Young-jae, also spelled Yeong-jae or Yong-jae, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 34 hanja with the reading "young" and 20 hanja with the reading "jae" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.[1]
| Young-jae | |
| Hangul | 영재 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Yeong-jae |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yŏngjae |
| IPA | [jʌ̹ŋd͡ʑe̞] |
People with this name include:
Entertainers
edit- Dokgo Young-jae (born Jeon Young-jae, 1953), South Korean actor
- Pyo Yeong-jae (born 1972), South Korean voice actor
- Lee Hwi-jae (born Lee Young-jae, 1973), South Korean television presenter
- Kim Young-jae (actor born 1975), South Korean actor
- Yoo Young-jae (born 1994), South Korean singer, member of B.A.P
- Kim Young-jae (actor, born 1995), South Korean actor
- Choi Young-jae (born 1996), South Korean singer, member of Got7
Sportspeople
edit- Park Yeong-jae (born 1960), South Korean weight lifter
- Young-jae Jung (born 1984), South Korean ballet dancer
- Cho Young-jae (born 1985), South Korean sledge hockey player
- Lee Yeong-jae (born 1994), South Korean football midfielder
- Seo Young-jae (born 1995), South Korean football left back
Other
edit- O Yŏng-jae (born 1935), North Korean poet and propaganda author who wrote a poem about Jong-il Peak
- Kim Yong-jae (born 1952), North Korean diplomat
Fictional characters
edit- Lee Young-jae, in 2004 South Korean television series Full House
- Kim Young-jae, female character in 2018 South Korean television series The Third Charm
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "인��용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF) (in Korean). Seoul: Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea. August 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2018.