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Jae-gyu재규

Jae-gyu brings together “to be present” and “a bright star.” Like your name, you are someone who is present for those you love and shines like a bright star.

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
在奎在 ‘to be present’ + 奎 ‘a bright star’
在(있을 재) + 奎(별 규)
才奎才 ‘talent’ + 奎 ‘a bright star’
才(재주 재) + 奎(별 규)
在圭在 ‘to be present’ + 圭 ‘jade tablet’
在(있을 재) + 圭(서옥 규)
才圭才 ‘talent’ + 圭 ‘jade tablet’
才(재주 재) + 圭(서옥 규)
載奎載 ‘to carry’ + 奎 ‘a bright star’
載(실을 재) + 奎(별 규)
載圭載 ‘to carry’ + 圭 ‘jade tablet’
載(실을 재) + 圭(서옥 규)

Who it's given to

Jae-gyu is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Jae-gyu. Say it like jeh-gyoo.

재ㅈ + ㅐ
규ㄱ + ㅠ

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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