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Jae-gil재길

Jae-gil brings together “to be present” and “good fortune.” Like your name, you are someone who is present for those you love and is blessed with good fortune.

Meaning and hanja

Korean names are usually written with Chinese characters (hanja) chosen for their meaning, so one name can be spelled several ways. Common spellings:

HanjaMeaning
在吉在 ‘to be present’ + 吉 ‘good fortune’
在(있을 재) + 吉(길할 길)
才吉才 ‘talent’ + 吉 ‘good fortune’
才(재주 재) + 吉(길할 길)
載吉載 ‘to carry’ + 吉 ‘good fortune’
載(실을 재) + 吉(길할 길)

Who it's given to

Jae-gil is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Jae-gil. Say it like jeh-geel.

재ㅈ + ㅐ
길ㄱ + ㅣ + ㄹ

Each Hangul syllable is a block: first consonant, vowel, then any final consonant. See the stroke order animated in the app.

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