What is "jae-yong"

Jae-yong is a Korean masculine 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 24 hanja with the reading " yong" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.

People with this name include:

• Yoo Jae-yong (born 1936), South Korean novelist
• Kwak Jae-yong (born 1959), South Korean director and screenwriter
• Lee Jae-yong (actor) (born 1963), South Korean actor
• E J-yong (born 1966), South Korean film director
• Lee Jae-yong (born 1968), South Korean businessman, son of Samsung chairman Lee Kun-hee
• Park Jae-yong (born 1985), South Korean footballer
• Cho Jae-yong (born 1984), South Korean footballer