Young-jae explained
| Hangul: | 영재 |
| Hanja: | ,,, and others |
| Mr: | Yŏngjae |
| Rr: | Yeong-jae |
| Koreanipa: | [jʌ̹ŋd͡ʑe̞] |
Young-jae, also spelled Yeong-jae or Yong-jae, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 34 hanja with the reading "young" and 20 hanja with the reading "jae" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.[1]
People with this name include:
Entertainers
- Dokgo Young-jae (born Jeon Young-jae, 1953), South Korean actor
- Pyo Yeong-jae (born 1972), South Korean voice actor
- Lee Hwi-jae (born Lee Young-jae, 1973), South Korean television presenter
- Kim Young-jae (actor born 1975), South Korean actor
- Yoo Young-jae (born 1994), South Korean singer, member of B.A.P
- Kim Young-jae (actor, born 1995), South Korean actor
- Choi Young-jae (born 1996), South Korean singer, member of Got7
Sportspeople
Other
- O Yŏng-jae (born 1935), North Korean poet and propaganda author who wrote a poem about Jong-il Peak
- Kim Yong-jae (born 1952), North Korean diplomat
Fictional characters
- Lee Young-jae, in 2004 South Korean television series Full House
- Kim Young-jae, female character in 2018 South Korean television series The Third Charm
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: 인명용 한자표. Table of hanja for use in personal names. Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea. Seoul. ko. August 2007. 1 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170829123222/http://help.scourt.go.kr/nm/img/hanja/hanja.pdf. 29 August 2017.
