JU may refer to:

Names and people

Joo (Korean name) Ju (), also spelled Joo or Chu, is a Korean family name and an element in Korean given names. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. Family name As a family name, Ju may be written with either of two hanja, one meaning "red" (; ...

, surname and given name (including a list of people with the name) * Jū (鞠), Chinese surname *

Ru (surname) Ru is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written in Chinese character. It is romanized Ju in Wade–Giles, and Yuh in Yale (Cantonese). Ru is listed 331st in the Song dynasty classic text ''Hundred Family Surnames''. It is ...

, romanized Ju in Wade–Giles *

Ji Ju Ji Ju () was a noble of the Chinese Xia dynasty. He is reported as having abandoned the agriculture of his father Buzhu and grandfather Houji in favor of the animal husbandry practiced by the Xirong and Beidi peoples.Sima Qian. ''Records of the Gr ...

, a semi-legendary ancestor of the Zhou dynasty *

Ju (writer) Ju ( my, ဂျူး; born Tin Tin Win on 20 September 1958) is a Burmese novelist, well known for her strong, intelligent female characters. Early life and education Ju was born 20 September 1958 in Yenangyaung. She is the third child of U T ...

(born 1958), Burmese writer *

Juh Juh (also known as Ju, Ho, Whoa, and sometimes Who;Kraft, Louis (2000). - ''Gatewood and Geronimo''. - Albuquerque: University of New Mexico. - p.4. - c. 1825 – Sept/Oct 1883) was a warrior and leader of the Janeros local group of the Ndé ...

(c. 1825–1883), Apache leader

Places

Ju (city) Ju () was an ancient Chinese city that existed during the Warring States period, and was located in what is today Ju County, Rizhao, Rizhao Prefecture, Shandong. The Ju (state), State of Ju was originally a vassal state of the Zhou Dynasty durin ...

, a city of the State of Qi during the Warring States Period of China *

Ju (state) Ju () was a Dongyi state in modern Shandong province during the Zhou dynasty (1046–256 BCE) of ancient China. The rulers of Ju had the surname of Ji 己. According to the ''Shuowen Jiezi'', "Ju" means taro or a wooden tool. It was weakened ...

, a vassal state of the Zhou Dynasty *

Ju County Ju County or Juxian () is a county of Rizhao City, in the south of Shandong Province, People's Republic of China. As of the end of 2021, the total registered population of Ju County was 1.167 million. It covers an area of . The Fulaishan Scenic ...

(莒县), of Rizhao, Shandong, China *

Juan de Nova Island Juan de Nova Island (french: Île Juan de Nova, ), Malagasy: ''Nosy Kely'') is a French-controlled tropical island in the narrowest part of the Mozambique Channel, about one-third of the way between Madagascar and Mozambique. It is a low, flat ...

, administered by France (FIPS code ''JU'') *

Zhou (country subdivision) ''Zhou'' () were historical administrative and political divisions of China. Formally established during the Han dynasty, ''zhou'' existed continuously in 1912—a period of over 2000 years. ''Zhou'' were also previously used in Korea (, '' ...

, pronounced ''ju'' in Korean *

Canton of Jura The Republic and Canton of Jura (french: République et canton du Jura), less formally the Canton of Jura or Canton Jura ( , ), is the newest (founded in 1979) of the 26 Swiss cantons, located in the northwestern part of Switzerland. The capita ...

(created in 1979), newest of the 26 Swiss cantons

Businesses and organizations

Universities

University of Jordan The University of Jordan ( ar, الجامعة الأردنية), often abbreviated UJ, is a public university located in Amman, Jordan. Founded in 1962 by royal decree, it is the largest and oldest institution of higher education in Jordan. ...

, located in Amman, Jordan *

Jacksonville University Jacksonville University (JU) is a private university in Jacksonville, Florida. Located in the city's Arlington (Jacksonville), Arlington district, the school was founded in 1934 as a two-year college and was known as Jacksonville Junior College u ...

