Hyuk-jae is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning depends on the
hanja
Hanja (Hangul: ; Hanja: , ), alternatively known as Hancha, are Chinese characters () used in the writing of Korean. Hanja was used as early as the Gojoseon period, the first ever Korean kingdom.
(, ) refers to Sino-Korean vocabulary, wh ...
used to write each syllable of the name. There are nine hanja with the reading "
hyuk" and 20 hanja with the reading "
jae" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
People with this name include:
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Lee Hyuk-jae (born 1973), South Korean comedian
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Eunhyuk
Lee Hyuk-jae (born April 4, 1986), better known by his stage name Eunhyuk, is a South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter, dancer and television host. He is a member of the South Korean boy group Super Junior and its subgroups Super Junior-T and S ...
(born Lee Hyuk-jae, 1986), South Korean singer, member of Super Junior
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Jae Yoo (born Yoo Hyuk-jae, 1989), South Korean model
*Kim Hyuk-jae, South Korean bass guitarist, member of
24Hours
See also
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List of Korean given names
This is a list of Korean given names by type. Most Korean given names consist of two Sino-Korean morphemes each written with one hanja. There are also names with more than two syllables, often from native Korean vocabulary. Finally, there are a sm ...
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Korean masculine given names
Masculine given names