Ji-woo, also spelled Ji-u, or Ji-oo, is a
Korea
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n unisex given name. 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 61 hanja with the reading "''
ji''" and 60 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
* ...
''" on the
South Korea
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n government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. In 2008, Ji-woo was the
eighth-most popular name for newborn girls in South Korea, with 2,107 being given the name; it rose to fifth place in 2011, and subsequently to third place in 2013 and 2015.
People
People with this name include:
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Hwang Ji-u (born 1952), South Korean male poet
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Jung Ji-woo
Jung Ji-woo (also spelled as Chung Ji-woo; born May 7, 1968) is a South Korean film director. He is best known for his films '' Happy End'' (1999) and ''A Muse'' (2012).
Filmography
*''Somebody'' (2022) - director
*''Tune in for Love'' (2019) - d ...
(born 1968), South Korean male film director
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Choi Ji-woo (born Choi Mi-hyang, 1975), South Korean actress
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Park Ji-woo
Park Ji-woo (, born December 6, 1980) is a South Korean dancer. He started dancing in sixth grade, and studied in British dancesport school. He won a silver medal in the rumba at the 2005 Asian Indoor Games and bronze medal in the five dances at ...
(born 1980), South Korean male dancer
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Kim Ji-woo
Kim Ji-woo (born Kim Jeong-eun on November 22, 1983) is a South Korean actress.
Filmography
Television series
Film
Variety show
Musical
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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* Kim Ji-wooat Daum Kim Ji-wooat N ...
(born Kim Jeong-eun, 1983), South Korean actress
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Ji Woo
Ji Woo (born Choi Ji-woo on November 25, 1997) is a South Korean actress.
Life and career
She attended Morak Middle School.
In 2017, she was an honorary ambassador of the 9th DMZ International Documentary Film Festival alongside Cho Jin-wo ...
(born Choi Ji-woo, 1997), South Korean actress
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Park Ji-woo (speed skater) (born 1998), South Korean female speed skater
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Chuu (born Kim Ji-woo, 1999), South Korean female singer, former member of girl group
Loona
Loona (commonly stylized in all caps or as LOOΠΔ; ; ja, 今月の少女, Kongetsu no Shōjo, Girl of the Month) is a South Korean girl group formed by Blockberry Creative. The group was introduced to the public through a pre-debut project t ...
Fictional characters
Fictional characters with this name include:
*Ji-woo, male character in 2010 South Korean television series ''
The Fugitive: Plan B''
*Hwang Ji-woo, male character in 2020 South Korean television series ''
Men Are Men''
See also
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List of Korean given names
References
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Korean unisex given names