Jong-soo is a

Korea Korea is a peninsular region in East Asia consisting of the Korean Peninsula, Jeju Island, and smaller islands. Since the end of World War II in 1945, it has been politically Division of Korea, divided at or near the 38th parallel north, 3 ...

n masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the

hanja Hanja (; ), alternatively spelled Hancha, are Chinese characters used to write the Korean language. After characters were introduced to Korea to write Literary Chinese, they were adapted to write Korean as early as the Gojoseon period. () ...

used to write each syllable of the name. There are 19 hanja with the reading "jong" and 67 hanja with the reading " soo" on the

South Korean government The government of South Korea () is the national government of the Republic of Korea, created by the Constitution of South Korea as the executive, legislative and judicial authority of the republic. The president acts as the head of state and ...

's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. According to South Korean government data, it was the second most-popular name for newborn boys in

Korea under Japanese rule From 1910 to 1945, Korea was ruled by the Empire of Japan under the name Chōsen (), the Japanese reading of "Joseon". Japan first took Korea into its sphere of influence during the late 1800s. Both Korea (Joseon) and Japan had been under polic ...

in 1940. People with this name include: *

Jong Soo Park __NOTOC__ Park Jong-soo (1941 – 27 November 2021) was a South Korean master of taekwondo and one of the twelve original masters of taekwondo of the Korea Taekwon-Do Association.Choi, H. H. (1972): ''Taekwon-Do: The Korean art of self-defence ...

(born 1941), South Korean-born Canadian taekwondo master * Augustinus Kim Jong-soo (born 1956), South Korean Roman Catholic priest *

Chung Jong-soo Chung Jong-Soo (; born 27 March 1961) is a South Korean former international footballer who played professionally as a defender for Yukong Elephants and Hyundai Horang-i. He represented South Korea at the 1986 FIFA World Cup and 1990 ...

(born 1961), South Korean former international footballer *

Lee Jong-soo Lee Jong-soo (; born October 21, 1976) is a South Korean actor. Filmography Film Television series Awards and nominations References External links * 1976 births Living people South Korean male television actors South Korean ma ...

(born 1976), South Korean actor *

Ko Jong-soo Ko Jong-soo (, born 30 October 1978) is a South Korean football coach and former player. Early life Born in Yeosu, Jeonnam, Ko graduated from Yeosu West Elementary School, Yeosu Gubong Middle School and Kumho High School. While playing as a ...

(born 1978), South Korean football coach * Kim Jong-soo (born 1986), South Korean footballer

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