Jin 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 (Bei River tributary) (锦江, Jǐn Jiāng), a tributary of the Bei River in Guangdong
  • Jin River (Sichuan) (锦江, Jǐn Jiāng), a tributary of the Min River in Sichuan
  • Jin River (Fujian) (晋江, Jìn Jiāng), a river in Quanzhou Municipality, Fujian
  • Jin River (Xiang River tributary) (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
  • Jin clan, a noble family in Korean history

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 Turkish-German film
  • Jin (film), a 2023 Bangladeshi film

People

  • Jin (singer) (Kim Seok-jin, born 1992), South Korean singer of the boy band BTS
  • , Japanese musician
  • Jin Homura (born 1948), Japanese painter
  • , Japanese voice actor
  • Jin Maley, American actor
  • , Japanese screenwriter
  • <bdi>Jin Weiying</bdi> (金维映; born 1904), Chinese teacher, revolutionary, trade unionist
  • , Japanese voice actor
  • Jinjin (Park Jin-woo, born 1996), South Korean singer of the boy group Astro
  • MC Jin (born 1982), Hong Kong American rapper
  • Jin (じん, born 1990), a Vocaloid producer
  • Kentaro Jin, also known as Strange Catman, Internet celebrity in Australia and Japan

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 Kyousuke, a character in Crush Gear Turbo
  • Jin Shirato, a character in Persona 3
  • Jin Uzuki, a character in Xenosaga
  • Jin Lee, The father of Meilin Lee in Turning Red.
  • 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, main protagonist of Ghost of Tsushima
  • Jin Kuwana, main antagonist of Lost Judgment
  • , a supporting character in Ensemble Stars!
  • Jin Cheng, a main character in Netflix's 3 Body Problem (TV series)
  • Jin Kaidou, a character from Little Battlers Experience
  • Jin Takayama, a character from Kamen Rider Amazons
  • Jyn Erso, main protagonist of the 2016 film Rogue One

Sports

  • Jin Akimoto (born 1971), Japanese mixed martial artist
  • , Japanese cyclist
  • , Japanese footballer
  • , Japanese handball player
  • , Japanese table tennis player
  • , Japanese footballer
  • , Japanese footballer

Other uses

  • JIN, the code for Jinja Airport in Uganda
  • Jin Air, a South Korean airline
  • Jin language
  • Jin (mass), the Chinese name for the catty, a traditional East Asian unit of weight
  • Jin, a deadwood bonsai technique
  • Jin (otter)
  • Jinn (جِنّ‎), an Arabic word for supernatural beings anglicized as genies

See also

  • Chin (disambiguation)
  • Gin (disambiguation)
  • Jinhan confederacy (辰韓; 1st century BC – 4th century AD), also known as Qinhan
  • Jinn (disambiguation)
  • Jinzhou (disambiguation)
  • Jinjiang (disambiguation)
  • 晉 (disambiguation)