Min-ju, also spelled Min-joo, is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 27 hanja with the reading "min" and 56 hanja with the reading "ju" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[1]

Min-ju
Hangul
민주
Hanja
, , , and others
Revised RomanizationMinju
McCune–ReischauerMinju

People with this name include:

  • Minju Kim (born 1986), South Korean fashion designer
  • Joo (singer) (born Jun Min-joo, 1990), South Korean singer
  • Kim Min-ju (born 2001), South Korean actress

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References

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  1. ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). Seoul: Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2015.