Jae is a single-syllable Korean given name, as well as element in two-syllable Korean given names. Its meaning differs based 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, ...

chosen by the name-giver.

Hanja and meaning

, regulations of the Supreme Court of Korea permit the following 20 hanja with the reading Jae, plus seven variant forms, to be registered for use in given names. Eleven characters from the table of basic hanja for educational use: # (): "talent" #* ''(variant)''This is officially listed as a separate character in Schedule 1 of the regulations, rather than a variant form in Schedule 2 of the regulations. # (): "timber" # (): "wealth" # (): "to exist", "to be located at" #* ''(variant)'' # (): "to plant", "to cultivate" #* ''(variant)'' # (): "twice", "again" # (): ''emphasis

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'' # (): "disaster" #* ''(variant)'' # (): "to cut" # (): "to load" # (): "to rule" Nine characters from the table of additional hanja for name use: # (): "''

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''" (tree) #* ''(variant)'' # (): "matter", "affair" # (): "to fast" #*Additional (): "study room", "studio" #* ''(variant)'' # (): ''old name of the Dadu River in

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'' #*Additional (): "to be clear" #* ''(variant)'' # (): "remnants", "dregs" # (): "to bring" # (): "to receive in one's palm" # (): "wealth" # (): "one's own child"

People

People with the single-syllable given name Jae include: * Gil Jae (1353–1419), Goryeo and early Joseon Dynasty neo-Confucian scholar * Hur Jae (born 1965), South Korean basketball coach and former player Korean people who have shortened their full names to Jae in English include: * Jae U. Jung (Jung Jae-ung; born 1960), South Korean biologist * Jae Chong (Chong Jae-yun; born 1972), American music producer * Jae Seo (Seo Jae-woong; born 1977), South Korean baseball player * Jae Yoo (Yoo Hyuk-jae; born 1989), South Korean model * Jaejae (Lee Eun-jae; born 1990), South Korean television personality * Jae Park (Park Jae-hyung; born 1992), American singer of Korean descent

As a name element

Names which begin with this syllable include: *

Jae-hee Jae-hui or Jae-hee is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 20 hanja with the reading " jae" and 24 hanja with the reading "hui" on the South Korean government's official lis ...

* Jae-beom * Jae-eun * Jae-gyu *

* Jae-ho * Jae-hyuk * Jae-hyun * Jae-in * Jae-joon * Jae-kyung * Jae-shin * Jae-suk *

Jae-seop Jae-seop, also spelled Jae-sup or Jae-sub, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. Hanja and meaning There are twenty hanja with the reading " jae" and eight hanja with the read ...

* Jae-sung *

Jae-won Jae-won is a Korean unisex given name, predominantly masculine. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 27 hanja with the reading "'' jae''" and 47 hanja with the reading "''won''" on the South K ...

Jae-woo Jae-woo is a Korean masculine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 26 hanja with the reading "''Jae (Korean name), jae''" and 60 hanja with the reading "''Woo (Korean given name), ...

* Jae-wook * Jae-woong *

Jae-yong Jae-yong is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 20 hanja with the reading " jae" and 24 hanja with the reading " yong" on the South Korean government's official ...

* Jae-yoon *

Jae-young Jae-young, also spelled Jae-yeong, is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 20 hanja with the reading " jae" and 34 hanja with the reading " young" on the South Korea ...

Names which end with this syllable include: *

Eun-jae Eun-jae is a Korean unisex given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 30 hanja with the reading "''eun''" and 26 hanja with the reading "'' jae''" on the South Korean government's officia ...

* Han-jae *

Hyuk-jae Hyuk-jae is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are nine hanja with the reading " hyuk" and 20 hanja with the reading " jae" on the South Korean government's official list ...

* Min-jae *

Seung-jae Seung-jae is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja with which it is written. There are 15 hanja with the reading "seung" and 20 hanja with the reading " jae" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja ...

* Sung-jae *

Won-jae Won-jae is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 35 hanja with the reading "won" and 20 hanja with the reading " jae" on the South Korean government's official list ...

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