Ju (), also spelled Joo or Chu, is a

Korean family name This is a list of Korean surnames, in Hangul alphabetical order. The most common Korean surname (particularly in South Korea) is Kim (Korean name), Kim (), followed by Lee (Korean name), Lee () and Park (Korean surname), Park (). These three sur ...

and an element in

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s. Its 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 it.

Family name

As a family name, Ju may be written with either of two hanja, one meaning "red" (; 붉을 주), and the other meaning "around" (; 두루 주). The former has one ''

bon-gwan Korean clans are groups of Koreans, Korean people that share the same Patrilineality, paternal ancestor. They are indicated by the combination of a ''bongwan'' () and a family name. Korean clans distinguish clans that happen to share the same fam ...

'' ( Wu Yuan, China), while the latter has four (

Sangju Sangju (; ) is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. Although Sangju is rather rural, it is very old and was once a key city. Along with Gyeongju, it gives rise to half of the name of the Gye ...

Gyeongsangbuk-do North Gyeongsang Province (, ) is a province in eastern South Korea, and with an area of , it is the largest province in the Korean peninsula. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Gyeongsang province, and remaine ...

; Chogye-myeon, Hapcheon-gun,

Gyeongsangnam-do South Gyeongsang Province (, ) is a province in the southeast of South Korea. The provincial capital is at Changwon. It is adjacent to the major metropolitan center and port of Busan. The UNESCO World Heritage Site Haeinsa, a Buddhist temple that ...

; Cheorwon-gun,

Gangwonnam-do Gangwon Province (), officially Gangwon State (), is a Special Self-Governing Province of South Korea. It is known as the largest and least densely populated subdivision of South Korea. Gangwon is one of the three provinces in South Korea with ...

; and Anui-myeon, Hamyang-gun,

). The 2000 South Korean census found 215,010 people with this family name. In a study by the

National Institute of the Korean Language The National Institute of Korean Language (NIKL; ) is a language regulator of the Korean language based in Seoul, South Korea. It was created on January 23, 1991, by Presidential Decree No. 13163 (November 14, 1990). It has previously gone by a ...

based on 2007 application data for South Korean passports, it was found that 50.6% of people with this surname spelled it in Latin letters as ''Ju'' in their passports, and another 46.9% spelled it as ''Joo''. Rarer alternative spellings (the remaining 2.4%) included ''Chu'' and ''Choo''. People with these family names include:

Chu

* Chu Jong-chol, North Korean table tennis player * Chu Ki-chol (1897–1944), Korean Presbyterian minister *

Chu Yo-han Chu Yo-han (; 5 December 1900 – 17 November 1979) was a twentieth-century Korean poet, journalist, businessman and politician."Joo Yohan" LTI Korea Datasheet available at LTI Korea Library or online at: He came from the Shinan Chu clan () ...

(1900–1976), South Korean poet *

Chu Yong-ha Chu Yong-ha (; ; 1908 – ?) was a North Korean politician and diplomat. Chu was elected into several posts in the Workers' Party of North Korea, the predecessor of the Workers' Party of Korea, in its early days. Chu was the target of plots ensu ...

(1908–?), North Korean politician and diplomat * Chu Yung-kwang (1920–1982), South Korean footballer

Joo

Brian Joo Brian Joo (Korean name: Joo Min-gyu (); born January 10, 1981), better known professionally as Brian (), is a Korean American singer and one-half of the R&B duo Fly to the Sky. His first solo album, ''The Brian'' was released in December 2006. ...

(born 1981), Korean American singer *

Joo Da-young Joo Da-young (; born June 16, 1995) is a South Korean actress. She graduated from Chung-Ang University, Department of Theater and Film in 2014. She started her acting career as a child actress in 1999 with KBS1 television series ''TV Novel: Sis ...

