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]
Jae-gyu | |
Hangul | 재규 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Jae-gyu |
McCune–Reischauer | Chaekyu |
People with this name include:
- Kim Jae-gyu (1926–1980), South Korean politician and army lieutenant general
- Lee Jae-kyoo (born 1970), South Korean director
- Park Jae-kyu, South Korean academic
See also
edit- List of Korean given names
- Kang Je-gyu (born 1962), South Korean director