Jae-joon, also spelled Jae-jun, is a Korean masculine 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
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" and 34 hanja with the reading "
joon" on the
South Korean government
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's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
People with this name include:
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Nam Jae-joon (born 1944), South Korean intelligence officer; see
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Jaejun Yu (born 1962), South Korean physicist
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Jeajoon Ryu
Jeajoon Ryu (born 1970) is a South Korean composer. His works have been by performed some of the world’s leading orchestras, such as the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO), l'Orchestre régional de Cannes-Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur (ORCPAC ...
(born 1970), South Korean composer
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An Jae-jun (born 1986), South Korean footballer
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Kim Jae-joong
Kim Jae-joong (; born January 26, 1986), also known mononymously as Jaejoong in South Korea and in Japan, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, actor and director. He is a member of the Korean pop group JYJ and was one of the original members ...
(born Han Jae-joon, 1986), South Korean singer
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Lee Jae-joon
Lee Jae-joon (born 20 October 1990) is a South Korean actor and model. Lee received favourable reviews for his first lead coming-of-age film '' Night Flight'' (2014) for which he was nominated Best New Actor at the 2nd Wildflower Film Awards a ...
(born 1990), South Korean actor and model
*Lee Jae-joon (born 1997), stage name Maru, member of South Korean boyband
C-Clown
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His ...
Fictional characters with this name include:
*Lee Jae-joon, in 2009 South Korean film ''
My Girlfriend Is an Agent
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*Shin Jae-joon, in 2009 South Korean film ''
Heaven's Postman
''Heaven's Postman'', also known as ''Postman to Heaven'' (; ) is a 2009 South Korean- Japanese film starring Kim Jaejoong and Han Hyo-joo. A young CEO quits his job and becomes a kind of supernatural postman, delivering letters from grieving fam ...
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*Jae-joon, in 2012 South Korean film ''
The Grand Heist
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*Kim Jae-joon, in 2013 South Korean television series ''
Good Doctor''
*Han Jae-joon, in 2014 South Korean television series ''
Doctor Stranger
''Doctor Stranger'' () is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Lee Jong-suk, Jin Se-yeon, Park Hae-jin and Kang So-Ra. It aired on SBS from May 5 to July 8, 2014 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 KST (UTC+9) for 20 episodes.
Synops ...
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*Jeon Jae-jun, in 2022 South Korean television series
The Glory
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Plot introduction
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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 ...
References
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Korean masculine given names