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Jae-yeon재연

Jae-yeon brings together “to be present” and “to extend.” Like your name, you are someone who is present for those you love and enjoys a long and full life.

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
在延在 ‘to be present’ + 延 ‘to extend’
在(있을 재) + 延(늘일 연)
在淵在 ‘to be present’ + 淵 ‘deep pool’
在(있을 재) + 淵(못 연)
才延才 ‘talent’ + 延 ‘to extend’
才(재주 재) + 延(늘일 연)
才淵才 ‘talent’ + 淵 ‘deep pool’
才(재주 재) + 淵(못 연)
載延載 ‘to carry’ + 延 ‘to extend’
載(실을 재) + 延(늘일 연)
載淵載 ‘to carry’ + 淵 ‘deep pool’
載(실을 재) + 淵(못 연)

Who it's given to

Jae-yeon is given to both girls and boys.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Jae-yeon. Say it like jeh-yun.

재ㅈ + ㅐ
연ㅇ + ㅕ + 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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