Jae-shin is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning depends 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 20 hanja with the reading "
jae" and 25 hanja with the reading "shin" on the
South Korean government
The government of South Korea () is the national government of the Republic of Korea, created by the Constitution of South Korea as the executive, legislative and judicial authority of the republic. The president acts as the head of state and ...
's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
People with this name include:
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Chai-Shin Yu (1932–2023), Korean-Canadian academic
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Kim Jae-shin (born 1973), South Korean football manager
Fictional characters with this name include:
*Jae-sin, in 2007 South Korean film ''
Our Town
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*Moon Jae-shin, in 2010 South Korean television series ''
Sungkyunkwan Scandal
''Sungkyunkwan Scandal'' () is a South Korean historical drama starring Park Yoo-chun, Park Min-young, Song Joong-ki, and Yoo Ah-in. Directed by Kim Won-seok and written by Kim Tae-hee, it is based on Jung Eun-gwol's bestselling 2007 novel ...
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*Lee Jae-shin, in 2012 South Korean television series ''
The King 2 Hearts
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*Yoo Jae-shin, in 2016 South Korean television series ''
Guardian: The Lonely and Great God''
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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References
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Korean unisex given names