Jungjae (정재): Korean name meaning

Meaning of 정재

정재 (Jung-Jae) means “upright · to govern” when written 正宰. It is a classic name, common for people born in the 1960s–80s. Its characters carry the elements 土 Earth, which matters when a name is chosen to balance a birth chart.

Other hanja spellings

• 정 can also be written 貞 (chaste, steady), 庭 (garden, court), 晶 (crystal), 汀 (sandy shore)
• 재 can also be written 在 (to exist, be), 材 (talent, material), 載 (to carry, record)

How to pronounce 정재

Revised Romanisation: jeongjae (jeong-jae). The spelling most Koreans with this name use abroad: Jung-Jae. Korean syllables have equal length — say each one evenly, no stress.

Famous people named 정재

• Lee Jung-jae (actor)