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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. 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 26 hanja with the reading "'' jae''" and 60 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 ...

''"대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "우"
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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 ...

n government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. People with this name include: *

Gwak Jae-u Kwak Chaeu (; 1552–1617) was a Korean military general from Uiryeong. He was called the "Red Robe General" () after his habit of wearing a coat made of red silk. In 1592, nine days into the Imjin War, he formed a righteous army to fight agains ...

(1552–1617), Joseon Dynasty general *

Lee Jae-woo (handballer) Lee Jae-woo (born 28 September 1979) is a Korean handball player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics, in the 2004 Summer Olympics, in the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the G ...

(born 1979), South Korean handball player * Lee Jae-woo (baseball) (born 1980), South Korean baseball player * Lee Jae-woo (badminton) (born 1992), South Korean badminton player *

Bae Jae-woo Bae Jae-woo (; born 17 May 1993) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a defender. Club career On 27 July 2024, Bae joined Hong Kong Premier League club Kitchee Kitchee Sports Club (; ; ) is a Hong Kong professional Asso ...

(born 1993), South Korean football player * Choi Jae-woo (born 1994), South Korean freestyle skier * Kim Jae-woo (born 1998), South Korean football player

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