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Jae (Korean name)

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Jae
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McCune–ReischauerChae

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

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As of December 2018, 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. (재주 재; jaeju jae): "talent"
  2. (재목 재; jaemok jae): "timber"
  3. (재물 재; jaemul jae): "wealth"
  4. (있을 재; isseul jae): "to exist", "to be located at"
  5. (심을 재; simeul jae): "to plant", "to cultivate"
  6. (두 재; du jae): "twice", "again"
  7. (어조사 재; eojosa jae): emphasis particle in Classical Chinese grammar
  8. (재앙 재; jaeang jae): "disaster"
  9. (마를 재; mareul jae): "to cut"
  10. (실을 재; sireul jae): "to load"
  11. (재상 재; jaesang jae): "to rule"

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

  1. (가래나무 재; garaenamu jae): "Juglans mandshurica" (tree)
  2. (일 재; il jae): "matter", "affair"
  3. (재계할 재; jaegyehal jae): "to fast"
    • Additional eumhun (집 재; jip jae): "study room", "studio"
    • (variant)[a]
  4. (물 이름 재; mul ireum jae): old name of the Dadu River in Sichuan
    • Additional eumhun (맑을 재; malgeul jae): "to be clear"
    • (variant)[a]
  5. (찌꺼기 재; jjiggeogi jae): "remnants", "dregs"
  6. (가져올 재; gajyeoul jae): "to bring"
  7. (손바닥에 받을 재; sonbadage badeul jae): "to receive in one's palm"
  8. (재물 재; jaemul jae): "wealth"
  9. (자식 재; jasik jae): "one's own child"

People

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People with the single-syllable given name Jae include:

  • Kil Chae (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 (born Jung Jae-ung, 1960), South Korean biologist
  • Jae Chong (born Chong Jae-yun, 1972), American music producer
  • Jae Seo (born Seo Jae-woong, 1977), South Korean baseball player
  • Jae Yoo (born Yoo Hyuk-jae, 1989), South Korean model
  • Jaejae (born Lee Eun-jae, 1990), South Korean television personality
  • Jae Park (born Park Jae-hyung, 1992), Argentine-born American singer

As a name element

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Names which begin with this syllable include:

Names which end with this syllable include:

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f 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.

References

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  1. ^ 가족관계의 등록 등에 관한 규칙 [Regulations on Registration of Family Relations] (Regulation 2954) (in Korean). 29 January 2021.