Jae, also Chae, is a single-syllable
Korean given name
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, as well as element in two-syllable Korean given names. Its meaning differs 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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chosen by the name-giver.
Hanja and meaning
, regulations of the
Supreme Court of Korea
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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
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Sichuan
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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:
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Kil Chae
Kil Chae (; 1353–1419) was a Korean scholar-official who served near the end of Goryeo dynasty. A Goryeo loyalist, he refused to serve the new Joseon dynasty that overthrew Goryeo. The followers of Kil's teachings would coalesce as the Sarim ...
(1353–1419), Goryeo and early Joseon dynasty neo-Confucian scholar
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Hur Jae
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(born 1965), South Korean basketball coach and former player
Korean people who have shortened their full names to Jae in English include:
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Jae U. Jung (born Jung Jae-ung, 1960), South Korean biologist
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Jae Chong (born Chong Jae-yun, 1972), American music producer
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Jae Seo (born Seo Jae-woong, 1977), South Korean baseball player
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Jae Yoo
Hyuk-jae Yoo (born March 22, 1989) is a South Korean model who was born in Busan.
Career
In 2010 he signed a contract with Soul Artist Management and in September of the same year debuted at a Tommy Hilfiger fashion show in New York City. The sam ...
(born Yoo Hyuk-jae, 1989), South Korean model
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Jaejae (born Lee Eun-jae, 1990), South Korean television personality
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Jae Park
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(born Park Jae-hyung, 1992), Argentine-born American singer
As a name element
Names which begin with this syllable include:
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Jae-hee
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Jae-beom
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Jae-eun
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Jae-gyu
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Jae-hee
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Jae-ho
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Jae-hyuk
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Jae-hyun
Jae-hyun, also spelled Jae-hyeon, 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 35 hanja with the reading " hyun" on the South Korean governme ...
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Jae-in
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Jae-joon
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Jae-kyung
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Jae-shin
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Jae-suk
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Jae-seop
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Jae-sung
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Jae-won
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Jae-woo
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Jae-wook
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Jae-woong
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Jae-yong
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Jae-yoon
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Jae-young
Names which end with this syllable include:
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Eun-jae
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Han-jae
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Hyuk-jae
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Min-jae
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Seung-jae
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Sung-jae
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Won-jae
Notes
References
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