# Jin

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**Jin** may refer to:

## States

### Jìn 晉

- [Jin (Chinese state)](/source/Jin_(Chinese_state)) (晉國), major state of the Zhou dynasty, existing from the 11th century BC to 376 BC
- [Jin dynasty (266–420)](/source/Jin_dynasty_(266%E2%80%93420)) (晉朝), also known as Liang Jin and Sima Jin
- [Jin (Later Tang precursor)](/source/Jin_(Later_Tang_precursor)) (晉國; 907–923), Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period
- [Later Jin (Five Dynasties)](/source/Later_Jin_(Five_Dynasties)) (後晉; 936–947), Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period

### Jīn 金

- [Jin dynasty (1115–1234)](/source/Jin_dynasty_(1115%E2%80%931234)) (金朝), also known as the Jurchen Jin
- [Later Jin (1616–1636)](/source/Later_Jin_(1616%E2%80%931636)) (後金; 1616–1636), precursor of the Qing dynasty

### Others

- [Jin (Korean state)](/source/Jin_(Korean_state)) (辰國), precursor of the Jinhan Confederation
- [Balhae](/source/Balhae) (698–713), originally known as Jin (震)

## Places

- [Jin Prefecture (Shanxi)](/source/Jin_Prefecture_(Shanxi)) (晉州), a former Chinese prefecture centered on present-day Linfen, Shanxi
- [Jin Prefecture (Shaanxi)](/source/Jin_Prefecture_(Shaanxi)) (金州), a former Chinese prefecture centered on present-day Ankang, Shaanxi
- [Jin Prefecture (Hunan)](/source/Jin_Prefecture_(Hunan)) (锦州), a former Chinese prefecture centered on Luyang in present-day Hunan
- [Shanxi](/source/Shanxi), official abbreviation Jin (晋)
- [Tianjin](/source/Tianjin), official abbreviation Jin (津)

## Rivers

- [Jin River (Bei River tributary)](/source/Jin_River_(Bei_River_tributary)) (锦江, *Jǐn Jiāng*), a tributary of the Bei River in Guangdong
- [Jin River (Sichuan)](/source/Jin_River_(Sichuan)) (锦江, *Jǐn Jiāng*), a tributary of the Min River in Sichuan
- [Jin River (Fujian)](/source/Jin_River_(Fujian)) (晋江, *Jìn Jiāng*), a river in Quanzhou Municipality, Fujian
- [Jin River (Xiang River tributary)](/source/Jin_River_(Xiang_River_tributary)) (靳江, *Jìn Jiāng*), a tributary of the Xiang River in Hunan

## Surnames

- [Jin (Chinese surname)](/source/Jin_(Chinese_surname)), various Chinese surnames
- [Jin (Korean surname)](/source/Jin_(Korean_surname)), various Korean surnames
- [Jin clan](/source/Jin_clan), a noble family in Korean history

## Entertainment

- [*Jin* (manga)](/source/Jin_(manga)), a Japanese manga series by Motoka Murakami - [*Jin* (TV series)](/source/Jin_(TV_series)), a Japanese television adaptation of the manga
- "Jin, the Wind Master", an [episode](/source/List_of_Yu_Yu_Hakusho_episodes) of *Yu Yu Hakusho*
- *[Jîn](/source/J%C3%AEn)*, a 2013 Turkish-German film
- [*Jin* (film)](/source/Jin_(film)), a 2023 Bangladeshi film

### People

- [Jin (singer)](/source/Jin_(singer)) (Kim Seok-jin, born 1992), South Korean singer of the boy band BTS
- [Jin Akanishi](/source/Jin_Akanishi) (赤西 仁, born 1984), Japanese musician
- [Jin Homura](/source/Jin_Homura) (born 1948), Japanese painter
- [Jin Horikawa](/source/Jin_Horikawa) (堀川 仁, born 1962), Japanese voice actor
- [Jin Maley](/source/Jin_Maley), American actor
- [Jin Tanaka](/source/Jin_Tanaka) (田中 仁, born 1976), Japanese screenwriter
- [Jin Weiying](/source/Jin_Weiying) (金维映; born 1904), Chinese teacher, revolutionary, trade unionist
- [Jin Yamanoi](/source/Jin_Yamanoi) (山野井 仁, born 1962), Japanese voice actor
- [Jinjin](/source/Jinjin) (Park Jin-woo, born 1996), South Korean singer of the boy group Astro
- [MC Jin](/source/MC_Jin) (born 1982), Hong Kong American rapper
- Jin (じん, born 1990), a [Vocaloid](/source/Vocaloid) producer
- [Kentaro Jin](/source/Kentaro_Jin), also known as Strange Catman, Internet celebrity in Australia and Japan

