Ha-joon is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning depends 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.
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used to write each syllable of the name. There are 24 hanja with the reading "ha" and 34 hanja with the reading "
joon" 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.
It was the
third-most popular name for newborn boys in
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...
in 2015, with 3,007 being given the name, and rose to second place in the first nine months of 2017, with 2,084 being given the name.
People with this name include:
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Ha-Joon Chang
Ha-Joon Chang (; ; born 7 October 1963) is a South Korean economist and academic. Chang specialises in institutional economics and development, and lectured in economics at the University of Cambridge from 1990–2021 before becoming pro ...
(born 1963), South Korean economist
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Seo Ha-joon
Seo Ha-joon (; born September 19, 1989) is a South Korean actor.
Filmography Television series
Film
Variety show
Musical theatre
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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1989 births
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(born Son Jong-su, 1989), South Korean actor
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Wi Ha-joon
Wi Ha-joon (; August 5, 1991), born Wi Hyun-yi (), is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his role as Hwang Jun-ho in ''Squid Game'' (2021–2025). Wi has also starred in the films '' Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum'' (2018), ''Shark: The Beginn ...
(born 1991), South Korean actor
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Lee Ha-joon
Lee may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* Lee (2007 film), ''Lee'' (2007 film), Tamil-language sports action film
* Lee (2017 film), ''Lee'' (2017 film), Kannada-language action film
* Lee (2023 film), ''Lee'' (2023 film), biographical drama ab ...
(born 1994), member of
The Rose (band)
The Rose (Korean language, Korean: 더로즈) is a South Korean indie-rock band represented by their company Windfall and partnered with Transparent Arts. The band is composed of four members: Kim Woo-sung (singer), Kim Woosung (vocalist, guitar ...
See also
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List of Korean given names
This is a list of Korean given names, in Hangul alphabetical order. See for an explanation.anandhu
List
* Ga-young ()
* Ga-eun ()
* Ga-eul ()
* Ga-in ()
* Kang-min ()
*Gun ()
* Kun-woo ()
* Kyung-gu ()
* Kyung-lim ()
* Kyung-mo ()
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References
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Korean masculine given names
Masculine given names