(born 1995), South Korean actress *

Joo Dai-min Joo Dai-min or Dai Min Joo (born 21 January 1988) is a South Korean professional footballer. He currently plays in Thailandfor Nongbua Pitchaya, and has played in the Thai Premier League and the Thai Division 1 League Thai League 2 (), co ...

(born 1988), South Korean professional footballer *

Joo Don-sik Joo Don-sik (; 8 July 1937 – 2 August 2022) was a South Korean politician. An independent, he served as Minister of Culture and Sports from 1994 to 1995. Joo died in Seoul Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the ca ...

(1937–2022), South Korean politician *

Dong Moon Joo Dong Moon Joo is a Korean American businessman. A member of the Unification Church, he is best known as the president of the Unification Church of the United States affiliated newspaper ''The Washington Times''. During the presidency of George W. ...

, Korean American businessman *

Joo Hee-jung Joo Hee-jung (born February 4, 1977) is a South Korean basketball coach and retired player. His playing career spanned twenty years with four different teams in the Korean Basketball League. Despite not being a highly-touted prospect in high sch ...

(born 1977), South Korean basketball player *

Joo Hee-sun Joo Hee-sun is a South Korean music video director, and CEO of Iceland. Joo directed numerous music videos of Korean K-pop artists such as Kara and Sistar. Career Award *2009 M.net Asia Award (aka. Mnet Asian Music Awards), Nominated for Best ...

, South Korean music video director * Joo Ho-young (born 1960), South Korean judge and politician * Joo Hyeon-woo (born 1990), South Korean footballer *

Joo Hyong-jun Joo Hyong-jun (, ; born 22 April 1991) is a South Korean speed skater. Career Short track career In 2010, Joo was selected for the South Korean junior national short track speed skating team and won the gold medal in the men's 3000 metre rela ...

(born 1991), South Korean speed skater, Olympic silver medalist *

Joo Hyun Joo Hyun (; born Joo Il-choon, ; March 1, 1943) is a South Korean actor, known for A Family (2004), Ballerina (2023) and Running Man (2013). Biography Joo graduated from Konkuk University in Seoul, where he majored in political science ...

(born 1943), South Korean actor * Joo Hyun-hee (born 1982), South Korean badminton player *

Joo Hyun-jae Joo Hyun-jae (; born 26 May 1989) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a defender for FC Anyang in the K League 2 The K League 2 () is the men's second-highest division of the South Korean football league system. It is contested betwe ...

(born 1989), South Korean footballer *

Joo Hyun-jung Joo Hyun-jung (; , born 3 May 1982) is a professional former world number one archer from South Korea. 2008 Summer Olympics At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Joo finished her ranking round with a total of 664 points, ni ...

(born 1982), South Korean professional archer, Olympic gold medalist *

Joo Hyun-mi Joo Hyun-mi (; born September 27, 1961) is a South Korean trot singer. Sometimes referred to as an "Empress of Trot", Joo is credited as being one of the leading figures in the trot music revival of the 1980s. Early life Joo Hyun-mi was born ...

(born 1961), South Korean trot singer *

Joo Hyun-myeong Joo Hyun-myeong (born 31 May 1997) is a South Korean racewalker. He won the bronze medal in the men's 50 kilometres walk at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia. Career In 2016, he competed in the men's 10,000 metres walk at the ...

(born 1997), South Korean racewalker *

Hyung-ki Joo Hyung-ki Joo () is a Korean-British pianist, composer, comedian and one half of the comedy-musical duo Igudesman & Joo. Billy Joel chose Joo to arrange and record his classical piano pieces for the album '' Fantasies & Delusions''. It was rec ...

(born 1973), Korean-British pianist * Joo Ik-seong (born 1992), South Korean professional footballer *

Joo In-young Joo In-young is a South Korean actress. She is known for roles in dramas such as ''It's Okay to Not Be Okay ''It's Okay to Not Be Okay'' () is a 2020 Korean drama, South Korean Romance film, romantic comedy drama television series written b ...

