Joseph in Korean: 조지프

In Korean, Joseph is written 조지프 and sounds like jo-ji-peu.

조지프
jo-ji-peu
HangulSound
조jo
지ji
프peu

What does Joseph mean?

Joseph means “God will increase”. It is mostly a boy’s name.

Korean names with the same meaning as Joseph

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Real, popular Korean names whose Hanja carry the meaning of Joseph.

Boy
趙成敏
조성민, Cho Seong-min
“achieve & bright”
元亨利貞 吉吉吉吉
Boy
趙仁成
조인성, Cho In-seong
“kind & achieve”
元亨利貞 吉吉吉吉
Boy
趙敏成
조민성, Cho Min-seong
“bright & achieve”
元亨利貞 吉吉吉吉
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Using Joseph in Korean

Korean endings change with the last letter of the name. Joseph ends with a vowel (no 받침), so it takes these forms:

KoreanSounds likeMeaning
제 이름은 조지프예요.je i-reu-meun jo-ji-peu-ye-yo.My name is Joseph.
저는 조지프입니다.jeo-neun jo-ji-peu-im-ni-da.I am Joseph. (formal)
조지프 씨jo-ji-peu ssiJoseph (polite, to an adult)
조지프야!jo-ji-peu-ya!Hey Joseph! (to a friend)
조지프는 한국어를 배워요.jo-ji-peu-neun han-gu-geo-reul bae-wo-yo.Joseph is learning Korean.

Letters in Joseph

Joseph has 3 syllable blocks made of 6 letters (jamo):

BlockLettersSound
조ㅈ + ㅗㅈ j, ㅗ o
지ㅈ + ㅣㅈ j, ㅣ i
프ㅍ + ㅡㅍ p, ㅡ eu

Typing Joseph on a Korean keyboard

On a standard Korean (2-set) keyboard, type these keys. Capital letters mean Shift.

조 w h 지 w l 프 v m

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Hangul spellings follow the National Institute of Korean Language rules and the forms commonly used in Korea.