Jung-woo is a Korean unisex given name.

Hanja

Its meaning differs based on the

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used to write each syllable of the name. There are 75 hanja with the reading "

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" and 41 hanja with the reading "

woo Woo, or variants, may refer to: People * Wu (surname), and several variants and other transliterations ** Wu (surname 伍) ** Wu (surname 武) ** Ng (name): 吳, 伍 * Hu (surname), also pronounced Woo * Woo (Korean surname) * Woo (Korean give ...

" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. Ways of writing this name in hanja include: * (바를 정 ''bareul jeong'', 벗 우 ''beot u''): "upright friend". The same characters are also used to write the

Japanese given name in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name. Japanese names are usually written in kanji, where the pronunciation follows a special set of rules. Because parents when naming children, and foreigners when adoptin ...

Masatomo. * (바를 정 ''bareul jeong'', 집 우 ''jip u''): "upright house". The same characters are also used to write the Japanese given name Masataka.

People

People with this name include: *

Choi Jung-woo Choi Jung-woo (; February 17, 1957 – May 27, 2025) was a South Korean actor. He began his acting career in theater, then became active as a supporting actor in film and television, notably in the sitcom '' Standby'' and the procedural drama ...

(born 1957), South Korean actor * Park Jung-woo (born 1969), South Korean film director and screenwriter *

Ha Jung-woo Kim Sung-hoon (; born March 11, 1978), better known as Ha Jung-woo (), is a South Korean actor and filmmaker. One of the highest grossing actors in South Korea, Ha's starring films have accumulated more than 100 million tickets. Only 3 other acto ...

(born Kim Sung-hoon, 1979), South Korean actor * Lim Jung-woo (born 1978), South Korean field hockey player *

Jung Woo Kim Jung-guk (; born January 14, 1981), known professionally as Jung Woo (), is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the drama '' Reply 1994'' (2013) and '' You Are the Best!'' (2013). Career Jung Woo made his acting debut ...

(born Kim Jung-guk, 1981), South Korean actor *

Kim Jung-woo Kim Jung-woo (, born 9 May 1982) is a former South Korean footballer. Club career Kim was playing for military team Sangju Sangmu Phoenix to perform compulsory military service when participating in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and his low sala ...

(born 1982), South Korean football player *Seo Jeong-wu (1989–2010), one of two South Korean marines killed in the North Korean

bombardment of Yeonpyeong The Bombardment of Yeonpyeongdo () was an artillery engagement between the North Korean military and South Korean forces stationed on the island Yeonpyeongdo on 23 November 2010. Following a South Korean artillery exercise in disputed waters ...

Kim Jung-woo (singer) Kim Jung-woo (; born May 9, 1990) is a South Korean singer and actor. He debuted in 2010 as a member of the band Coed School. In January 2012, he joined Speed (South Korean band), SPEED and continued until the group disbanded in 2015. In Jan ...

(born 1990), South Korean singer *

(born 1998), South Korean singer Fictional characters with this name include: *Han Jeong-woo, in 2004 South Korean television series ''

April Kiss ''April Kiss'' (), also called ''Kiss of April'', is a South Korean TV drama that aired from April 21 to July 8, 2004 on KBS. Plot Kang Jae-seop ( Jo Han-sun) and Song Chae-won ( Soo-ae) are close friends. Jae-seop has a crush on Chae-won. I ...

'' *Seo Jung-woo, in 2005 South Korean television series '' My Girl'' *Lee Jung-woo, in 2010 South Korean television series '' Athena: Goddess of War'' *Han Jung-woo, in 2012 South Korean television series '' Missing You'' *Do Jung-woo, in 2015 South Korean television series '' Angry Mom'' *Yoon Jong-woo, in 2019 South Korean television series ''

Hell Is Other People (TV series) ''Hell Is Other People'' () is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Im Si-wan and Lee Dong-wook. Based on the Naver Webtoon of the same title by Kim Yong-ki, it is the second series of OCN's "Dramatic Cinema" project which combines fi ...

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