is a feminine

Japanese given name in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name, in that order. Nevertheless, when a Japanese name is written in the Roman alphabet, ever since the Meiji era, the official policy has been to cater to Western expecta ...

which is occasionally used by men.

Possible writings

Chiharu can be written using different

kanji are the logographic Chinese characters taken from the Chinese script and used in the writing of Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese and are still used, along with the subse ...

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'' literally means "flowing" or "simple" kana ("simple" ori ...

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 f ...

People with the name

Chiharu Araki Chiharu Araki (born March 1, 1982) is a Japanese politician who is currently serving as a member of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly and as the leader of the Tomin First no Kai political party. Araki was born in Kumamoto Prefecture and graduated fr ...

(千陽, born 1982), Japanese politician * Chiharu Icho (千春, born 1981), Japanese wrestler *

Chiharu Igaya is a former Olympic alpine ski racer and silver medalist from Japan. He competed in three Winter Olympics ( 1952, 1956, 1960). Ski racing Born in Tomari, Kunashiri ( ja), Hokkaidō, Igaya attended college in the United States at Dartmou ...

(千春, born 1931), Japanese Olympic alpine skier * Chiharu Kawai (千春, born 1973), Japanese actress, model, and voice actress *

Chiharu Kitaoka , also known , is a Japanese voice actress from Kitami, Hokkaido, Japan. She was affiliated with Production Ace Engi Kenkyuujo and graduated from Yoyogi Animation Gakuin. Kitaoka made her voice acting debut in Kiddy Girl-and (2009) under the s ...

(千陽, born 1988), Japanese voice actress * Chiharu Matsuyama (千春, born 1955), Japanese singer-songwriter *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese businesswoman and singer *

Chiharu Nakamura is a Japanese female rugby sevens player. She was named in Japan's women's sevens team to the 2016 Summer Olympics. She was also the captain of the squad. Nakamura won silver at the 2014 Asian Games. She competed at the 2022 Rugby World Cup S ...

(知春, born 1988), Japanese rugby sevens player * Chiharu Niiyama (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 is a Japanese voice actress. She was born in Kita-ku, Kyoto. Notable voice roles Anime roles *Sakura Hanasaki in (Ep 1, 4) Ai Tenshi Densetsu Wedding Peach DX *Kumi Honjo in Ai Yori Aoshi *Juna's mother in Arjuna *Skyress in Bakugan Battle B ...

(千春, born 1958), Japanese voice actress *

Chiharu Tezuka is a Japanese voice actress who works for Arts Vision. Notable voice roles Anime ;1997 *Yukari Kashima, Staff in ''Vampire Princess Miyu'' *Children in ''Cyber Marionette J'' *''Battle Athletes'' ;1998 *Maki Rowel in ''Ginga Hyōryū Vifam'' * ...

(ちはる, born 1974), Japanese voice actress

Fictional characters

*Chiharu Eniwa, a character in the manga series ''

Girl Got Game ''Girl Got Game'', originally published in Japan as ''Power!!'', is a manga series written and illustrated by Shizuru Seino. Originally serialized in ''Bessatsu Friend'' from 1999 until 2002, the individual chapters have been collected and p ...

'' *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 Ju ...

'' * 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 May 1996 to June 2000, it was also published in 12 ''tankōbon' ...

'' *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 , also known as ''Lovely Complex'', is a romantic comedy shōjo manga by Aya Nakahara. It was published by Shueisha in ''Bessatsu Margaret'' from 2001 to 2006 and collected in 17 ''tankōbon'' volumes. The series is about the romance betwe ...

'' *Chiharu Mori (千春), a character in the romantic comedy manga series ''

Dengeki Daisy is a Japanese '' shōjo'' manga series written and illustrated by Kyousuke Motomi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Betsucomi'' magazine from May 2007 to October 2013. Shogakukan later collected the individual chapters into 16 bound vol ...

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