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Jae-hyeon재현

Jae-hyeon brings together “to be present” and “wise and virtuous.” Like your name, you are someone who is present for those you love and is wise and good.

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
在賢在 ‘to be present’ + 賢 ‘wise and virtuous’
在(있을 재) + 賢(어질 현)
在炫在 ‘to be present’ + 炫 ‘shining’
在(있을 재) + 炫(밝을 현)
才賢才 ‘talent’ + 賢 ‘wise and virtuous’
才(재주 재) + 賢(어질 현)
才炫才 ‘talent’ + 炫 ‘shining’
才(재주 재) + 炫(밝을 현)
在玄在 ‘to be present’ + 玄 ‘profound’
在(있을 재) + 玄(검을 현)
才玄才 ‘talent’ + 玄 ‘profound’
才(재주 재) + 玄(검을 현)

Who it's given to

Jae-hyeon is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Jae-hyeon. Say it like jeh-hyun.

재ㅈ + ㅐ
현ㅎ + ㅕ + ㄴ

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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