George in Korean 조지
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write George as 조지: two syllables, said jo-ji. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
George letter by letter
Each Hangul block is one syllable, built from a consonant, a vowel and sometimes a final consonant underneath.
The final 지 stands for the English "ge" sound. Say the i very lightly.
- ㅈ at the start is soft and unvoiced, halfway between ch and j.
- ㅗ is a pure "o" with rounded lips. Don't add the w-glide English puts in "go".
- Two even beats, jo-ji: Korean doesn't stress one syllable over the other the way English does.
How Koreans would call you
Korean given names are almost always two syllables, so 조지 already sounds natural to Korean ears. With foreign names some Koreans skip 야 and just say 조지 or 조지 씨.
Why it's spelled 조지
Spelled letter-by-letter you'd get 제오제, but Korean media write 조지, because the name is written the way it sounds, not the way it's spelled.
- An r after a vowel (before a consonant or at the end) isn't written. Korean spelling follows British-style pronunciation, where that r is silent.
- A final "ge" sound gets the vowel ㅣ (지) rather than ㅡ.
Type George on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 조지 is the jamo ㅈㅗ ㅈㅣ, typed with the keys wh wl. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write George in Korean?
George is written 조지 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: joji). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name. In Hangul it has two syllables: 조 + 지.
How do you pronounce George in Korean?
Say it jo-ji, with even weight on every syllable. The final 지 stands for the English "ge" sound. Say the i very lightly.
Spellings follow the National Institute of Korean Language loanword rules and common Korean media usage. Last checked: October 2026.