Joo-hwan, also spelled Ju-hwan, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 56 hanja with the reading "joo" and 21 hanja with the reading "hwan" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[1]
| Joo-hwan | |
| Hangul | 주환 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Juhwan |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chuhwan |
People with this name include:
- Lee Ju-hwan (1952–1972), South Korean traditional musician
- Kim Ju-hwan (footballer, born 1982)
- Kim Ju-hwan (footballer, born 2001)
- Jason Kim (director) (born Kim Ju-hwan, 1981), South Korean film director and screenwriter
- Lim Ju-hwan (born 1982), South Korean actor
- Choi Joo-hwan (born 1988), South Korean baseball player
- Kim Ju-whan, South Korean dentist, member of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Korea
- Oh Juhwan, South Korean guitarist, member of Eastern Sidekick
- On (born Choi Ju-hwan, 2002), South Korean singer, member of T1419
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). Seoul: Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea. August 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
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