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Seon-jae선재

Seon-jae brings together “good and kind” and “to be present.” Like your name, you are someone who is present for those you love and keeps a kind and good heart.

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
善在善 ‘good and kind’ + 在 ‘to be present’
善(착할 선) + 在(있을 재)
善才善 ‘good and kind’ + 才 ‘talent’
善(착할 선) + 才(재주 재)
善載善 ‘good and kind’ + 載 ‘to carry’
善(착할 선) + 載(실을 재)
宣在宣 ‘to proclaim’ + 在 ‘to be present’
宣(베풀 선) + 在(있을 재)
宣才宣 ‘to proclaim’ + 才 ‘talent’
宣(베풀 선) + 才(재주 재)
宣載宣 ‘to proclaim’ + 載 ‘to carry’
宣(베풀 선) + 載(실을 재)

Who it's given to

Seon-jae is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Seon-jae. Say it like sun-jeh.

선ㅅ + ㅓ + ㄴ
재ㅈ + ㅐ

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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