is a common 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 ...

Name meanings

Hiroko 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: *裕子, "Kind child" *弘子, "Beautiful child" *寛子, "Kind, tolerant child" *浩子, "Large child" *博子, "Wise child" *宏子, "Large child" *広子, "Broad child" *紘子, "Large child" 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 ...

. Hiragana: ひろこ Katakana: ヒロコ

People with the name

* Hiroko Anzai (安西ひろこ, born 1979), Japanese model and idol *

Hiroko Hatano is a Japanese model and actress. As an 18-year-old, she made her model debut on Japanese fashion magazine '' JJ'' in March 1994. She was one of the top models for the magazine until 2001, when she temporarily quit modelling to concentrate on he ...

(畑野ひろ子, born 1975), Japanese supermodel and actress *, better known as

Chikage Oogi , real name (born ; 10 May 1933 – 9 March 2023), was a Japanese actress and politician. During her 30-year-long political career, she served in various important governmental posts, and became the first female President of the House of Council ...

, Japanese actress and politician *, Japanese singer, actress and television personality *, Japanese archer *, Japanese fencer *, Japanese slalom canoeist *

Hiroko Konishi is a Japanese voice actress and musician. She is known for her roles as Jiyuu Nanohana in '' Jubei-chan'', Sae Sawanoguchi in ''Magic User's Club'', Nene Romanova in '' Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040'', and the title character ''Ojarumaru''. In v ...

(小西寛子, born 1975), Japanese voice actress *, Japanese handball player *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese model *, Japanese writer *

Hiroko Mita Atsuko Nakamura (中村敦子, ''Nakamura Atsuko'', née Inagaki), known professionally as Hiroko Mita (三田寛子, ''Mita Hiroko'') is a Japanese actress and former idol singer. She is currently represented by Puntolinea. Early Career I ...

(三田寛子, born 1966), Japanese singer and actress *

Hiroko Mori Hiroko Mori (born July 3, 1937) is a Micronesian clerk and politician who served as a senator in the Chuuk State Legislature from 1975 until 1986. When she left office, Mori was the only woman in the state legislature and the only female state se ...

(born 1937), Micronesian politician *

Hiroko Moriguchi (born June 13, 1968, in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan), better known by her stage name is a female Japanese singer and tarento. Moriguchi is affiliated with the talent agency NoReason Inc., where she also serves as Second Production Departm ...

(森口博子, born 1968), Japanese singer and tarento *, Japanese swimmer *

Hiroko Nakamura was a Japanese pianist. Born Hiroko Fukuda in Yamanashi, she grew up in Tokyo. She began to study piano at the age of 3 at Toho Gakuen School of Music under Aiko Iguchi. In 1959, whilst a student at Chutobu Junior High School, she won first ...

(中村紘子, 1944–2016), Japanese pianist *, Japanese cyclist *

Hiroko Okada Hiroko Okada (; born 1970) also known as Okada Hiroko, is a Japanese contemporary artist, known for her provocative work that challenges societal standards around the construct of family, love, childbirth, and child-rearing. She works within the m ...

(born 1970), Japanese artist *, Japanese sprint canoeist *

Hiroko Ōta is a Japanese politician, national university president and a researcher of economics. Her academic specialties are national public finance and economic policy. She is a noted lecturer of public finance and is a senior professor at the Natio ...

(大田弘子, born 1954), Japanese politician and researcher of economics *, Japanese swimmer *

Hiroko Sasaki Hiroko Sasaki is a Japanese pianist who performs in Europe, North America and Asia. At age 13, she began studying at the Yehudi Menuhin School in England. Soon after, she made her European début. At 16, she entered the Curtis Institute in Philade ...

, Japanese pianist * Hiroko Sato (佐藤寛子, born 1985), Japanese gravure idol, actress and singer *, Japanese javelin thrower *

Hiroko Shimabukuro , best known Mononymous person, mononymously as hiro, is a Japanese singer. She debuted as a member of the popular girl group Speed (Japanese band), Speed in 1996. In 1998, hiro released her first solo song, "Mitsumete Itai", as a B-side to Spee ...

(島袋寛子, born 1984), Ryukyuan musician *, Japanese ten-pin bowler *

Hiroko Suzuki , née , (born 1974) is a Japanese people, Japanese politician, professional wrestling Manager (professional wrestling), valet, occasional professional wrestler and professional wrestling promoter best known in the United States for her work wi ...

(鈴木浩子, born 1975), Japanese professional wrestling valet and promoter *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese cross-country skier *, better known as

Ao Takahashi , formally known as is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with Stay Luck, where she joined the agency from 2021. She was formerly affiliated with Aoni Production and Aksent and Kenyu Office. Biography On January 5, 2017, Shinnosuke Tachibana's ...

, Japanese voice actress *

Hiroko Yakushimaru is a Japanese actress and singer. Biography After passing the audition for the film produced by Haruki Kadokawa, she began her acting career. Along with teen idols Tomoyo Harada and Noriko Watanabe who debuted from Kadokawa Haruki Corporation, ...

(薬師丸ひろ子, born 1964), Japanese actress and singer *, Japanese rhythmic gymnast *, Okinawan-born Mahjong player *

Hiroko Yamashita (disambiguation) Hiroko Yamashita may refer to: * Hiroko Yamashita (actress) (born 1963), Japanese actress * Hiroko Yamashita (athlete) (born 1951), Japanese long jumper {{hndis, Yamashita, Hiroko ...

, multiple people

Fictional characters

* Hiroko Ai, a character in the science fiction novel series ''

Mars trilogy The ''Mars'' trilogy is a series of science fiction novels by Kim Stanley Robinson that chronicles the settlement and terraforming of the planet Mars through the personal and detailed viewpoints of a wide variety of characters spanning 187 year ...

'' * Hiroko Haruna (aka Laura), a character in the anime series ''

Hamtaro ''Hamtaro'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga and storybook series created and illustrated by Ritsuko Kawai about a hamster. The manga was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Shōgaku Ninensei'' (''Second Grade'') magazine in April ...

'' *Hiroko Kanemoto, a character in the anime series ''

Smile PreCure! is a 2012 Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation and the ninth installment in Izumi Todo's ''Pretty Cure'' metaseries, featuring the seventh generation of Cures. The series is written by Shōji Yonemura, best known as ...

'' * Hiroko Katsuki, a character in the anime series ''

Yuri on Ice is a Japanese sports anime television series about figure skating. The series was produced by MAPPA, directed and written by Sayo Yamamoto with original scripts by Mitsurō Kubo under the chief episode direction of Jun Shishido. Characte ...

'' * Hiroko Takashiro (高城寛子), a character in the anime series ''

Black Bible ''The Black Bible'' is a various artists compilation album released on October 13, 1998 by Cleopatra Records. Reception Keith Farley of AllMusic credits ''The Black Bible'' for starting well but criticizes it for stagnating once the second disc ...

'' *Hiroko Hagakure (葉隠浩子), a character in the video game series ''

Danganronpa is a Japanese video game franchise created by Kazutaka Kodaka and developed and owned by Spike Chunsoft (formerly Spike). The series primarily surrounds various groups of apparent high-school students who are forced into murdering each oth ...

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