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Jae-min재민

Jae-min brings together “to be present” and “quick-witted.” Like your name, you are someone who is present for those you love and stays quick and bright of mind.

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
在敏在 ‘to be present’ + 敏 ‘quick-witted’
在(있을 재) + 敏(민첩할 민)
在珉在 ‘to be present’ + 珉 ‘stone like jade’
在(있을 재) + 珉(옥돌 민)
才敏才 ‘talent’ + 敏 ‘quick-witted’
才(재주 재) + 敏(민첩할 민)
才珉才 ‘talent’ + 珉 ‘stone like jade’
才(재주 재) + 珉(옥돌 민)
在旻在 ‘to be present’ + 旻 ‘autumn sky’
在(있을 재) + 旻(하늘 민)
才旻才 ‘talent’ + 旻 ‘autumn sky’
才(재주 재) + 旻(하늘 민)

Who it's given to

Jae-min is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Jae-min. Say it like jeh-meen.

재ㅈ + ㅐ
민ㅁ + ㅣ + 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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