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Jae-uk재욱

Jae-uk brings together “to be present” and “rising sun.” Like your name, you are someone who is present for those you love and shines like the rising sun.

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
在旭在 ‘to be present’ + 旭 ‘rising sun’
在(있을 재) + 旭(아침 해 욱)
才旭才 ‘talent’ + 旭 ‘rising sun’
才(재주 재) + 旭(아침 해 욱)
在煜在 ‘to be present’ + 煜 ‘to shine’
在(있을 재) + 煜(빛날 욱)
才煜才 ‘talent’ + 煜 ‘to shine’
才(재주 재) + 煜(빛날 욱)
載旭載 ‘to carry’ + 旭 ‘rising sun’
載(실을 재) + 旭(아침 해 욱)
載煜載 ‘to carry’ + 煜 ‘to shine’
載(실을 재) + 煜(빛날 욱)

Who it's given to

Jae-uk is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Jae-uk. Say it like jeh-ook.

재ㅈ + ㅐ
욱ㅇ + ㅜ + ㄱ

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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