(born 1978), South Korean actress *

Joo Jeong-hun Joo Jeong-hun (born 13 February 1994) is a South Korean para taekwondo practitioner. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 75kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. He also won a bronze medal in the men's 80kg event at ...

(born 1994), South Korean para taekwondo practitioner, Paralympic bronze medalist *

Joo Jin-mo (actor, born 1958) Joo Jin-mo (born February 26, 1958) is a South Korean actor. Personal life On April 9, 2023, the agency announced that Joo's wife, the late Ahn Bong-hee, died on the same day due to chronic illness. Filmography Film Television series ...

, South Korean actor *

Joo Jin-mo (actor, born 1974) Joo Jin-mo (born Park Jin-tae on 26 September 1974), is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in the films '' Happy End'' (1999) in which he won Grand Bell Awards for Best Supporting Actor, '' 200 Pounds Beauty'' (2006), ...

, South Korean actor *

Joo Jiwan Joo Jiwan (; born December 25, 1965) is a South Korean craft artist. Biography In the 1990s, she earned both her bachelor's and master's degrees from the College of Fine Arts at Ewha Womans University and later taught at the university level. ...

(born 1965), South Korean craft artist *

Joo Jong-hyuk (actor, born 1983) Ryan (; born Joo Jong-hyuk on 29 October 1983) is a South Korean actor and singer. He's the lead vocalist of the K-pop K-pop (; an abbreviation of "Korean popular music") is a form of popular music originating in South Korea. It emerged ...

, South Korean actor and singer *

Joo Jong-hyuk (actor, born 1991) Joo Jong-hyuk (born July 27, 1991) is a South Korean actor. He notably appeared in 2022 television series ''Extraordinary Attorney Woo'' as lawyer Kwon Min-woo. His other appearances include ''Yumi's Cells'' (2021–2022), ''D.P. (TV series), ...

, South Korean actor *

Judy Joo Judy Joo is a chef, author, restaurateur, and television personality. She is best known as being the host of Food Network's "Korean Food Made Simple" S1 and S2 and an ''Iron Chef UK'' and her restaurant Seoul Bird in London, Las Vegas, and New Yo ...

(born 1974), Korean-American celebrity chef * Joo Ki-hwan (born 1981), South Korean footballer * Joo Min-jin (born 1983), South Korean short track speed skater, Olympic gold medalist * Joo Min-kyu (born 1990), South Korean footballer * Joo Min-kyung (born 1989), South Korean actress * Haemin Sunim (born Ryan Bongseok Joo, 1973), Korean-American Buddhist monk and writer *

Joo Sae-hyuk Joo Sae-hyuk (, ; born 20 January 1980) is a South Korean table tennis player. As a singles player, he was a silver medalist at the 2003 World Table Tennis Championships, a bronze medalist at the Table Tennis World Cup, 2011 Table Tennis World C ...

(born 1980), South Korean table tennis player, Olympic silver medalist *

Joo Sang-wook Joo Sang-wook (; born July 18, 1978) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in generational saga ''Giant (TV series), Giant'', medical drama ''Good Doctor (South Korean TV series), Good Doctor'', romantic comedy ''Cunning Single ...

(born 1978), South Korean actor * Joo Seong-ha (born 1975), North Korean journalist and defector *

Joo Soon-ahn Joo Soon-ahn (, also known as Ju Sun-an, born 7 August 1970) is a South Korean sailor. She competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially ...

(born 1970), South Korean sailor * Joo Sung-hwan (born 1990), South Korean footballer *

Joo Swn-lan Joo Swn-Lan (born ) is a retired South Korean female volleyball player. She was part of the South Korea women's national volleyball team. She participated in the 1994 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship. She attended Seong-am Girls' C ...

(born 1974), South Korean volleyball player *

Joo Won-gyu Joo Won-gyu (; born 1975) is a South Korean pastor, novelist and writer. Currently, he focuses on religious activities such as reading the Bible in small groups and serves as the director of the Institute for Shared Culture, which explores ever ...

