Joon-hee, also spelled Jun-hee, is a Korean unisex 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, ...

used to write each syllable of the name. There are 34 hanja with the reading " joon" and 24 hanja with the reading "

hee Hee or HEE may refer to: Organizations * Health Education England Places * Hee, Denmark, a village located in the Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality * Hee, Netherlands, a small village in the island of Terschelling, Netherlands * ''HEE'', the IATA c ...

" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. People with this name include: * Lim Jun-hee (born 1959), South Korean female composer * Jun Choi (full name Jun-Hee Choi, born 1971), American male politician of Korean descent * Joseph Kahn (born Ahn Jun-hee, 1972), South Korean-born American male director *

Han Jun-hee Han Jun-hee (born 1985) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Han wrote and directed the female-driven crime thriller ''Coin Locker Girl'' (2015). Filmography *''To Bite a Cigarette'' (short film, 2005) - director *'' Once in a ...

(born 1985), South Korean male director * Go Joon-hee (born Kim Eun-ju, 1986), South Korean actress *

Lee Joon-hee Lee June-hee (; born 1 June 1988) is a South Korean footballer who plays for Ansan Greeners as a midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking u ...

(born 1988), South Korean male football player *Choi Jun-hee (born 1993), stage name

Juniel Choi Seo-ah ( Korean: 최서아; born Choi Jun-hee on 3 September 1993), better known by her stage name Juniel, ( Hangul: 주니엘, often stylized as JUNIEL) is a South Korean singer-songwriter. She began her career in Japan before eventual ...

, South Korean female singer-songwriter *

Jun Hee Lee Jun Hee Lee is an American actor. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri and attended Boston University. Acting career Jun Hee Lee's film roles include: "Derrick" in '' Vampires Suck'', "Jimmy" in '' American Pie: Band Camp'', the titular character ...

, American actor of Korean descent Fictional characters with this name include: *Go Joon-hee, in 2005 South Korean television series ''

Fashion 70's ''Fashion 70s'' () is a 2005 South Korean television series starring Lee Yo-won, Kim Min-jung, Joo Jin-mo and Chun Jung-myung. It was the network's 60th Anniversary of Independence Great Project, and it aired on SBS from 23 May – 29 August 2 ...

'' *Go Joon-hee, in 2006 South Korean television series '' What's Up Fox'' *Lee Joon-hee, in 2009 South Korean television series ''

Cinderella Man ''Cinderella Man'' is a 2005 American biographical sports drama film directed by Ron Howard, titled after the nickname of world heavyweight boxing champion James J. Braddock and inspired by his life story. The film was produced by Howard, ...

'' *Gu Jun-hee, in 2009 South Korean television series ''

Boys Over Flowers , is a Japanese ''shōjo'' manga series written and illustrated by Yoko Kamio and set in Tokyo, Japan, and the fictional "Eitoku Academy" (an elite school for children from rich families). It tells the story of Tsukushi Makino, a girl f ...

'' *Kang Joon-hee, in 2012 South Korean television series ''

Reply 1997 ''Reply 1997'' () is a 2012 South Korean television series that centers on the lives of six friends in Busan, as the timeline moves back and forth between their past as 18-year-old high schoolers in 1997 and their present as 33-year-olds at thei ...

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