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Jae-u재우
Jae-u brings together “to be present” and “universe.” Like your name, you are someone who is present for those you love and dreams as big as the universe.
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:
| Hanja | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 在宇 | 在 ‘to be present’ + 宇 ‘universe’ 在(있을 재) + 宇(집 우) |
| 在祐 | 在 ‘to be present’ + 祐 ‘blessing’ 在(있을 재) + 祐(복 우) |
| 才宇 | 才 ‘talent’ + 宇 ‘universe’ 才(재주 재) + 宇(집 우) |
| 才祐 | 才 ‘talent’ + 祐 ‘blessing’ 才(재주 재) + 祐(복 우) |
| 在佑 | 在 ‘to be present’ + 佑 ‘to help’ 在(있을 재) + 佑(도울 우) |
| 才佑 | 才 ‘talent’ + 佑 ‘to help’ 才(재주 재) + 佑(도울 우) |
- Kindness
- Ambition
Who it's given to
Jae-u is mostly a boy's name.
How to say and write it
Revised Romanization: Jae-u. Say it like jeh-oo.
재ㅈ + ㅐ
우ㅇ + 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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