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Je-u제우

Je-u brings together “to help across” and “universe.” Like your name, you are someone who helps others across hard times 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:

HanjaMeaning
濟宇濟 ‘to help across; to aid’ + 宇 ‘universe’
濟(건널 제) + 宇(집 우)
濟祐濟 ‘to help across; to aid’ + 祐 ‘blessing’
濟(건널 제) + 祐(복 우)
濟佑濟 ‘to help across; to aid’ + 佑 ‘to help’
濟(건널 제) + 佑(도울 우)
悌宇悌 ‘brotherly respect’ + 宇 ‘universe’
悌(공손할 제) + 宇(집 우)
悌祐悌 ‘brotherly respect’ + 祐 ‘blessing’
悌(공손할 제) + 祐(복 우)
悌佑悌 ‘brotherly respect’ + 佑 ‘to help’
悌(공손할 제) + 佑(도울 우)

Who it's given to

Je-u is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Je-u. Say it like jeh-oo.

제ㅈ + ㅔ
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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