Jin-joo

Hangul|

Hanja|

珍珠 and others

Revised Romanization| Jin-ju
McCune–Reischauer| Chinju
IPA| [t͡ɕiɲd͡ʑu]

Jin-joo, also spelled Jin-ju, is a Korean feminine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the given name. There are 43 hanja with the reading "jin" and 56 hanja with the reading "joo" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[1] For example, the name could be written with hanja meaning "pearl" (珍珠 or 眞珠).[2]

People with this name include:

* Hong Jin-joo (born 1983), South Korean female professional golfer
* JinJoo Lee (born 1987), South Korean female guitarist
* Park Jin-joo (born 1988), South Korean actress
* Moon Jin-ju (born 1990s), South Korean female wrestler

## See also

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* List of Korean given names

## References

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1. ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
2. ^ "진주 眞珠·珍珠". Naver Korean–English Dictionary. Retrieved 2014-06-27.

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