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Won-jae원재

Won-jae brings together “first” and “to be present.” Like your name, you are someone who is first in what you love and is present for those 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
元在元 ‘first; origin’ + 在 ‘to be present’
元(으뜸 원) + 在(있을 재)
元才元 ‘first; origin’ + 才 ‘talent’
元(으뜸 원) + 才(재주 재)
元載元 ‘first; origin’ + 載 ‘to carry’
元(으뜸 원) + 載(실을 재)
源在源 ‘source’ + 在 ‘to be present’
源(근원 원) + 在(있을 재)
源才源 ‘source’ + 才 ‘talent’
源(근원 원) + 才(재주 재)
瑗在瑗 ‘jade ring’ + 在 ‘to be present’
瑗(구슬 원) + 在(있을 재)

Who it's given to

Won-jae is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Won-jae. Say it like wun-jeh.

원ㅇ + ㅝ + 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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