is a Japanese given name used by either gender.

Possible writings

Jun 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: *純, "genuine/pure" *潤, "moisture" *淳, "pure/genuine" *順, "obey" *準, "conform to/consult with" *洵, "truth" *隼, "falcon" 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 ...

or katakana.

People with the name

* Jun (musician), Japanese musician * Jun Akiyama (準, born 1969), Japanese wrestler *, Japanese footballer * Jun Aoyama (隼, born 1988), Japanese football player * Jun Ashida (淳, 1930–2018), Japanese fashion designer * Jun Azumi (淳, born 1962), Japanese politician * , Japanese women's footballer * Jun Etō (淳, 1933–1999), Japanese literary critic * Jun Falkenstein (淳, 1969), Japanese-American animation director * Jun Fan (振, 1940–1973), martial artist, actor, philosopher * Jun Fubuki (ジュン, born 1952), Japanese actress * Jun Fukuda (純, 1923–2000), Japanese director * Jun Fukuyama (潤, born 1978), Japanese voice actor and singer *, Japanese manga artist *

Jun Hayashi is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Kamakura, Kanagawa and graduate of Keio University, he worked at the national newspaper ''Mai ...

(潤, born 1972), Japanese politician * Jun Ichikawa (準, 1948–2008), Japanese film director and screenwriter *, Japanese television personality, singer, actor and comedian *

Jun Ishikawa (author) was the pen name of a modernist author, translator and literary critic active in Shōwa period Japan. His real name (written in the same ''kanji'') was Ishikawa Kiyoshi. Early life Ishikawa was born in the Asakusa district of Tokyo as the son o ...

(淳, 1899–1987), Japanese author, translator and literary critic * Jun Itoda (潤, born 1972), Japanese comedian * Jun Izumida (純, born 1965), Japanese wrestler * Jun Kaname (潤, born 1981), Japanese actor * Jun Kaneko (born 1942), Japanese ceramic artist * Jun Kasai (純, born 1974), Japanese wrestler *, Japanese tennis player *

Jun Kawada was a Japanese tanka poet and entrepreneur active during the Shōwa period of Japan. Biography Kawada was born in the plebeian Asakusa district of Tokyo as the third son of noted Chinese literature scholar Kawada Oko. He graduated from the Law ...

(順, 1882–1962), Japanese tanka poet and entrepreneur *, Japanese footballer *

Jun Kondo Jun or JUN may refer to: People and anthroponymy * Jun (given name), a common Japanese given name * Jun (singer), a member of South Korean boy band U-KISS * Tomáš Jun, Czech footballer * A spelling of common Korean family name Jeon (Korean surn ...

(淳, born 1930), Japanese theoretical physicist *

Jun Konno is a Japanese judoka. He is four times Asian champion and also won All-Japan Judo Championships in 1994 and 1997. Career He is from Saitama Prefecture and began judo at the age of a seventh grader. After graduation from Nihon Univ ...

(潤, born 1967), Japanese judoka * Jun Maki (準, 1948–2009), Japanese copywriter *

Jun Masuo is a Japanese actor best known for his role as Jadeite in ''Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon''. Jun has also worked as a model. Nowadays he plays with the music group "As a Sign of human", as guitarist/vocalist. Profile * Birth date: * Hometown: To ...

(遵, born 1986), Japanese actor * Jun Matsumoto (潤, born 1983), member of the J-pop group ''Arashi'' * Jun Miki (淳, 1919–1992), Japanese photographer *, Japanese entomologist * Jun Miyake (純, born 1958), Japanese composer *, Japanese footballer *

Jun Mizusawa is the titular character in Nintendo's ''The Legend of Zelda'' video game series. She was created by Shigeru Miyamoto and introduced in the original 1986 game ''The Legend of Zelda''. She is one of the central characters in the series, having ap ...

(潤, born 1989), Japanese voice actress *

Jun Morinaga is a Japanese photographer. Morinaga worked as an assistant to W. Eugene Smith. Work by Morinaga is held in the permanent collection of the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography.''Nihon shashinka jiten'' () / ''328 Outstanding Japanese Photo ...

(純, born 1937), Japanese photographer * Jun Mochizuki (淳), Japanese mangaka * Jun Murai (純, born 1955), Japanese computer scientist * Jun Murakami (淳, born 1973), Japanese actor * Jun Nagai (純, born 1944), Japanese middle-distance runner * Jun Nagao (淳, born 1964), Japanese composer *

Jun Nagura is a Japanese comedian, actor and businessman who is the leader of the comedy trio Neptune and in charge of '' tsukkomi''. He is nicknamed and . Nagura is represented with Watanabe Entertainment. His wife is Marina Watanabe. Nagura is left-han ...

(潤, born 1968), Japanese comedian and actor *

Jun Natsukawa is a Japanese gravure idol from Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Career The spectacle society debuts with "Weekly young jump" gravure in 1999. In 2003 started work with Pyramid Art House. Photography collection ''Believe'' is the first work. In 20 ...

(純, born 1980), Japanese gravure idol *, Japanese communist and hijacker *, Japanese footballer *

Jun Onose , better known by his stage name J, is a Japanese musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as bassist and co-founder of the rock band Luna Sea since 1986. After they disbanded in 2000 he focused on his solo career, fo ...

