Ji-hae

Ji-hae is a Korean unisex given name, in modern times predominantly feminine. The meaning differs based on the Hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 46 Hanja with the reading ji and 23 Hanja with the reading hae on the South Korean government's official list of Hanja which may be used in given names.[1]

For the name spelled "지혜", see Ji-hye.
Ji-hae
Hangul
지해
Hanja
地海, 智海, and others
Revised RomanizationJihae
McCune–ReischauerChihae

People with this name include:

  • Jeong Ji-hae (fl. 1700s), male Joseon Dynasty archaeologist
  • Jung Ji-hae (Korean: 정지해; Hanja: 鄭地海; RR: Jeong Ji-hae; born 1985), female South Korean handball player

Separately, some people with the name spelled as Ji-hye in the Revised Romanization of Korean choose to spell it as Ji-hae in English:

  • Ryu Ji-hae (Korean: 류지혜; Hanja: 柳智恵; RR: Ryu Ji-hye; born 1976), female South Korean table tennis player
  • Ji-Hae Park (Korean: 박지혜; RR: Bak Ji-hye; born 1985), female South Korean violinist
  • Jihae (musician) (Korean: 김지혜; RR: Gim Ji-hye; born c. 1989), female South Korean singer and actress

See also

References
  1. "인명용 한자표" [Table of Hanja for use in personal names] (PDF) (in Korean). Supreme Court of Korea. August 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
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