Ju (Korean given name)

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Ju ([tɕu]), also spelled Joo or Chu, is a single-syllable Korean given name, as well as a common element in two-syllable Korean given names. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it.

Hangul
주
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJu
McCune–ReischauerChu
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Hangul
주
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJu
McCune–ReischauerChu
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Hanja

There are 56 hanja with the reading "ju" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names; they are listed in the table at right.[1] One name containing this syllable, Eun-ju, was the sixth-most popular name for newborn South Korean girls in 1970.[2]

People

People with the monosyllabic given name Ju include:

As name element

Names beginning with this syllable include:

Names ending with this syllable include:

See also

References

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