Ji-hoon explained
| Hangul: | 지훈 |
| Hanja: | ,,,,, and others |
| Mr: | Chihun |
| Rr: | Ji-hun |
| Origin: | North Korea North Korea, South Korea South Korea, and the Chinese autonomous prefecture of Yanbian China |
Ji-hoon, also spelled Ji-hun, is a Korean masculine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 46 hanja with the reading "ji" and 12 hanja with the reading "hun" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.[1] Ji-hun has been a popular name for South Korean baby boys for several decades, coming in fourth place in 1970, first place in 1980, and first place again in 1990.[2] In 2008 it was the second-most popular name for baby boys, with 2,158 given the name.[3]
People with this name include:
Entertainers
- Kim Ji-hoon (singer) (1973–2013), South Korean singer
- Lee Ji-hoon (entertainer) (born 1979), South Korean singer and actor
- Kim Ji-hoon (actor, born 1981), South Korean actor
- Ju Ji-hoon (born 1982), South Korean actor
- Rain (entertainer) (born Jung Ji-hoon, 1982), South Korean singer and actor
- Lee Ji-hoon (actor, born 1988), South Korean actor
- Roh Ji-hoon (born 1990), South Korean singer
- P.O (born Pyo Ji-hoon, 1993), South Korean singer and actor, member of boy group Block B
- Woozi (born Lee Ji-hoon, 1996), South Korean singer, member of boy group Seventeen
- Seo Ji-hoon (actor) (born 1997), South Korean actor
- Shin Ji-hoon (born 1998), South Korean female singer and figure skater
- Park Ji-hoon (born 1999), South Korean singer and actor, member of boy group Wanna One
- Kim Ji-hoon (actor, born 2000), South Korean actor and singer, member of boy group TRCNG
Sportspeople
- Chae Ji-hoon (born 1974), South Korean short track speed skater
- Ham Ji-hoon (born 1984), South Korean basketball player
- Kim Ji-hoon (gymnast) (born 1984), South Korean gymnast
- Baek Ji-hoon (born 1985), South Korean football midfielder
- Kim Ji-hoon (sailor) (born 1985), South Korean sailor
- Kim Ji-hoon (boxer) (born 1987), South Korean boxer
- Hong Ji-hoon (born 1988), South Korean badminton player
- Yoo Ji-hoon (born 1988), South Korean football midfielder
- Lee Ji-hoon (sledge hockey) (born 1989), South Korean ice sledge hockey player
- Cho Ji-hun (born 1990), South Korean football midfielder
- Kim Ji-hun (wrestler) (born 1992), South Korean Greco-Roman wrestler
- Kang Ji-hoon (born 1997), South Korean football midfielder
- To Ji-hun (born 2003), South Korean female figure skater
Other
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: 인명용 한자표. Table of hanja for use in personal names. Supreme Court. South Korea. 2013-10-17. 51.
- Web site: 한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?. babyname.co.kr. 2012-11-09.
- News: 너도 민준이니… 어! 또 서연이야 . 이진희 (Yi Jin-hui) . . 2009-01-28 . 2012-10-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110122181121/http://news.hankooki.com/lpage/society/200901/h2009012802484321950.htm . 2011-01-22 .
