Jung-woo is a Korean masculine given name.
Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 75 hanja with the reading "jung" and 41 hanja with the reading "woo" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. Ways of writing this name in hanja include:
正友 (바를 정 bareul jeong, 벗 우 beot u): "upright friend". The same characters are also used to write the Japanese given name Masatomo.正宇 (바를 정 bareul jeong, 집 우 jip u): "upright house". The same characters are also used to write the Japanese given name Masataka.People with this name include:
Choi Jung-woo (born 1957), South Korean actorPark Jung-woo (born 1969), South Korean film director and screenwriterHa Jung-woo (born Kim Sung-hoon, 1979), South Korean actorLim Jung-woo (born 1978), South Korean field hockey playerJung Woo (born Kim Jung-guk, 1981), South Korean actorKim Jung-woo (born 1982), South Korean football playerSeo Jeong-wu (1989–2010), one of two South Korean marines killed in the North Korean Bombardment of YeonpyeongKim Jung-woo (singer) (born 1990), South Korean singerFictional characters with this name include:
Han Jeong-woo, in 2004 South Korean television series April KissSeo Jung-woo, in 2005 South Korean television series My GirlLee Jung-woo, in 2010 South Korean television series Athena: Goddess of WarHan Jung-woo, in 2012 South Korean television series Missing You