is a feminine Japanese
given name
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. Its most common translation is "spring child" (春子, which may also be read as a Korean name
Chun-ja), though other kanji provide different meanings. Notable people with the name include:
* Princess Haruko (春子), the first daughter of
Emperor Tsuchimikado
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Haruko Arimura (born 1970), politician
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Haruko Hasegawa (1895–1967), Japanese painter
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Haruko Hatoyama (1863–1938), Japanese educator
*, Japanese politician
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Haruko Momma, Japanese philologist
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Haruko Momoi
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(桃井はるこ, born 1977), Japanese voice actress
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Haruko Nawata Ward, Japanese religious historian
*, Japanese actress
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Haruko Saida, women's
professional shogi player
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Haruko Sugimura (杉村春子, 1909–1997), Japanese actress
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Haruko Obokata (小保方晴子, born 1983), Japanese biological scientist
*, Japanese figure skating coach
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Haruko Okano (born 1945), Japanese-Canadian artist
*, Japanese manga artist
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Haruko Tanaka (1974–2019), Los Angeles–based artist
*, Japanese academic
*, Japanese politician
* the personal name of
Empress Shōken
Fictional characters
*Haruko Akagi, a character in the manga series ''
Slam Dunk
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Haruko Haruhara
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, a character in the anime series ''FLCL''
* Haruko Kamio, a character in the visual novel ''
Air
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* Haruko Kashiwagi, a character in the visual novel ''
Muv-Luv
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Haruko Mikogami, a secondary character in the anime series ''Sky Girls''
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Haruko Shido, a supporting character in the anime series ''Please Twins!''
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