Jung-sook, also spelled Jeong-sook or Jong-suk, is a

Korea Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic o ...

n feminine 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 75 hanja with the reading "

jung Carl Gustav Jung ( ; ; 26 July 1875 – 6 June 1961) was a Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who founded analytical psychology. Jung's work has been influential in the fields of psychiatry, anthropology, archaeology, literature, philo ...

" and 13 hanja with the reading "sook" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. According to

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 data, Jung-sook was the fourth-most popular name for newborn girls in 1940, rising to second place by 1950. People with this name include: *

Ho Jong-suk Ho Jong-suk (; July 16, 1908 – June 5, 1991) was a prominent female figure in the Communist Party of Korea and sexual liberation of Korea under Japanese rule. From 1948, she served multiple offices in North Korea, including the Minister of Hea ...

(1908–1991), Korean independence activist, later a North Korean politician *

Kim Jong-suk Kim Jong-suk (; 24 December 1917Suh Dae-sook. Kim Il Sung: The North Korean Leader. New York: Columbia University Press, 1988. – 22 September 1949) was a Korean anti-Japanese guerrilla, a Communist activist, North Korean leader Kim Il ...

(1917 or 1919–1949), Korean anti-Japanese guerrilla, first wife of North Korean leader Kim Il-sung * Oh Jeong-suk (1935–2008), South Korean ''pansori'' musician *

Kim Jung-sook Kim Jung-sook ( ko, 김정숙; born 15 November 1954) is a South Korean Classical music, classical singer who served as first lady of South Korea from 2017 to 2022, as the wife of the 12th president of South Korea Moon Jae-in. Overview Kim' ...

(born 1954), South Korean classical vocalist, wife of South Korean president Moon Jae-in *

Yun Jeong-suk Yun Jeong-suk (born 11 July 1966) is a South Korean fencer. She competed in the women's team foil event at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known a ...

(born 1966), South Korean fencer * Lee Jeong-sook (born 1971), South Korean fencer * Lim Jeong-sook (born 1972), South Korean field hockey player *

Jung Jung-suk Jung Jung-suk (, or ; August 25, 1982 – June 26, 2011) was a South Korean women's football player who played WK-League side Daekyo Kangaroos in South Korea. She scored six goals against Thailand in 2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup match, and ...

(1982–2011), South Korean football player Fictional characters with this name include: *Yoon Jung-sook, in 2004 South Korean television series ''

Sweet 18 ''Sweet 18'' (; lit. "18-year-old Bride") is a South Korean television series that aired on KBS2 in 2004. The story strongly focuses on both personal and clan-level relationships between Jung-sook, a member of Papyeong's Yun clan, and Hyuk-joon, a ...

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