Jae (Korean name) explained

Hangul:재
Rr:Jae
Mr:Chae

Jae, also Chae, is a single-syllable Korean given name, as well as element in two-syllable Korean given names. Its meaning differs based on the hanja 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.[1]

Eleven characters from the table of basic hanja for educational use:

  1. : "talent"
  2. : "timber"
  3. : "wealth"
  4. : "to exist", "to be located at"
  5. : "to plant", "to cultivate"
    • (variant)
  6. : "twice", "again"
  7. : emphasis particle in Classical Chinese grammar
  8. : "disaster"
  9. : "to cut"
  10. : "to load"
  11. : "to rule"

Nine characters from the table of additional hanja for name use:

  1. : "Juglans mandshurica" (tree)
  2. : "matter", "affair"
  3. : "to fast"
    • Additional Korean: [[Hanja#Eumhun|eumhun]] : "study room", "studio"
    • (variant)[2]
  4. : old name of the Dadu River in Sichuan
    • Additional Korean: eumhun : "to be clear"
    • (variant)[2]
  5. : "remnants", "dregs"
  6. : "to bring"
  7. : "to receive in one's palm"
  8. : "wealth"
  9. : "one's own child"

People

People with the single-syllable given name Jae include:

Korean people who have shortened their full names to Jae in English include:

As a name element

Names which begin with this syllable include:

Names which end with this syllable include:

Notes and References

  1. 가족관계의 등록 등에 관한 규칙. Regulations on Registration of Family Relations. 2954. 29 January 2021. Regulation. ko.
  2. 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.

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