Jin-woo is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the

hanja Hanja (Hangul: ; Hanja: , ), alternatively known as Hancha, are Chinese characters () used in the writing of Korean. Hanja was used as early as the Gojoseon period, the first ever Korean kingdom. (, ) refers to Sino-Korean vocabulary, wh ...

used to write each syllable of the name.

Hanja

There are 43 hanja with the reading "jin" and 41 hanja with the reading "

woo Woo, WoO, WOO, W.O.O. and variants may refer to: People Woo or Wu, romanization of several East Asian names: * Hu (surname): 胡, 瓠, 護, 戶, 扈, 虎, 呼, 忽, 斛 * Wu (surname): 吳, 伍, 武, 仵, 烏, 鄔, 巫 * Ng (name): 吳, 伍 * Woo ...

" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. Ways of writing this name in hanja include: * ( , ): "treasured friend" * ( , ): "true friend". These characters are also used to write the Japanese given name Masatomo. * ( , ): "true home"

People

People with this name include:

Political figures

* Song Jin-woo (journalist) (1889–1945), Korean journalist and independence activist * O Jin-u (1917–1995), North Korean soldier and politician *

Stephen Jin-Woo Kim Stephen Jin-Woo Kim is a former State Department contractor who pleaded guilty to a felony count of disclosing classified information to Fox News reporter James Rosen. Prosecutors charged that Kim's actions indirectly alerted North Korea to what U. ...

(born 1967), South Korean-born American man imprisoned for disclosing classified information to a journalist

Sportspeople

Song Jin-woo Song Jin-woo (Hangul: 송진우, Hanja: 宋津宇; born February 16, 1966) is a retired South Korean left-handed pitcher who played for the Hanwha Eagles his entire career. Song played in the KBO League for 21 seasons between and . He current ...

(born 1966), South Korean left-handed baseball pitcher (Korea Professional Baseball) *

Kim Jin-woo (footballer) Kim Jin-woo (born October 9, 1975) is a football player from South Korea who plays as a midfielder. He represented South Korea at youth and senior levels. However, his contribution to the senior team was brief and consisted of only two matche ...

(born 1975), South Korean football coach and former midfielder (K-League Classic) * Lee Jin-woo (footballer) (born 1982), South Korean football forward (Korea National League) * Hwang Jin-woo (born 1983), South Korean auto racing driver *

Kim Jin-woo (baseball) Kim Jin-woo (Hangul: 김진우; Hanja: 金珍友) (born March 7, 1983 in Gwangju, South Korea) is a right-handed starting pitcher who played for the Kia Tigers Kia Tigers ( ko, KIA 타이거즈) are a South Korean professional baseball team ...

(born 1983), South Korean right-handed baseball pitcher (Korea Professional Baseball) *

Kim Jin-Woo (swimmer) Kim Jin-woo (born February 17, 1983) is a retired Kenyan swimmer of Korean descent, who specialized in butterfly events. Born and raised by Korean immigrants, Kim became one of the first Kenyans to compete in Olympic swimming after 44 years. He ...

(born 1983), Kenyan swimmer of Korean descent * Park Jin-woo (volleyball) (born 1990), South Korean volleyball player * Lim Jin-woo (born 1993), South Korean football defender (J2 League)

Entertainers

Jung Jin-woo Jung Jin-woo (born January 17, 1938) is a South Korean film director and producer. Jung made his directorial debut with ''The Only Son'' (1963) at the age of 23, setting the Korean record for the youngest person to direct a movie. After finishi ...

(born 1938), South Korean film director * Lee Jin-woo (actor) (born 1969), South Korean actor *

Jinu Kim Jin-woo (; born October 23, 1971), better known by his stage name Jinu, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur. He debuted in 1994 as a solo singer before teaming up with Sean to create a hip-hop duo Jinusean in 1997 ...

(born Kim Jin-woo, 1971), American rapper of Korean descent, member of music duo Jinusean * Kim Jin-woo (actor) (born 1983), South Korean actor *

Park Jin-woo Park Jin-woo (born July 3, 1983) is a South Korean actor.His instagram is jinwoo_731. He made his acting debut in 2004 with the romantic comedy '' My Little Bride'' and sitcom '' Nonstop 5''. Park has since starred in films and television serie ...

(born 1983), South Korean actor *

Kim Jin-woo (musician) Kim Jin-woo (; born September 26, 1991), also known mononymously as Jinu, is a South Korean singer, actor and member of Winner under YG Entertainment. The band debuted on August 17, 2014, with the full-length album entitled ''2014 S/S''. Kim als ...

(born 1991), South Korean singer, member of boy band Winner *Park Jin-woo (born 1996), also known as

Jinjin __FORCETOC__ Park Jin-woo (; born March 15, 1996), better known by his stage name Jinjin (Hangul: 진진) is a South Korean rapper, singer, composer, dancer, and model. He debuted as the leader of the South Korean boy group Astro on February 23 ...

, South Korean singer, member of boy band Astro

Other

(born 1938), South Korean film director * Nam Jin-woo (born 1960), South Korean poet * Cheon Jinwoo (born 1962), South Korean chemist

References

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