Ho-jun, also spelled Ho-joon, 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. There are 49 hanja with the reading " ho" and 34 hanja with the reading " jun" on the

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

n government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. People with this given name include: *

Ri Ho-jun Ri Ho-jun (, born 1 December 1946) is a sports shooter and Olympic Champion for North Korea. He won a gold medal in the 50 metre rifle prone event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, the country's first ever Olympic gold. In August 1972 he ...

(born 1946), North Korean sports shooter *

Lee Ho-joon (baseball) Lee Ho-Joon (born February 8, 1976, in Gwangju, South Korea) is a former South Korean professional baseball designated hitter and first baseman in the Korea Baseball Organization. He bats and throws right-handed. Lee ranks fourth all-time in t ...

(born 1976), South Korean baseball player *

Kim Ho-jun Kim Ho-Jun (; born 21 June 1984) is a South Korean football player who plays for Bucheon FC 1995. His debut was a match against Daejeon Citizen Daejeon Hana Citizen Football Club (Korean 대전 하나 시티즌 축구단) is a South Korean p ...

(born 1984), South Korean footballer *

Son Ho-jun Son Ho-jun (born June 27, 1984) is a South Korean actor and singer. Early years and career Son Ho-jun made his acting debut in 2006 in the educational drama, ''Jump 2''. In 2007, Son made his entertainment debut as the leader of Tachyon, a thr ...

(born 1984), South Korean singer and actor *

Yoo Ho-joon Yoo Ho-joon (born January 14, 1985) is a South Korean football player who currently plays for Gyeongnam FC Gyeongnam FC (Hangul: 경남 FC) is a South Korean professional football club based in South Gyeongsang Province that competes in th ...

(born 1985), South Korean football player *

(born 1990), South Korean snowboarder

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{{given name Korean masculine given names

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