Ji-soo, also spelled Ji-su, Jee-su, or Jee-soo, is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 46 hanja with the reading "ji" and 67 hanja with the reading "soo" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[1]
Ji-soo | |
Hangul | 지수 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Ji-su |
McCune–Reischauer | Chisu |
Entertainers
edit- Lia (South Korean singer) (born Choi Ji-su, 2000), South Korean singer, member of girl group Itzy
- Joshua (singer) (born Hong Ji-soo, 1995), American singer, member of boy band Seventeen
- Kim Ji-soo (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ji Soo (born Kim Ji-soo, 1993), South Korean actor
- Jisoo (born Kim Ji-soo, 1995), South Korean singer and actress, member of girl group Blackpink
- Park Ji-soo (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jihyo (born Park Ji-soo, 1997), South Korean singer, member of girl group Twice
- Shin Ji-soo (born 1985), South Korean actress
Sportspeople
edit- Mo Ji-soo (born 1969), South Korean short track speed skater
- Hwang Ji-soo (born 1981), South Korean football player
- Jisoo Han (born 1983), South Korean diving instructor
- Jeon Ji-soo (born 1985), South Korean short track speed skater
- Jisu Park (born 1990), South Korean professional StarCraft player
- Kim Ji-soo (baseball) (born 1986), South Korean baseball player
- Jung Ji-soo (born 1990), South Korean football player
- Yoon Ji-su (born 1993), South Korean fencer
- Kim Ji-soo (skeleton racer) (born 1994), South Korean skeleton racer
- Park Ji-soo (footballer) (born 1994), South Korean football player
- Park Ji-su (born 1998), South Korean basketball player
- Seo Ji-soo (born 1985), South Korean professional StarCraft player
Fictional characters
edit- Ha Ji-soo, a character from the Korean manhwa Unbalance ×2
- Yun Jisoo, a character from the Korean novel If You Leave Me
- Yoon Ji-soo, a character from the Korean television series Sweet Home
- Jisoo, a guest character from the Thai television series Girl2K
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF) (in Korean). Seoul: Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea. August 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2018.