Ji-woo, also spelled Ji-u, or Ji-oo, 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 unisex 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.
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used to write each syllable of the name. There are 61 hanja with the reading "''
ji''" 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 ...
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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. In 2008, Ji-woo was the
eighth-most popular name for newborn girls in South Korea, with 2,107 being given the name; it rose to fifth place in 2011, and subsequently to third place in 2013 and 2015.
People
People with this name include:
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Hwang Ji-u (born 1952), South Korean poet
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Jung Ji-woo
Jung Ji-woo (also spelled as Chung Ji-woo; born May 7, 1968) is a South Korean film director. He is best known for his films '' Happy End'' (1999) and '' Eungyo'' (2012).
Filmography
Feature film
Short film
Documentary
Television
Refere ...
(born 1968), South Korean film director
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Choi Ji-woo
Choi Ji-woo (; born June 11, 1975), born Choi Mi-hyang (), is a South Korean actress. Considered one of South Korea's most beautiful women, she has received critical acclaim for her work in a wide range of melodramas, most notably '' Beautiful ...
(born Choi Mi-hyang, 1975), South Korean actress
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Park Ji-woo
Park Ji-woo (, born December 6, 1980) is a South Korean dancer. He started dancing in sixth grade, and studied in British dancesport school. He won a silver medal in the rumba at the 2005 Asian Indoor Games and bronze medal in the five dances at ...
(born 1980), South Korean dancer
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Kim Ji-woo
Kim Ji-woo (; born November 22, 1983), birth name Kim Jeong-eun (), is a South Korean actress.
Filmography
Television series
Film
Variety show
Musical
* Note: Most, if not all, large scale South Korean Musicals are generally double ...
(born Kim Jeong-eun, 1983), South Korean actress
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Song Ji-woo
Song Ji-woo (; born December 15, 1997) is a South Korean actress.
Filmography Television series
Web series
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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1997 births
Living people
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(born 1997), South Korean actress
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Ji Woo
Choi Ji-woo (; born November 25, 1997), known mononymously as Ji Woo, is a South Korean actress. She started her career as a child actress with her debut movie '' Villain and Widow'' in 2010.
Life and career
She attended Morak Middle School.
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(born Choi Ji-woo, 1997), South Korean actress
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Park Ji-woo (speed skater)
Park Ji-woo (born 27 October 1998) is a South Korean speed skater. She competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics
The 2018 Winter Olympics (), officially the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (; ) and also known as PyeongChang 2018 (), were an int ...
(born 1998), South Korean speed skater
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Chuu
Kim Ji-woo (, born October 20, 1999), known professionally by her stage name Chuu (), is a South Korean singer, actress and television personality. She is a former member of the South Korean girl group Loona and its sub-unit, yyxy.
Early lif ...
(born Kim Ji-woo, 1999), South Korean female singer
Fictional characters
Fictional characters with this name include:
*Ji-woo, character in 2010 South Korean television series ''
The Fugitive: Plan B''
*Hwang Ji-woo, character in 2020 South Korean television series ''
Men Are Men
''Men are Men'' () is a 2020 South Korean television series starring Hwang Jung-eum, Yoon Hyun-min, Seo Ji-hoon, Choi Myung-gil and Jo Woo-ri. The series aired from July 6 to September 1, 2020 on KBS2.
Synopsis
The leader of a webtoon pla ...
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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 ()
* Kyung-m ...
References
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Korean unisex given names