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Je-min제민

Je-min brings together “to help across” and “quick-witted.” Like your name, you are someone who helps others across hard times and stays quick and bright of mind.

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
濟敏濟 ‘to help across; to aid’ + 敏 ‘quick-witted’
濟(건널 제) + 敏(민첩할 민)
濟珉濟 ‘to help across; to aid’ + 珉 ‘stone like jade’
濟(건널 제) + 珉(옥돌 민)
濟旻濟 ‘to help across; to aid’ + 旻 ‘autumn sky’
濟(건널 제) + 旻(하늘 민)
悌敏悌 ‘brotherly respect’ + 敏 ‘quick-witted’
悌(공손할 제) + 敏(민첩할 민)
悌珉悌 ‘brotherly respect’ + 珉 ‘stone like jade’
悌(공손할 제) + 珉(옥돌 민)
悌旻悌 ‘brotherly respect’ + 旻 ‘autumn sky’
悌(공손할 제) + 旻(하늘 민)

Who it's given to

Je-min is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Je-min. Say it like jeh-meen.

제ㅈ + ㅔ
민ㅁ + ㅣ + 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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