Jin-woo is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name.
There are 43 hanja with the reading "jin" and 41 hanja with the reading "woo" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. Ways of writing this name in hanja include:
珍友 (보배 진 bobae jin, 벗 우 beot u): "treasured friend"眞友 (참 진 cham jin, 벗 우 beot u): "true friend". These characters are also used to write the Japanese given name Masatomo.眞宇 (참 진 cham jin, 집 우 jip u): "true home"People with this name include:
Political figuresSong Jin-woo (journalist) (1889–1945), Korean journalist and independence activistO Jin-u (1917–1995), North Korean soldier and politicianStephen Jin-Woo Kim (born 1967), South Korean-born American man imprisoned for disclosing classified information to a journalistSportspeopleSong Jin-woo (born 1966), South Korean left-handed baseball pitcher (Korea Professional Baseball)Kim Jin-woo (footballer) (born 1975), South Korean football coach and former midfielder (K-League Classic)Lee Jin-woo (born 1982), South Korean football forward (Korea National League)Hwang Jin-woo (born 1983), South Korean auto racing driverKim Jin-woo (baseball) (born 1983), South Korean right-handed baseball pitcher (Korea Professional Baseball)Kim Jin-Woo (swimmer) (born 1983), Kenyan swimmer of Korean descentPark Jin-woo (volleyball) (born 1990), South Korean volleyball playerEntertainersJung Jin-woo (born 1938), South Korean film directorLee Jin-woo (actor) (born 1969), South Korean actorKim Jinu (born 1971), member of South Korean music duo JinuseanKim Jin-woo (actor) (born 1983), South Korean actorPark Jin-woo (born 1983), South Korean actorKim Jin-woo (born 1991), South Korean singer, member of boy band WinnerOtherCheon Jinwoo (born 1962), South Korean chemist