Japane ...

for "love" (). However it may also be written other ways, with different

hanja Hanja (; ), alternatively spelled Hancha, are Chinese characters used to write the Korean language. After characters were introduced to Korea to write Literary Chinese, they were adapted to write Korean as early as the Gojoseon period. () ...

for each syllable of the name. There are 14 hanja with the reading "ae" and 75 hanja with the reading "

jung Carl Gustav Jung ( ; ; 26 July 1875 – 6 June 1961) was a Swiss psychiatrist, psychotherapist, and psychologist who founded the school of analytical psychology. A prolific author of over 20 books, illustrator, and correspondent, Jung was a c ...

" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. People with this name include: *

Lee Ae-jung Lee Ae-jung (; March 17, 1987 – September 6, 2007) was a South Korean actress. Biography Career Lee started her career as a child actress while in elementary school, and in 1999 while in 6th grade appeared in ''Little Prince''. She rose to p ...

(1987–2007), South Korean actress Fictional characters with this name include: *Gu Ae-jung, in 2011 South Korean television series '' The Greatest Love'' *Cha Ae-jung, in 2013 South Korean television series ''

Reply 1994 ''Reply 1994'' () is a 2013 South Korean television series and the second installment of the ''Reply'' anthology series. It stars Go Ara, Jung Woo, Yoo Yeon-seok, Kim Sung-kyun, Son Ho-jun, Cha Sun-woo, Min Do-hee, Sung Dong-il, and Lee Il-hwa ...

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