Ju-hye, also spelled Joo-hye, Joo-hea, Ju-hea, Joo-hae, is a Korean feminine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 78 hanja with the reading "ju"[1] and 25 hanja with the reading "hye"[2] on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.

Ju-hye
Pronunciation/u.hɛ/
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameKorean
Meaningfrom Hanja combination, 珠(ju) meaning "precious stone, gem, jewel", or 姝(ju) meaning "beautiful, pretty" and 惠(hye) meaning "love, grace, gentle, bright, wise, intelligent, beautiful or different depending on Hanja
Other names
Alternative spellingJoo-hye, Joo-hea, Ju-hae, Joo-hae
Ju-hye
Hangul
주혜
Hanja
, , and others
Revised RomanizationJuhye
McCune–ReischauerJuhye
IPA[dʑuheː]

People

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People with this name include:

  • Kim Joohea (born 1969), South Korean female artist, painter
  • Lee Ju-hye (born 1989), South Korean former Miss Korea 2011 Incheon MI
  • Park Ju-hye (born 1986), South Korean musical actress
  • Kim Joohea (born 1987), South Korean female writer
  • Juhye (born 2000, Mun Ju-hye), South Korean singer, songwriter

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