Woo-jin is a Korean 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 given name. There are 41 hanja with the reading "

woo Woo, WoO, WOO, W.O.O. and variants may refer to: People Woo or Wu, romanization of several East Asian names: * Hu (surname): 胡, 瓠, 護, 戶, 扈, 虎, 呼, 忽, 斛 * Wu (surname): 吳, 伍, 武, 仵, 烏, 鄔, 巫 * Ng (name): 吳, 伍 * Woo ...

" and 43 hanja with the reading "jin" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. In 2008, Woo-jin was the fifth-most popular name for baby boys in

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 ...

, with 1,811 being given the name that year. People with this name include:

Entertainers

Jo Woo-jin (actor) Jo Woo-jin (born January 16, 1979) is a South Korean actor. He is known as an in-demand supporting or character actor on the big screen and TV series, such as '' Guardian: The Lonely and Great God'' (2017), '' Chicago Typewriter'' (2017), ''T ...

(born 1979), South Korean actor *

Noh Woo-jin Noh Woo-jin (; born June 27, 1980), is a South Korean comedian. He was a former cast member in the variety show ''Law of the Jungle "The law of the jungle" (also called jungle law) is an expression that has come to describe a scenario wher ...

(born 1980), South Korean comedian *

Yeon Woo-jin Yeon or less commonly Youn (연) is a Korean surname. The name may correspond to the Chinese surnames Yan (燕, 延) or Lian (連). The hanja 延 is much more common than 燕 and 連. Yeon may also refer to the extinct surname (淵). Origin � ...

(born Kim Bong-hoe, 1984), South Korean actor *

Oh Woo-jin Oh Woo-jin (오우진; born March 26, 1991) is a South Korean actor and model. He is known for his supporting roles. He has played a supporting role in the school series '' Who Are You: School 2015'' as Woo-jin and also appeared in the movie '' ...

(born 1991), South Korean actor *

Kim Woo-jin (singer) Kim Woo-jin (; born April 8, 1997), also known mononymously as Woojin (), is a South Korean singer and actor. He was signed to JYP Entertainment and was a member of the boy group Stray Kids from their formation through the eponymous survival s ...

(born 1997), South Korean singer, former member of Stray Kids *

Park Woo-jin Park Woo-jin (Hangul: 박우진, born November 2, 1999), better known mononymously as Woojin, is a South Korean rapper, singer and songwriter. He placed sixth in the second season of ''Produce 101'', becoming a member of the project group Wanna ...

(born 1999), South Korean singer, member of Wanna One and AB6IX *

Seo Woo-jin Seo Woo-jin (Korean: 서우진; born 23 July 2015) is a South Korean child actor and model, who appeared in dramas such as ''The Light in Your Eyes'', ''VIP'' and '' Love with Flaws''. He is best known for his roles as Cho Seo-woo - daughter of ...

(born 2015), South Korean child actor

Sportspeople

* Lee Woo-jin (footballer) (born 1986), South Korean football centre-back * Jo Woo-jin (footballer, born 1987), South Korean football midfielder * Hwang Woo-jin (born 1990), South Korean modern pentathlete *

Kim Woo-jin (archer) Kim Woo-jin (Hangul: 김우진; or ; born June 20, 1992) is a South Korean archer specializing in recurve archery. He first held the world number one ranking ranking in 2011. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he set a world record in men's indivi ...

(born 1992), South Korean archer *

Jang Woo-jin Jang Woo-jin (born 10 September 1995) is a South Korean table tennis player. He plays for Mirae Asset Daewoo table tennis team. Career Junior Jang started playing international matches from the South Korean cadet boys' team in 2009 – Bahrain J ...

(born 1995), South Korean table tennis player

Other

Pi Woo-jin Pi Woo-jin (; born 20 August 1956) is a first generation female helicopter pilot of South Korean Army previously served as President Moon Jae-in's first Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs of South Korea from 2017 to 2019. She is the first ...

(born 1956), South Korean female army helicopter pilot *

Christopher Yoo (chess player) Christopher Woojin Yoo (born December 19, 2006) is an American chess grandmaster. He became the youngest International Master in American history in February 2019 until surpassed by Abhimanyu Mishra later in 2019. Chess career In March/April 20 ...

(full name Christopher Woojin Yoo, born 2006), American chess player

Fictional characters

*Lee Woo-jin, in 2003 South Korean film '' Oldboy''

Companies

Woojin Industrial Systems Woojin Industrial Systems Company Limited ( ko, 우진산전) is a South Korean manufacturer of rolling stock including metro, electric bus, peoplemover and monorail vehicles. Customers Heavy rail * Indonesia ** Kualanamu Airport Rail Link ...

, a South Korean train manufacturer

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