, a university in Jacksonville, Florida, United States *

Jadavpur University Jadavpur University is a public state university located in Jadavpur, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It was established in 1905 as ''Bengal Technical Institute'' and was converted into Jadavpur University in 1955. In 2022, it was ranked fourth am ...

, a university in Kolkata, India *

Jahangirnagar University Jahangirnagar University ( JU) is a publicly funded university located in Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the only fully residential university in Bangladesh. It operated as a project until 1973, when the 'Jahangirnagar Muslim University Act' w ...

, a public university in Savar, Bangladesh *

Jilin University Jilin University (JLU; ; often abbreviated JLU or ) is a leading national research university located in Changchun, China. It is under the direct jurisdiction of China's Ministry of Education. It is a Chinese Ministry of Education Class A Doub ...

, in Changchun, Jilin, China *

Jain University Jain University, officially JAIN (Deemed-to-be University), is a private deemed-to-be-university in Bangalore, India. Originating from Sri Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College, it was conferred the deemed-to-be-university status in 2009. In August ...

, a university in Bangalore, India *

Jacobs University Constructor University is an international, private, residential research university located in Vegesack, Bremen, Germany. It offers study programs in engineering, humanities, natural and social sciences, in which students can acquire bachelor's ...

Bremen in Germany *

Jönköping University Jönköping University (JU), formerly Högskolan i Jönköping, is a non-governmental Swedish university college located in the city Jönköping in Småland, Sweden. JU is a member of the European University Association (EUA) and The Association ...

, in Jönköping, Sweden *

University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice ( cz, Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích, la, Universitas Bohemiae Meridionalis Budovicensis, JU or JČU) is a public university located in the city of České Budějovice (with ...

, a public university in České Budějovice, Czech Republic

Other businesses and organizations

Air Serbia Air Serbia (stylised as ''AirSERBIA''; sr, / ) is the flag carrier of Serbia. The company's headquarters is located in Belgrade, Serbia, and its main hub is Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport. The airline was known as Jat Airways until it was r ...

, IATA airline code *

Junge Union The Junge Union Deutschlands (''Young Union of Germany'') or JU is the joint youth organisation of the two conservative German political parties, CDU and CSU. Membership is limited to individuals between 14 and 35 years of age. Junge Union clai ...

, a conservative youth group in Germany *

Junkers Junkers Flugzeug- und Motorenwerke AG (JFM, earlier JCO or JKO in World War I, English: Junkers Aircraft and Motor Works) more commonly Junkers , was a major German aircraft and aircraft engine manufacturer. It was founded there in Dessau, Germ ...

, a German aircraft manufacturer * ''joint undertaking'', a kind of

joint venture A joint venture (JV) is a business entity created by two or more parties, generally characterized by shared ownership, shared returns and risks, and shared governance. Companies typically pursue joint ventures for one of four reasons: to acces ...

Other uses

Ju language (Chadic) Ju is a language from the West Chadian branch of the Chadic language family. The language is spoken solely in Nigeria, and had approximately 900 native speakers in 1993. The language is unwritten. Classification Ju is part of the Guruntum ( ...

, spoken in Nigeria *

Ju languages JU may refer to: Names and people * Joo (Korean name), surname and given name (including a list of people with the name) * Jū (鞠), Chinese surname * Ru (surname), romanized Ju in Wade–Giles * Ji Ju, a semi-legendary ancestor of the Zhou dyn ...

, spoken in Botswana, Namibia and Angola * The Principle of Ju, a philosophical concept in martial arts * ''ju'', a word for

Korean alcoholic beverages Korean cuisine has a wide variety of traditional alcoholic drinks, known as ''sul'' (). Many of these drinks end with the Sino-Korean word ''-ju'' (), and some end with the native Korean word ''-sul''. The Sino-Korean ''-ju'' is not used as an i ...

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