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Jin may refer to:
[edit] Chinese contexts
- Jin Chinese (晋语), Jin-yu spoken dialect
- Jin (surname) (金, 靳, 晉, 秦, 琴, 今, 眞), Chinese surname
- Catty (斤), a unit of weight in China
- Shanxi, abbreviated as Jìn (晋), a province of China
- Ancient Chinese history:
- Jin (Korean state) (3rd–2nd centuries BCE, 辰國), in southern Korea
- Balhae (698–926), known as Jin kingdom (震國) before 713, a kingdom in northern Korea and Manchuria
- Jin (Korean name), (Chen-陳, Jin-晉, Zhen-眞, Qin- 秦) a Korean surname
- Jin, common of Zhen (眞), Baekje, Silla, Hubaekje's surname
- Jin, common of Qin (秦), Baekje, Silla's surname
- Jin, common of Shin, Sin (神). 神 is Baekje's surname
- Jin, common of Zhen(鎭, 眞)
- Jin, common of Kim(金) at before Goryeo
- Jin, common of Kum(今), surname of hwanghaedo at goryeo
[edit] Contemporary culture
[edit] Characters
- Jin, a leading character in Samurai Champloo media
- Jin or Red Flash, one of Flashmen in Choushinsei Flashman
- Jin, a character in O-Parts Hunter series
- Jin (YuYu Hakusho), a demon with mastery over the wind in YuYu Hakusho
- Jin Kariya, a character in Bleach anime
- Jin Kazama, a character in Tekken video games
- Jin Saotome, a character in Cyberbots: Full Metal Madness
- Jin Uzuki, a character in Xenosaga
- Jin-Soo Kwon, a character in Lost
- Jin Kuga, a character in Kamichama Karin
- Jin Kisaragi, a character in BlazBlue video games
- Dr. Jin Minakata, the title character in Jin, a Japanese seinen manga written and illustrated by Motoka Murakami, and has been adapted to a 2009 Japanese drama series, played by Takao Osawa
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