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Jae-su재수

Jae-su brings together “to be present” and “outstanding.” Like your name, you are someone who is present for those you love and stands out in all you do.

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
在秀在 ‘to be present’ + 秀 ‘outstanding’
在(있을 재) + 秀(빼어날 수)
才秀才 ‘talent’ + 秀 ‘outstanding’
才(재주 재) + 秀(빼어날 수)
在洙在 ‘to be present’ + 洙 ‘riverside’
在(있을 재) + 洙(물가 수)
在守在 ‘to be present’ + 守 ‘to protect’
在(있을 재) + 守(지킬 수)
才洙才 ‘talent’ + 洙 ‘riverside’
才(재주 재) + 洙(물가 수)
才守才 ‘talent’ + 守 ‘to protect’
才(재주 재) + 守(지킬 수)

Who it's given to

Jae-su is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Jae-su. Say it like jeh-soo.

재ㅈ + ㅐ
수ㅅ + ㅜ

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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