Jae-gyu
| Jae-gyu | |
| Hangul | 재규 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 在奎 and others |
| Revised Romanization | Jae-gyu |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chaekyu |
Jae-gyu, also spelled Jae-kyu or Jae-kyoo, is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 20 hanja with the reading "jae" and 20 hanja with the reading "gyu" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[1]
People with this name include:
- Kim Jae-gyu (1926–1980), South Korean Army Lieutenant General who assassinated Park Chung-hee
- Lee Jae-kyoo (born 1970), South Korean director
- Park Jae-kyu, president of Kyungnam University in Masan
See also
- List of Korean given names
- Kang Je-gyu (born 1962), South Korean director
References
- ↑ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). Seoul: Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea. Retrieved 6 October 2005.
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