Kyung-ju, also spelled Kyung-joo or Kyong-ju, 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 unisex 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 54 hanja with the reading "

kyung Kyung, also spelled Kyoung, Gyeong, Kyeong, or Kyong, is an uncommon Korean family name, as well as a single-syllable Korean given name and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names. As a family name The 2000 South Korean Census found 15 ...

" and 56 hanja with the reading " ju" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. People with this name include: *

Howard Koh Howard Kyongju Koh (Hangul: 고경주, Hanja: 高京柱; born March 15, 1952) is the former United States Assistant Secretary for Health for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), after being nominated by President Barack Obama ...

(Korean name Koh Kyongju, born 1952), American male public health official of Korean descent *

Esther K. Chae Esther Chae () is a Korean-American actress, published playwright, speaker and consultant for Korean entertainment and Hollywood. Chae has appeared in numerous television shows such as ''NCIS'', '' Law and Order: Criminal Intent'', ''The West W ...

(Korean name Chae Kyung-ju, born 1968), South Korean-born American actress *

K. J. Choi Choi Kyung-Ju ( ko, 최경주; born 19 May 1970), commonly known as K. J. Choi, is a South Korean professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour and PGA Tour Champions. Since turning pro in 1994, he has won more than twenty p ...

(Korean name Choi Kyung-ju, born 1970), South Korean male professional golfer *

Kim Kyung-ju Kim Kyung Ju (born July 14, 1976) is a South Korean poet and performance artist. Life Kim Kyung Ju was born in Gwangju, Jeollanam-do, Korea and studied Philosophy at Sogang University He made his formal debut in 2003 in the Seoul Shinmun Spring ...

(born 1976), South Korean male poet and performance artist * Esther Hahn (Korean name Hahn Kyung-joo, born 1985), American female surfer of Korean descent * Kim Kyong-ju, North Korean female diver; Asian Games bronze medalist in diving, 2002 Fictional characters with this name include: *Kim Kyung-joo, female supporting character in 2011 South Korean television series '' Glory Jane'' *Oh Kyung-joo, female supporting character in 2013 South Korean television series '' Good Doctor''

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