Jin
Jin is a toneless pinyin romanization of various Chinese names and words. These have also been romanized as Kin and Chin (Wade–Giles). "Jin" also occurs in Japanese and Korean.
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It may refer to:
States
Jìn 晉
- Jin (Chinese state) (晉國), major state of the Zhou dynasty, existing from the 11th century BC to 376 BC
- Jin dynasty (266–420) (晉朝), also known as Liang Jin and Sima Jin
- Jin (Later Tang precursor) (晉國; 907–923), Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period
- Later Jin (Five Dynasties) (後晉; 936–947), Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period
Jīn 金
- Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (金朝), also known as the Jurchen Jin
- Later Jin (1616–1636) (後金; 1616–1636), precursor of the Qing dynasty
Others
- Jin (Korean state) (辰國), precursor of the Jinhan Confederation
- Balhae (698–713), originally known as Jin (震)
Places
- Jin Prefecture (Shanxi) (晉州), a former Chinese prefecture centered on present-day Linfen, Shanxi
- Jin Prefecture (Shaanxi) (金州), a former Chinese prefecture centered on present-day Ankang, Shaanxi
- Jin Prefecture (Hunan) (锦州), a former Chinese prefecture centered on Luyang in present-day Hunan
- Shanxi, official abbreviation Jin (晋)
- Tianjin, official abbreviation Jin (津)
Rivers
- Jin River (锦江, Jǐn Jiāng), a tributary of the Bei River in Guangdong
- Jin River (锦江, Jǐn Jiāng), a tributary of the Min River in Sichuan
- Jin River (晋江, Jìn Jiāng), a river in Quanzhou Municipality, Fujian
- Jin River (靳江, Jìn Jiāng), a tributary of the Xiang River in Hunan
Surnames
- Jin (Chinese surname), various Chinese surnames
- Jin (Korean surname), various Korean surnames
Entertainment
- Jin (manga), a Japanese manga series by Motoka Murakami
- Jin (TV series), a Japanese television adaptation of the manga
- "Jin, the Wind Master", an episode of Yu Yu Hakusho
- Jîn, a 2013 documentary film
- Jin (film), a upcoming Bangladeshi film.
People
- Jin Horikawa (堀川 仁, born 1962), Japanese voice actor
- Jin Akimoto (born 1971), Japanese mixed martial artist
- MC Jin (born 1982), Hong Kong American rapper
- Jin Akanishi (赤西 仁, born 1984), Japanese musician
- Jin Okubo (大久保 陣, born 1988), Japanese cyclist
- Jin Hanato (端戸 仁, born 1990), Japanese footballer
- Jin Watanabe (handball player) (渡部 仁, born 1990), Japanese handball player
- Jin Ueda (上田 仁, born 1991), Japanese table tennis player
- Kim Seok-jin, (born 1992), stage name Jin, South Korean singer of the boy band BTS
- Park Jin-woo (born 1996), stage name Jin Jin (진진) South Korean singer of the boy group Astro
- Park Myung-eun (born 1996), stage name Jin, South Korean singer with the girl group Lovelyz
- Jin Hiratsuka (平墳 迅, born 1999), Japanese footballer
- Jin Ikoma (生駒 仁, born 1999), Japanese footballer
Fictional characters
- Jin Kazama, the protagonist of the Tekken video game series
- Jin-Soo Kwon, a character in Lost
- Jin, a character in the O-Parts Hunter series
- Jin, a character in Samurai Champloo media
- Jin, a character in YuYu Hakusho
- Jin Kariya, a character in the anime Bleach
- Jin Kirigiri, a character in Danganronpa
- Jin Kisaragi, a character in BlazBlue video games
- Jin Shirato, a character in Persona 3
- Jin Uzuki, a character in Xenosaga
- Jin Ryu, a character in Beyblade
- Jin Kaien, a character in Grand Chase
- Jin, the protagonist of the Choushinsei Flashman
- Jin, an antagonist in Xenoblade Chronicles 2
- Jin Bubaigawa, also known as Twice, an antagonist in My Hero Academia
- Jin Saotome, main protagonist of Cyberbots: Full Metal Madness
- Jin Sakai, the protagonist of video game Ghost of Tsushima
Other uses
- JIN, the code for Jinja Airport in Uganda
- Jin Air, a South Korean airline
- Jin language
- Jīn (斤), the Chinese name for the catty, a traditional East Asian unit of weight
- Jin, a deadwood bonsai technique
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See also
- Jinhan confederacy (辰韓; 1st century BC – 4th century AD), also known as Qinhan
- Jinn (disambiguation)
- Jinzhou (disambiguation)
- Jinjiang (disambiguation)
- Gin (disambiguation)
- Chin (disambiguation)
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