Mi-jung, also spelled Mi-jeong, is a Korean feminine 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 33 hanja with the reading "mi" and 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 ...
" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
People with this name include:
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Mi-Jung Lee
Mi-Jung Lee (born September 12, 1966) (; born in Chuncheon, Gangwon-do, South Korea) is a Canadian television journalist and news anchor based in Vancouver, British Columbia. She formerly co-anchored the weeknight 6pm newscast alongside Scott Robe ...
(born 1966), South Korean-born Canadian television news anchor
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Park Mi-jeong (born 1968), South Korean rower
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Kim Mi-jung (judoka, born 1971), South Korean judoka who competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics
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Kim Mi-jung (fencer) (born 1977), South Korean fencer
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Kim Mi-jung (sport shooter) (born 1977), South Korean sport shooter
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Jin Mi-jung (born 1978), South Korean basketball player
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Kim Mi-jung (judoka, born 1978), South Korean judoka who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics
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Kim Mi-jung (racewalker) (born 1979), South Korean race walker
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Seo Mi-jung (born 1980), South Korean foil fencer
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Nam Gyu-ri
Nam Gyu-ri (; born April 26, 1985) is a South Korean singer and actress. She was the leader of the Korean female trio SeeYa. In 2009, Nam Gyu-ri had a contract dispute with the group's management company and left the group. Lee, Mi-hye오락 ...
(born Nam Mi-jeong, 1985), South Korean actress
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M. J. Hur (Korean name Hur Mi-jung, born 1989), South Korean golfer
See also
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List of Korean given names
This is a list of Korean given names by type. Most Korean given names consist of two Sino-Korean morphemes each written with one hanja. There are also names with more than two syllables, often from native Korean vocabulary. Finally, there are a sm ...
References
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Korean feminine given names
Feminine given names