Jae-geun, also spelled Jae-keun or Jae-kun, 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 18 hanja with the reading "geun" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[1]
Jae-geun | |
Hangul | 재근 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Jae-geun |
McCune–Reischauer | Chaegŭn |
People with this name include:
- Im Jae-geun (born 1950), South Korean boxer
- In Jae-keun (born 1953), South Korean politician and democracy activist
- Jang Jae-keun (born 1962), South Korean sprinter
- Jung Jae-kun (born 1969), South Korean basketball player
- Song Jae-kun (born 1974), South Korean short track speed skater
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF) (in Korean). South Korea: Supreme Court. August 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2018.