Meaning of 영재

영재 (Young-Jae) means “brilliant, hero · talent, material” when written 英材. It is a classic name, common for people born in the 1960s–80s. Its characters carry the elements 木 Wood, which matters when a name is chosen to balance a birth chart.

Other hanja spellings

• 영 can also be written 榮 (glory, flourishing), 永 (eternal), 暎 (to reflect light), 瑛 (jade crystal)
• 재 can also be written 在 (to exist, be), 宰 (to govern), 載 (to carry, record)

How to pronounce 영재

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