(born 1975), South Korean pastor, novelist, writer *

Joo Woo-jae Joo Woo-jae ( ; ; born November 28, 1986) is a South Korean model and actor. Best known for his roles in ''Come and Hug Me'' (2018) and ''Strong Girl Nam-soon'' (2023), he currently stars as a regular cast member of ''Hangout with Yoo'' (since ...

(born 1986), South Korean actor and model *

Joo Yang-ja Joo Yang-ja (; January 1, 1931 – February 4, 2025) was a South Korean politician and medical doctor. She served as the 25th Minister of Health and Welfare of the Republic of Korea and in the 14th and 15th National Assembly. Joo was elected to ...

(1931–2025), South Korean politician and medical doctor *

Joo Ye-rim Joo Ye-rim (; born on 11 October 2011) is a South Korean child actress. She began her acting career in 2018, with TV series ''Mistress'' since then, she has appeared in number of television series and films. She is known for her roles as child ...

(born 2011), South Korean child actress * Joo Yea-na (born 1990), South Korean professional volleyball player *

Joo Young-dae Joo Young-dae (, born 15 January 1973) is a South Korean para table tennis player. He won two silver medals at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. He is being coached by Choi Kyoung-sik. Personal life He became disabled following a traffic acciden ...

(born 1973), South Korean para table tennis player, Paralympic gold medalist *

Joo Young-dai Joo Young-dai (, born 20 September 1966) is a South Korean biathlete. He competed in the 20 km individual event at the 1988 Winter Olympics The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known a ...

(born 1966), South Korean biathlete *

Joo Young-hoon Joo Young-hoon (; born November 6, 1969) is a South Korean singer, songwriter, and television personality. He began his career as a songwriter in the 1990s, composing hit songs for artists including Uhm Jung-hwa, Turbo and Koyote Koyote ( ...

(born 1969), South Korean singer-songwriter and television personality *

Joo Young-sam Joo Young-sam (born 25 March 1966) is a South Korean gymnast. He competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 19 ...

(born 1966), South Korean gymnast

Ju

* Ju Chol-gyu, North Korean politician * Ju Chun-sam (born 1950), North Korean archer * Ju Ho-jin (born 1981), South Korean footballer * Ju Hui (born 1989), South Korean handball player * Ju Hye-ri (born 1991), South Korean cross-country skier *

Ju Hyeong-gyeol Ju Hyeong-gyeol (born 20 August 1939) is a South Korean long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 (), were an international multi-sport event held f ...

(born 1939), South Korean long-distance runner * Ju Hyeong-kwang (born 1976), South Korean baseball coach and former player *

Ju Hyo-sim Ju Hyo-sim (; born 21 June 1998) is a North Korean female international football player who plays for the North Korea women's national football team. International goals Under-16 Under-19 National team Honours ;North Korea Winner * EA ...

(born 1998), North Korean footballer *

Ju Jeong-hyeon Ju Jeong-hyeon (, also transliterated Joo Jung-hyun, born 31 August 1974) is a South Korean equestrian. He competed in two events at the 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and ...

(born 1974), South Korean equestrian *

Ju Jeung-ryu Ju Jeung-ryu (; February 11, 1926 – 1980) was a South Korean actress whose fame peaked in the 1950s and 1960s. She starred in about 400 films. Ju was born in Yonghung, Hamkyongnam-do, nowadays in North Korea. While attending Hamnam Girls' Hig ...

(1926–1980), South Korean actress *

Ju Ji-hoon Ju Ji-hoon (; born May 16, 1982) is a South Korean actor and model. He first gained international recognition with his leading role in the television series '' Princess Hours'' (2006) and has achieved further prominence with the series ''Mask'' ...

