is a feminine

Japanese given name in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name. Japanese names are usually written in kanji, where the pronunciation follows a special set of rules. Because parents when naming children, and foreigners when adoptin ...

which is occasionally used by men.

Written forms

Chiharu can be written using different

kanji are logographic Chinese characters, adapted from Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script, used in the writing of Japanese language, Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese and are ...

characters and can mean: *千春, "thousand, spring" *千晴, "thousand, sunny weather" *知春, "wisdom, spring" The name can also be written in

hiragana is a Japanese language, Japanese syllabary, part of the Japanese writing system, along with ''katakana'' as well as ''kanji''. It is a phonetic lettering system. The word ''hiragana'' means "common" or "plain" kana (originally also "easy", ...

katakana is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji and in some cases the Latin script (known as rōmaji). The word ''katakana'' means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana characters are derived fr ...

People with the name

* Chiharu Araki (千陽, born 1982), Japanese politician *

Chiharu Icho is a Japanese sport wrestling, wrestler who competed in the 48 kg Wrestling weight classes, weight class at the Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's freestyle 48 kg, 2004 and Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's fr ...

(千春, born 1981), Japanese wrestler * Chiharu Igaya (千春, born 1931), Japanese Olympic alpine skier * Chiharu Kawai (千春, born 1973), Japanese actress, model, and voice actress * Chiharu Kitaoka (千陽, born 1988), Japanese voice actress * Chiharu Matsuyama (千春, born 1955), Japanese singer-songwriter *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese businesswoman and singer * Chiharu Nakamura (知春, born 1988), Japanese rugby sevens player *

Chiharu Niiyama , is a Japanese actress and former gravure idol. She is affiliated with Horipro. Personal life Niiyama was born in Aomori. She was previously married to baseball player Satoshi Kuroda in 2004. Together they have a daughter named Koharu Niiyam ...

(千春), a Japanese actress and gravure idol *, Japanese speed skater *, Japanese male boxer * Chiharu Saiguchi (千晴, born 1938), Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese badminton player *, Japanese performance and installation artist * Chiharu Suzuka (千春, born 1958), Japanese voice actress * Chiharu Tezuka (ちはる, born 1974), Japanese voice actress

Fictional characters

*Chiharu Eniwa, a character in the manga series '' Girl Got Game'' *Chiharu Harukaze (千桜), a character from the manga and anime series ''

Hayate the Combat Butler is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kenjiro Hata. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' magazine from October 2004 to April 2017. Shogakukan released 52 volumes in Japan from February 2005 to ...

'' * Chiharu Mihara (千春), a character in the anime and manga series ''

Cardcaptor Sakura , abbreviated as ''CCS'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by the manga group Clamp. Serialized monthly in the ''shōjo'' manga magazine '' Nakayoshi'' from the June 1996 to August 2000 issues, it was also published in ...

'' *Chiharu Nitta (千春), a character in the anime and manga series '' Boys Be...'' *Chiharu Shinonome (千春), the main character of the manga and anime series '' Eiken'' *Chiharu Tanaka (千春), a character in the manga series ''

Lovely Complex is a Japanese romantic comedy manga series written and illustrated by Aya Nakahara. It was published by Shueisha in ''Bessatsu Margaret'' from 2001 to 2007, with its chapters collected in 17 volumes. The series is about the romance betwee ...

'' *Chiharu Mori (千春), a character in the romantic comedy manga series '' Dengeki Daisy'' {{given name Japanese feminine given names Feminine given names Japanese unisex given names