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Jae-won재원

Jae-won brings together “to be present” and “first.” Like your name, you are someone who is present for those you love and is first in what you love.

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
在元在 ‘to be present’ + 元 ‘first; origin’
在(있을 재) + 元(으뜸 원)
才元才 ‘talent’ + 元 ‘first; origin’
才(재주 재) + 元(으뜸 원)
在源在 ‘to be present’ + 源 ‘source’
在(있을 재) + 源(근원 원)
在瑗在 ‘to be present’ + 瑗 ‘jade ring’
在(있을 재) + 瑗(구슬 원)
才源才 ‘talent’ + 源 ‘source’
才(재주 재) + 源(근원 원)
才瑗才 ‘talent’ + 瑗 ‘jade ring’
才(재주 재) + 瑗(구슬 원)

Who it's given to

Jae-won is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Jae-won. Say it like jeh-wun.

재ㅈ + ㅐ
원ㅇ + ㅝ + 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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