#### Fictional characters

- [Jin Kazama](/source/Jin_Kazama), the protagonist of the *Tekken* video game series
- [Jin-Soo Kwon](/source/Jin-Soo_Kwon), a character in *Lost*
- Jin, a [character in the *O-Parts Hunter* series](/source/List_of_O-Parts_Hunter_characters#Jin)
- Jin, a [character in *Samurai Champloo* media](/source/List_of_Samurai_Champloo_characters#Jin)
- Jin, a [character in *YuYu Hakusho*](/source/List_of_YuYu_Hakusho_characters#Jin)
- Jin Kariya, a [character in the anime *Bleach*](/source/List_of_Bleach_characters#Bounts)
- Jin Kirigiri, a character in *[Danganronpa](/source/Danganronpa)*
- Jin Kisaragi, a [character in *BlazBlue* video games](/source/List_of_BlazBlue_characters#Jin_Kisaragi)
- Jin Kyousuke, a character in *[Crush Gear Turbo](/source/Crush_Gear_Turbo)*
- Jin Shirato, a [character in *Persona 3*](/source/List_of_Persona_3_characters)
- Jin Uzuki, a [character in *Xenosaga*](/source/List_of_Xenosaga_characters#Jin_Uzuki)
- Jin Lee, The father of Meilin Lee in [Turning Red](/source/Turning_Red).
- Jin Ryu, a character in *[Beyblade](/source/Beyblade_(manga))*
- Jin Kaien, a character in *[Grand Chase](/source/Grand_Chase)*
- Jin, the protagonist of the *[Choushinsei Flashman](/source/Choushinsei_Flashman)*
- Jin, an antagonist in *[Xenoblade Chronicles 2](/source/Xenoblade_Chronicles_2)*
- Jin Bubaigawa, also known as Twice, an antagonist in *[My Hero Academia](/source/My_Hero_Academia)*
- Jin Saotome, main protagonist of *[Cyberbots: Full Metal Madness](/source/Cyberbots:_Full_Metal_Madness)*
- Jin Sakai, main protagonist of *[Ghost of Tsushima](/source/Ghost_of_Tsushima)*
- Jin Kuwana, main antagonist of *[Lost Judgment](/source/Lost_Judgment)*
- Jin Sagami (佐賀美陣), a supporting character in *[Ensemble Stars!](/source/Ensemble_Stars!#Supporting_characters)*
- Jin Cheng, a main character in *[Netflix](/source/Netflix)'s [3 Body Problem (TV series)](/source/3_Body_Problem_(TV_series))*
- Jin Kaidou, a character from *[Little Battlers Experience](/source/Little_Battlers_Experience)*
- Jin Takayama, a character from *[Kamen Rider Amazons](/source/Kamen_Rider_Amazons)*
- [Jyn Erso](/source/Jyn_Erso), main protagonist of the 2016 film *[Rogue One](/source/Rogue_One:_A_Star_Wars_Story)*

## Sports

- [Jin Akimoto](/source/Jin_Akimoto) (born 1971), Japanese mixed martial artist
- [Jin Okubo](/source/Jin_Okubo) (大久保 陣, born 1988), Japanese cyclist
- [Jin Hanato](/source/Jin_Hanato) (端戸 仁, born 1990), Japanese footballer
- [Jin Watanabe (handball player)](/source/Jin_Watanabe_(handball_player)) (渡部 仁, born 1990), Japanese handball player
- [Jin Ueda](/source/Jin_Ueda) (上田 仁, born 1991), Japanese table tennis player
- [Jin Hiratsuka](/source/Jin_Hiratsuka) (平墳 迅, born 1999), Japanese footballer
- [Jin Ikoma](/source/Jin_Ikoma) (生駒 仁, born 1999), Japanese footballer

## Other uses

- JIN, the code for [Jinja Airport](/source/Jinja_Airport) in Uganda
- [Jin Air](/source/Jin_Air), a South Korean airline
- [Jin language](/source/Jin_language)
- [Jin (mass)](/source/Jin_(mass)), the Chinese name for the catty, a traditional East Asian unit of weight
- Jin, a [deadwood bonsai technique](/source/Deadwood_bonsai_techniques#Jin)
- [Jin (otter)](/source/Jin_(otter))
- *[Jinn](/source/Jinn)* (جِنّ‎), an Arabic word for supernatural beings anglicized as genies

## See also

- [Chin (disambiguation)](/source/Chin_(disambiguation))
- [Gin (disambiguation)](/source/Gin_(disambiguation))
- [Jinhan confederacy](/source/Jinhan_confederacy) (辰韓; 1st century BC – 4th century AD), also known as Qinhan
- [Jinn (disambiguation)](/source/Jinn_(disambiguation))
- [Jinzhou (disambiguation)](/source/Jinzhou_(disambiguation))
- [Jinjiang (disambiguation)](/source/Jinjiang_(disambiguation))
- [晉 (disambiguation)](/source/%E6%99%89_(disambiguation))

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