Jae-hyun, also spelled Jae-hyeon, is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning depends on the
hanja
Hanja (Hangul: ; Hanja: , ), alternatively known as Hancha, are Chinese characters () used in the writing of Korean. Hanja was used as early as the Gojoseon period, the first ever Korean kingdom.
(, ) refers to Sino-Korean vocabulary, ...
used to write each syllable of the name. There are 20 hanja with the reading "
jae
is a Japanese corporation specializing in the manufacture and sales of electrical connectors such as high speed LVDS, HDMI, PCI express, high density, micro coaxial, automotive, and board to board connectors. It also makes systems equipment an ...
" and 35 hanja with the reading "
hyun" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
Entertainers
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Cho Jae-hyun
Cho Jae-hyun (born June 30, 1965) is a South Korean film, stage, and TV actor. He is commonly dubbed "director Kim Ki-duk's persona" since Cho has starred as leading and supporting characters in a number of films directed by Kim.
Early years a ...
(born 1965), South Korean actor
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Ahn Jae-hyun
Ahn Jae-hyun (; born July 1, 1987) is a South Korean model and actor. He is best known for his roles in television dramas such as ''You're All Surrounded'' (2014), ''Blood (South Korean TV series), Blood'' (2015), ''Cinderella with Four Knight ...
(born 1987), South Korean actor
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Kim Jae-hyun
Kim Jae-hyun is a South Korean drummer, actor, model and singer. He is known for his roles in dramas such as '' Modern Farmer'', ''Sisters-in-law'' and ''Kimi to Sekai ga Owaru Hi ni: Season 1''. He is a member of the South Korean band N.Flying. ...
(born 1994), South Korean singer, member of rock band N.Flying
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Jaehyun (singer)
Jeong Yun-o (; born Jeong Jae-hyun (); February 14, 1997), better known by his stage name Jaehyun, is a South Korean singer and actor. He is a member of the South Korean boy group NCT and its sub-units NCT U and NCT 127, debuting in April 2016 a ...
(born Jeong Jae-hyun, 1997), South Korean singer, member of boy band NCT
Sportspeople
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Jo Jae-hyeon (cyclist)
Jo Jae-hyeon (born 5 July 1938) is a former South Korean cyclist. He competed in the individual road race and team time trial events at the 1960 Summer Olympics
The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially kn ...
(born 1937), South Korean cyclist
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Park Jae-hyun (born 1980), South Korean football forward (Thai League 2)
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Kim Jae-hyeon (born Kim Eung-jin, 1987), South Korean football centre-back (K-League Challenge)
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Yong Jae-hyun
Yong Jae-hyun (; born 19 July 1988) is a South Korean footballer who plays for FC Anyang in the K League Challenge
The K League 2 (Hangul: K리그2) is the men's second-highest division of the South Korean football league system. It is con ...
(born 1988), South Korean football defender and midfielder (K-League Challenge)
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Choi Jae-hyeon (born 1994), South Korean football midfielder (K-League Classic)
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An Jae-hyun (born 1999), South Korean table tennis player
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Ko Jae-hyeon
Go Jae-hyeon (; born 5 March 1999) is a South Korean football midfielder who plays for Daegu FC and the South Korea national under-23 football team.
Career statistics
Honours Domestic
Daegu FC
* Korean FA Cup: 2018
International
South ...
(born 1999), South Korean football midfielder (K-League 1)
Other
* Moon Jae-hyeon (born 1936), dharma name
Daewon
Zen Master Daewon Moon Jae-hyeon (born January 23, 1936) is a Korean Zen master in South Korea. A disciple of Zen Master Jeongang, he received Dharma transmission from his teacher and thereby becoming the 78th patriarch in the Dharma Lineage ...
, South Korean Buddhist master
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Hyun Jae-hyun
Hyun Jae-Hyun (born February 12, 1949) is chairman of Tongyang Group, a South Korean conglomerate founded in 1957 as a cement manufacturer.
Career
Starting in the mid-1980s, Hyun began diversifying the Tongyang Group's business structure, and b ...
(born 1949), South Korean businessman, former chairman of the conglomerate Tongyang Group
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Lee Jay-hyun (born 1960), South Korean businessman, chairman of the CJ Group
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Jang Jae-hyun
Jang Jae-hyun (born 1981) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter.
Education and career
After graduating from Sungkyunkwan University's Department of Film, he graduated from the Department of Film at Hanyejong Film Institute. Jang ser ...
(born 1981), South Korean film director and screenwriter
* Choi Jae-hyun (born 1995), known as
HuHi
Choi Jae-hyun ( ko, 최재현), better known as huhi, is a South Korean professional ''League of Legends'' player for Golden Guardians of the LCS.
Career
Huhi joined his first major team in North America when he became a member of Counter L ...
, South Korean ''League of Legends'' player
See also
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List of Korean given names
This is a list of Korean given names by type. Most Korean given names consist of two Sino-Korean morphemes each written with one hanja. There are also names with more than two syllables, often from native Korean vocabulary. Finally, there are a sm ...
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Yi Jehyeon, Goryeo Dynasty neo-Confucian scholar
References
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Korean masculine given names
Masculine given names