Jin-sung, also spelled Jin-seong, is a Korean 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, wh ...

used to write each syllable of the name. There are 48 hanja with the reading " jin" and 27 hanja with the reading " sung" and on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. People with this name include: *Temple name of

Jinseong of Silla Jinseong of Silla (c. 865–897) was the fifty-first ruler of the Korean kingdom, Silla in 887–897.Lee Bae-yong, Women in Korean History, Ewha Womans University Press, 2008, pp. 145-147, . She was also Silla's third and last reigning queen af ...

(birth name Gim Man, 865–897), queen of Silla *

Lee Jin-sung Lee Jin-sung (; born 5 August 1956) was the 6th President of the Constitutional Court of South Korea, appointed by Moon Jae-in Moon Jae-in (; ; born 24 January 1953) is a South Korean former politician, civil servant and lawyer who served as th ...

(born 1956), South Korean judge, president of the

Constitutional Court of Korea The Constitutional Court of Korea () is highest constitutional court in judicial branch of South Korea, seated in Jongno, Seoul. Established under Chapter 6 of the Constitution of South Korea, the Court has ultimate jurisdiction over judicial ...

since 2012 *

Jang Jin-sung Jang Jin-sung ( ko, 장진성; born c. 1970–1971) is the pseudonym of a North Korean poet and government official who defected to South Korea. He had worked as a psychological warfare officer within the United Front Department of the Korean Wor ...

(born 1971), pseudonym of North Korean male poet who defected to South Korea in 2004 *

Choi Jin-sung (director) Choi Jin-sung (born 1975) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Choi's works reveal aspects of Korean society that have been marginalized by the country's strong waves of economic development, including ''FuckUmentary'' (2001), ''Cam ...

(born 1975), South Korean male film director *

Hwang Jin-sung Hwang Jin-sung (黄镇晟，born May 5, 1984) is a South Korean footballer. He has played for Gangwon FC. Club statistics Honors Club ;Pohang Steelers *K-League Champion : 2007 *Korean FA Cup (1): 2008 *K-League Cup (1): 2009 *AFC Champion ...

(born 1984), South Korean male footballer * Kim Jin-sung (born 1985), South Korean male baseball player *

Monday Kiz (singer) Lee Jin-sung (, born February 27, 1985), better known by the stage name Monday Kiz (), is a South Korean singer and former member of Monday Kiz Monday Kiz (Korean: 먼데이 키즈) was a South Korean boy band formed in 2005. The group or ...

(born Kim Jin-sung, 1985), South Korean male singer-songwriter *

Yang Jin-sung Yang Jin-sung (born June 27, 1988) is a South Korean actress. After making her acting debut in the 2010 film ''Wedding Dress'', Yang played supporting roles in various television dramas, such as the male protagonist's dead ex-girlfriend in '' Se ...

(born 1988), South Korean actress

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{{Given name Korean unisex given names

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