Jae-geun, also spelled Jae-keun or Jae-kun, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based 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 20 hanja with the reading " jae" and 18 hanja with the reading "

geun Geun, also spelled Gun, Keun, or Kun, is a rare Korean family name, a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in some two-syllable names. Family name As a family name, Geun is written with one hanja, meaning "axe" (; 도끼 근), also t ...

" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. People with this name include: * (1910–1972), South Korean politician; see List of members of the South Korean Constituent Assembly, 1948–50 *

Im Jae-geun Im Jae-geun (born 17 July 1950) is a South Korean boxer. He competed in the men's light middleweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Mu ...

(born 1950), South Korean boxer *

In Jae-keun In Jae-keun is a South Korean politician and democracy activist. In 1985, her husband Kim Geun-tae was arrested and tortured by the government of Chun Doo-hwan for his pro-democracy activism. In 1987, In was awarded the Robert F. Kennedy Huma ...

(born 1953), South Korean female democracy activist *

Jang Jae-keun Jang Jae-Geun (born 2 January 1962) is a Korean former sprinter who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known ...

(born 1962), South Korean sprinter *

Jung Jae-kun Jung Jae-kun (born 23 July 1969) is a South Korean retired basketball player. His playing career spanned thirteen years and coincided with the founding of the all-professional Korean Basketball League. Possessing the ability and skillset to pla ...

(born 1969), South Korean basketball player *

Song Jae-kun Song Jae-Kun (Hangul: 송재근, Hanja: 宋在根) (born 15 February 1974) is a South Korean short track speed skater, who won a gold medal in the 5000 m relay at the 1992 Winter Olympics ) , nations = 64 , athletes = 1,801 (1313 ...

(born 1974), South Korean short track speed skater

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