Joshua in Korean 조슈아
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Joshua as 조슈아: three syllables, said jo-syu-a. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Joshua letter by letter
Each Hangul block is one syllable, built from a consonant, a vowel and sometimes a final consonant underneath.
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".
- ㅇ at the top of 아 is silent, so 아 is just the vowel: a.
- Give all 3 syllables the same weight. Korean has no strong stress, so it's jo-syu-a, evenly.
How Koreans would call you
Korean given names are almost always two syllables (after a one-syllable family name), so at 3 syllables 조슈아 reads as a foreign name at a glance. With foreign names some Koreans skip 야 and just say 조슈아 or 조슈아 씨.
Why it's spelled 조슈아
Spelled letter-by-letter you'd get 조셔아, but Korean media write 조슈아, because the name is written the way it sounds, not the way it's spelled.
Type Joshua on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 조슈아 is the jamo ㅈㅗ ㅅㅠ ㅇㅏ, typed with the keys wh tb dk. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Joshua in Korean?
Joshua is written 조슈아 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: josyua). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name. In Hangul it has three syllables: 조 + 슈 + 아.
How do you pronounce Joshua in Korean?
Say it jo-syu-a, with even weight on every syllable. ㅈ at the start is soft and unvoiced, halfway between ch and j.
Spellings follow the National Institute of Korean Language loanword rules and common Korean media usage. Last checked: October 2026.