Su-ji, also spelled Soo-ji, is a Korean unisex given name. it is primarily used by women. The 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 67 hanja with the reading "
su" and 46 hanja with the reading "
ji" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.
People with this name include:
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Kang Susie (born 1967), South Korean singer and radio host
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Suji Kwock Kim
Suji Kwock Kim (also S. K. Kim) is a Korean-American-British poet-playwright.
Life
She was educated at Yale College, the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop, Seoul National University and Yonsei University, where she was a Fulbright Scholar, ...
(born 1969), American poet and playwright of Korean descent
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Suji Park
Suji Park (born 1985) is a Korean-New Zealand ceramic sculptor and artist. In 2015, she was Artist in Residence at McCahon House in Auckland, New Zealand.
Park was born in Seoul, Korea, and moved to New Zealand with her family when she was 12 ye ...
(born 1985), South Korean-born New Zealand ceramic sculptor and artist
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Jang Soo-ji (born 1987), South Korean field hockey player
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Kim Su-ji (volleyball) (born 1987), South Korean volleyball player
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Kim Su-ji (diver)
Kim Su-ji (born 16 February 1998) is a South Korean diver. She competed in the 10-metre platform event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. The youngest member of the South Korean contingent at the Olympics that year, she lives in Ulsan, where she g ...
(born 1988), South Korean diver
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Shin Soo-ji (born 1991), South Korean rhythmic gymnast
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Bae Suzy
Bae Su-ji (; born October 10, 1994), better known as Bae Suzy, is a South Korean singer, actress and model. She was a member of the girl group Miss A under JYP Entertainment. She made her debut as an actress with television series '' Dream Hi ...
(born 1994), South Korean actress and singer
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Lee Su-ji (born 1998), South Korean actress and singer, member of UNI.T
Fictional characters with this name include:
*Su-ji, in 2010 South Korean film ''
Love, In Between''
*Jung Su-ji, in 2011 South Korean film ''
Sunny''
See also
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List of Korean given names
This is a list of Korean given names by type. Most Korean given names consist of two Sino-Korean morphemes each written with one hanja. There are also names with more than two syllables, often from native Korean vocabulary. Finally, there are a sm ...
References
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Korean unisex given names