Jungwoo 정우

Jungwoo name meaning: “upright + abundant” (貞優)

Jungwoo is a Korean given name, most often given to boys. In hangul it is written 정우. Like most Korean names it can also be written in hanja, and the characters chosen decide what it means — the same sound can be written 5,808 different ways.

Jungwoo of NCT: Kim Jung-woo is a member of NCT 127 — Jungwoo is his real given name, not a stage name.

Other spellings

The same name is romanized in several ways: Jungwoo, Jung-woo. They are all 정우.

How to pronounce Jungwoo

정우
Voice:

Say it as juhng-oo (2 syllables). Korean doesn't stress one syllable the way English does, so give each beat roughly the same weight rather than saying JUHNG-oo.

  • The romanized "eo" is pronounced "uh", close to the vowel in "sun", not "ee-oh".
  • At the very start of the name, g, d, b and j are lighter than in English, halfway toward k, t, p and ch.

The recording is a synthesized standard Seoul voice; the respelling above is an English approximation of it. More on the rules: how to pronounce Korean names. To hear more spoken Korean, try Korean greetings with audio.

Five Elements (Ohaeng)

In Korean naming tradition each syllable carries an element, decided by the consonant it starts with. This is what a name sounds like in terms of energy.

  • 정 (starts with ㅈ)→Metalclarity, resolve, refinement
  • 우 (starts with ㅇ)→Earthsteadiness, trust, holding things together

Hanja used for Jungwoo

These are hanja characters legally registrable for each syllable, with their dictionary meanings. A parent picks one character per syllable, and that combination becomes the written meaning of the name.

정88 characters can be used

  • 貞upright곧을 정
  • 正right, first month바를 정/정월 정
  • 情will, purpose뜻 정
  • 鄭Jeong country정나라 정
  • 政government, rule정사 정/칠 정
  • 定decide, forehead정할 정/이마 정
  • 丁fourth heavenly stem넷째 천간 정
  • 庭yard뜰 정

우66 characters can be used

  • 優abundant, excellent넉넉할 우/뛰어날 우
  • 佑help도울 우
  • 雨rain비 우
  • 禹Yu the Great하우씨 우
  • 宇house집 우
  • 祐help도울 우
  • 愚foolish어리석을 우
  • 旴big클 우

Jungwoo name FAQ

What does Jungwoo mean in Korean?
A popular way to write Jungwoo (정우) is 貞 (upright) + 優 (abundant), giving the meaning "upright + abundant". The meaning depends on the hanja the parents choose — 정우 can be written 5,808 different ways.
Is Jungwoo a Korean name?
Yes. Jungwoo is a Korean given name written 정우 in hangul, mostly given to boys.
How do you write Jungwoo in Korean?
In hangul it is 정우; a common hanja spelling is 貞優. It is also romanized as Jung-woo.
What element is the name Jungwoo?
By its sounds, Jungwoo carries Metal + Earth in the Five Elements (Ohaeng) of Korean naming.

Names sharing a syllable

Jungwoo belongs to someone else. Yours is drawn from your own birth chart — the four pillars of your birth date and hour decide which elements your name should carry.

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