(born 1982), South Korean actor *

Ju Kwang-min The 2015 AFC Asian Cup was an international football tournament that was held in Australia from 9 to 31 January 2015. The 16 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 23 players, including three goalkeepers. Onl ...

(born 1990), North Korean footballer * Ju Kwang-youn (born 1985), South Korean footballer *

Ju Kwon Ju Kwon (also known as Joo Kwan, born May 31, 1995) is a Chinese-born Korean baseball pitcher who plays with the KT Wiz in the KBO League. Ju was born in the Jilin province to a Chinese father and a Korean mother in 1995. Ju became a South Kor ...

(born 1995), Chinese-born South Korean baseball player *

Ju Kyu-chang Ju Kyu-chang (25 November 1928 – 3 September 2018) was a North Korean politician, who served as the director of the Workers' Party of Korea's (WPK) Machine-Building Industry Department. Ju was reportedly the head of North Korea's nuclear an ...

(born 1939), North Korean politician * Ju Sang-jeom (1926–1981), South Korean boxer *

Ju Sang-song Ju Sang-song ( born August 1933) is a North Korean politician and former Minister of People's Security. Biography Ju Sang-song was born in Kangwon-do Province in 1933, joined the Korean People's Army in June 1951, and later attended the Kim Il ...

(born 1933), North Korean politician * Ju Se-jong (born 1990), South Korean footballer * Ju Seung-jin (born 1975), South Korean footballer *

Ju Si-gyeong Ju Sigyeong (; December 22, 1876 – July 27, 1914) was one of the founders of modern Korean linguistics. He was born in Pongsan-gun, Hwanghae Province in 1876. He helped to standardize the Korean language, based on the spelling and grammar of ...

(1876–1914), Joseon Dynasty linguist

Given name

There are 56 hanja with the reading "ju" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names; they are listed in the table at right. One name containing this syllable, Eun-ju, was the sixth-most popular name for newborn South Korean girls in 1970. Names beginning with this syllable include: *

Joo-hwan Joo-hwan, also spelled Ju-hwan, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 56 hanja with the reading " joo" and 21 hanja with the reading " hwan" on the South Korean gover ...

(masculine) * Joo-hyun (unisex) * Joo-won (unisex) Names ending with this syllable include: *

Dong-joo Dong-joo, also spelled Dong-ju, is a Korean unisex given name. People with this name include: *Yun Dong-ju (1917–1945), Korean poet * Kim Dong-joo (born 1976), South Korean baseball player Fictional characters with this name include: *Ha ...

(masculine) * Eun-ju (feminine) * Hae-joo (unisex) * Hong-joo (unisex) * Hyo-joo (feminine) *

Hyun-joo Hyun-joo, also spelled Hyun-ju, is a Korean unisex given name, predominantly feminine. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 35 hanja with the reading "Hyun (Korean name), hyun" and 55 hanja with ...

(unisex) * Hyung-joo (unisex) * Jin-joo (feminine) * Min-ju (feminine) * Kyung-ju (unisex) * Seok-ju (masculine) * Young-joo (unisex) People with the single syllable given name Ju include: *

Joo (singer) Jung Min-joo (; born October 11, 1990), born Jung A-rin and known professionally as Joo (stylized in all caps), is a South Korean singer, songwriter and musical actress. In 2006, she became a contestant on JYP Entertainment's Superstar Survival. ...

, stage name of Jung Min-joo (born 1990), South Korean solo singer, and older sister of

Jung Il-hoon Jung Il-hoon (; born October 4, 1994), simply known as Ilhoon or Illhoon, is a South Korean rapper, songwriter, record producer, host, actor and entertainer. He was the rapper of the South Korean boy band BtoB. He is well known for his coll ...

(former member of South Korean boy band

BtoB B2B, B to B, or B-to-B may refer to: Sports * B2B, a controversial and short lived class in the 1979 Sidecar World Championship * Bay to Breakers, an annual footrace in San Francisco, California on the third Sunday of May * Budapest-Bamako, now t ...

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