Min-jung, also spelled Min-jeong, is a

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n feminine given name. The 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 27 hanja with the reading " min" and 75 hanja with the reading "

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" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. People with this name include:

Entertainers

Seo Min-jung Seo Min-jung (; born July 11, 1979) is a South Korean actress. She made her entertainment debut in 2000 as a VJ on cable program ''Music Under Heaven''. Seo rose to stardom in the 2006 sitcom '' Unstoppable High Kick!'', playing the role of a t ...

(born 1979), South Korean actress *

Lee Min-jung Lee Min-jung (; born February 16, 1982) is a South Korean actress. She began her career in Jang Jin's stage play, and for a few years appeared in supporting roles on film and television. She became known after her appearance in ''Boys Over Flow ...

(born 1982), South Korean actress *

Kim Min-jung (actress) Kim Min-jung (; born July 30, 1982) is a South Korean actress. Career Kim made her acting debut in 1988, at six years old, in the MBC Best Theater episode ''Widow''. She then starred in numerous television dramas as one of the most in-demand ...

(born 1982), South Korean actress *

Han Yeo-reum Han Yeo-reum () is a South Korean actress. Filmography Film * ''Sex Volunteer: Open Secret 1st Story'' (2010) * ''Crazy Waiting'' (2008) * ''Fantastic Parasuicides'' (2007) * '' The Bow'' (2005) * '' Samaritan Girl'' (2004) TV series *' ...

(born Seo Min-jeong, 1983), South Korean actress *

Yeo Min-jeong (voice actress) Yeo Min-jeong (; born May 13, 1975) is a South Korean Voice acting, voice actress. She joined the On-Media Voice Acting Division's voice acting division in 2000. She was known for voice acting Gaeun Lee from Tooniverse's The Haunted House (TV se ...

(born 1986), South Korean voice actress *

Winter (singer) Kim Min-jeong (; born January 1, 2001), known professionally as Winter (), is a South Korean singer and dancer. She is a member of the South Korean girl group Aespa which debuted under SM Entertainment in November 2020. In January 2022, she beca ...

(born Kim Min-jeong, 2001), South Korean singer

Sportspeople

Ku Min-jung Ku Min-jung (also ''Gu Min-jeong'', ; born August 25, 1973, in Jeollabuk-do) is a retired South Korean volleyball player. She represented South Korea in two editions of the Olympic Games (2000 and 2004), and also often played as an outside hitte ...

(born 1973), South Korean volleyball player *

Kim Min-jung (speed skater) Kim Min-Jung (, born March 20, 1985, in Seoul) is a South Korean short track speed skater. Kim won her first senior World Championship individual gold medal in the women's 1500 meter at the 2009 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships he ...

(born 1985), South Korean speed skater *

Kim Min-jung (badminton) Kim Min-jung (born 29 July 1986) is a badminton player representing South Korea. Her name is sometimes spelled Kim Min-jeong. As a badminton player, Kim has focused on doubles with Ha Jung-eun; together they competed at the 2008 Beijing Olymp ...

(born 1986), South Korean badminton player *

Kwak Min-jeong Kwak Min-jeong (born January 23, 1994) is a South Korean former competitive figure skater. She is the 2011 South Korean bronze medalist, the 2010 South Korean silver medalist and the 2009 Junior national champion. Kwak was also a member of t ...

(born 1994), South Korean figure skater *

Kim Min-jung (judoka) Kim Min-jeong also known as Kim Eun-kyeong (Hanja:, born 8 August 1988) is a South Korean judoka. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state ...

(born 1997), South Korean judoka *

Kim Min-jung (sport shooter) Kim Min-jung (; born 26 March 1997) is a South Korean sport shooter. She won a bronze medal in the girls' 10 m air pistol shooting at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China, and currently trains as a member of the shooting squad under ...

(born 1997), South Korean sport shooter *

Choi Min-jeong Choi Min-jeong (; born 9 September 1998) is a South Korean short track speed skater. She is a three-time Olympic Champion (2018, 2022), a four-time World Champion (2015, 2016, 2018, 2022), Four Continents Champion (2020), and the current world ...

(born 1998), South Korean short track speed skater

Other

Mina Cheon Mina Cheon (born 1973) is a Korean American new media artist, scholar, and educator. Since 1997, she has been living between Baltimore, New York, and Seoul. Personal life and education Cheon was born in Seoul, South Korea. Being the daughter of ...

(born Cheon Min-jeong, 1973), South Korean-born American new media artist *

Kim Min-jeong (poet) Kim Min Jeong (; born 1976) is a South Korean poet and literary editor. Biography Kim Min Jeong was born in Incheon, South Korea in 1976. She studied creative writing at Chung-Ang University and also completed master's level coursework there. ...

(born 1976), South Korean poet

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