Hae-jin is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning varies based on the
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.
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used to write each syllable of the name. There are 23 hanja with the reading "hae" and 48 hanja with the reading "jin" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.
People with this name include:
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Yoo Hae-jin
Yoo Hae-jin (; born January 4, 1970) is a South Korean actor. After graduating with a Theater degree from Seoul Institute of the Arts, he became a member of Theater troupe The Mokwha Repertoire Company. He has established himself as one of the ...
(born 1969), South Korean actor
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Cecilia Hae-Jin Lee
Cecilia Hae-Jin Lee (born November 14, 1970) is an American writer, artist, photographer and chef. Lee is most known for her cookbooks and food writing. She was nominated for a James Beard award in 2006 and has won numerous other awards for her c ...
(born 1970), Korean-American writer and artist
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Cho Hae-jin
Cho Hae-jin (, born 1976) is a South Korean writer.
Life
Cho Hae-jin was born in 1976 in Seoul, and graduated from the Ewha Womans University in education, and then graduated from the same university's graduate school in Korean literature. She ...
(born 1976), South Korean writer
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Park Hae-jin
Park Hae-jin (; born May 1, 1983) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his supporting roles in dramas ''My Love from the Star'' (2013) and '' Doctor Stranger'' (2014), and his leading roles in '' Bad Guys'' (2014), '' Cheese in the Trap ...
(born 1983), South Korean actor
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Kim Hae-jin
Kim Hae-jin (; born April 23, 1997) is a South Korean former figure skater. She is the 2012 JGP Slovenia champion and a three-time (2010, 2011, and 2012) South Korean national champion. She was selected to represent her country at the 2014 Wint ...
(born 1997), South Korean figure skater
See also
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List of Korean given names
This is a list of Korean given names, in Hangul alphabetical order. See for an explanation.anandhu
List
* Ga-young ()
* Ga-eun ()
* Ga-eul ()
* Ga-in ()
* Kang-min ()
*Gun ()
* Kun-woo ()
* Kyung-gu ()
* Kyung-lim ()
* Kyung-mo ()
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*South Korean government-list hanja for use in personal names, on
Wiktionary
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References
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Korean unisex given names