Josh in Korean 조시
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Josh as 조시: two syllables, said jo-si. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Josh letter by letter
Each Hangul block is one syllable, built from a consonant, a vowel and sometimes a final consonant underneath.
The final 시 stands for the English "sh" 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-si: 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 조시 already sounds natural to Korean ears. With foreign names some Koreans skip 야 and just say 조시 or 조시 씨.
Why it's spelled 조시
Here the letters and the sound line up: applying the loanword rules letter by letter already gives 조시, the same spelling Korean media use.
- A final "sh" sound gets the vowel ㅣ (시) rather than ㅡ.
Type Josh on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 조시 is the jamo ㅈㅗ ㅅㅣ, typed with the keys wh tl. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Josh in Korean?
Josh is written 조시 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: josi). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name. In Hangul it has two syllables: 조 + 시.
How do you pronounce Josh in Korean?
Say it jo-si, with even weight on every syllable. The final 시 stands for the English "sh" 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.