Ye-ji, also spelled Yea-ji, is a Korean 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 34 hanja with the reading "ye" and 46 hanja with the reading " ji" on the

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's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. People with this name include: * Shin Yea-ji (figure skater born 1984), South Korean figure skater *

Shin Yea-ji (figure skater born 1988) Shin Yea-ji (born February 25, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea) is a South Korean figure skating coach and choreographer and former competitive figure skater. She is the 2007 South Korean national silver medalist. She competed for two seasons on th ...

, South Korean figure skater *

Seo Yea-ji Seo Ye-ji () is a South Korean actress. She began her acting career in the sitcom '' Potato Star 2013QR3'' (2013–2014). This was followed by major roles in period drama ''Diary of a Night Watchman'' (2014), thriller ''Last'' (2015), and fanta ...

(born 1990), South Korean actress * Kwak Ye-ji (born 1992), South Korean archer *

Yaeji Kathy Yaeji Lee (;, born August 6, 1993), known professionally as Yaeji, is an American singer, DJ, and producer based in Brooklyn, New York. Her style blends elements of house music and hip hop with mellow, quiet vocals sung in both English and ...

(born Kathy Yaeji Lee, 1993), Korean-American DJ and singer * Kim Ye-ji (born 1994), South Korean rower *

Yezi Lee Ye-ji (born August 26, 1994), better known by her stage name Yezi, is a South Korean rapper and singer. She debuted as a member of South Korean girl group Fiestar in 2012. Yezi was a semi-finalist on ''Unpretty Rapstar 2'' in 2015, during w ...

(born Lee Ye-ji, 1994), South Korean singer, former member of Fiestar *

Yun Yea-ji Yun Yea-ji (also Yoon Yea-ji; born November 30, 1994) is a South Korean figure skater. She is the 2008 South Korean Figure Skating Championships, South Korean Junior champion and competed at two Four Continents Championships. Her best result wa ...

(born 1994), South Korean figure skater *

Seol Ye-ji Seol Ye-ji (born August 26, 1996 in Seoul, South Korea) is a South Korean curler from Uijeongbu. She was the third, but is now the alternate on the Gyeonggi Province curling team, skipped by Gim Eun-ji. Career Seol joined the Gim Un-chi rin ...

(born 1996), South Korean curler *

Jung Ye-ji Jung Ye-ji (정예지) is a South Korean actress and model. She is best known for supporting roles in various dramas. She has appeared in the school series '' Who Are You: School 2015'' as Ye-ji and the movie ''Midnight Runners ''Midnight Runn ...

(), South Korean actress * Hwang Ye-ji (born 2000), South Korean singer, dancer, rapper and member of

Itzy Itzy (stylized in all caps; ) is a South Korean girl group formed by JYP Entertainment and consisting of members Yeji, Lia, Ryujin, Chaeryeong, and Yuna. They debuted on February 12, 2019, with the release of their single album ''It'z Different'' ...

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