(潤), better known as J, Japanese musician * Jun Osakada (淳, born 1974), Japanese sprinter * Jun John Sakurai (純), Japanese American particle physicist and theorist * Jun Sawada (born 1955), Japanese businessman, CEO of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone *

Jun Seba , better known by his stage name , was a Japanese record producer, audio engineer, DJ, composer and arranger best known for his atmospheric instrumental mixes sampling from hip hop, soul, and jazz, as well as incorporating elements of trip hop ...

(淳, 1974-2010), Japanese hip hop producer * Jun Sena (じゅん, born 1974), Japanese musical actress of ''Takarazuka Revue'' * Jun Senoue (純, born 1970), Japanese video game composer and musician * Jun Shibata (淳, born 1976), Japanese pop singer-songwriter * Jun Shibuki (淳, born 1968), Japanese musical actress and performer * Jun Shikano (潤), a Japanese voice actress *, Japanese footballer * Jun Shiraoka (順, born 1944), Japanese photographer * Jun Suemi (純, born 1959), Japanese illustrator *

Jun Tanaka (poet) was a poet in Shōwa period Japan. Tanaka was born in Hiroshima and was a graduate of Waseda University. Together with Satomi Ton, Yoshii Isamu and Kume Masao, he helped establish the literary magazine A literary magazine is a periodical devo ...

(純, 1890–1966), Japanese poet * Jun Tanaka (chef), British Japanese chef * Jun Takami (順, 1907–1965), Japanese novelist and poet * Jun Takeuchi (潤), Japanese video game director and producer * Jun Togawa (純, born 1961), Japanese singer, musician and actress * Jun Ushiroku (淳, 1884–1973), general in the Imperial Japanese Army *

Jun Yamaguchi is a Japanese composer of contemporary music, pianist and musicologist. Biography Born in Tokyo, Japan in 1967, he studied piano from age 7. He left the Senzoku-Gakuen College of Music in 1993 before graduating. He studied composition and mus ...

(淳, born 1967), Japanese composer *, Japanese sprinter *

Jun Yamazaki is a Japanese diplomat and the current Ambassador of Japan to Singapore. He was formerly a United Nations Assistant Secretary-General at the Office of Programme Planning, Budget and Accounts, and Controller. He was appointed to the position b ...

(born 1956), Japanese diplomat *

Wakanami Jun Wakanami Jun (born Jun Tomiyama, 1 March 1941 – 17 April 2007) was a sumo wrestler from Iwai, Ibaraki, Japan. His highest rank was ''komusubi.'' He won a top division tournament championship in March 1968. He was also a sumo coach. Career ...

(順, 1941–2007), Japanese sumo wrestler

Fictional characters

* Jun Aoi (ジュン), a character in ''Martian Successor Nadesico'' series *

Jun Hono This is a list of characters from the anime and manga series ''Mazinger Z'', ''Great Mazinger'', '' Grendizer'', and '' Mazinkaiser'', as well as the '' Shin Mazinger'' reboot. It lists the main players of the plots as well as minor characters o ...

(ジュン), a character in the works of manga artist Go Nagai * Jun Isashiki (純), a character in '' Ace of Diamond'' * Jun Kazama (準), a character in the ''Tekken'' fighting games *Jun Kazari (飾利潤), a character in the '' Magia Record'' mobile game for the '' Puella Magi Madoka Magica'' anime franchise *

Jun Sakurada is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Peach-Pit. It was serialized in ''Monthly Comic Birz'' between the September 2002 and July 2007 issues. The individual chapters were collected and released into eight ''tankōbon'' ...

(ジュン), the protagonist of the anime series ''Rozen Maiden'' *Jun Sazanami (ジュン), a character from the Japanese idol franchise '' Ensemble Stars!'' *Jun Shiomi (汐見潤), a character from the '' Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma'' manga and anime series * Jun Suzuki (鈴木純), a character in the '' K-On!'' manga and anime series *Jun Kurosu (淳), a character in '' Persona 2'' *Jun Motomiya (ジュン), a character in '' Digimon Adventure 02'' *Jun Yabuki (ジュン) or Yellow Four II, a character in the Super Sentai series '' Choudenshi Bioman'' * Jun Yamamoto (純), a character in '' Special A'' * Jun Yamano (純), a character in the ''Yoroiden-Samurai Troopers'' series *Jun (ジュン), a character in the anime '' Pokémon'' appearing in DP episode 101 * Jun Manjoume (準), a character in ''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX'' *Jun-A266, A Spartan soldier in '' Halo: Reach'' * Jun Ushiro (宇白順), a character in '' Bokurano: Ours'' *Jun Naruse (成瀬順), a character in The Anthem of the Heart * Tao Jun, a character in Shaman King * Jun Sato, a character in Star Wars Rebels * Jun Kiyama, a character in Denshi Sentai Denziman * Jun Guevaru/Che Guevara, a character in Baki: son of the ogre * Jun Shirogane, a character in Princess Connect! Re:Dive

Possible writings

People with the name

Fictional characters

See also