Haruko

Haruko (はるこ, ハルコ) is a feminine Japanese given name. 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:

• the personal name of Empress Shōken
• Princess Haruko (春子), the first daughter of Emperor Tsuchimikado
• Haruko Arimura (有村 治子; born 1970), Japanese politician
• Haruko Fujita (藤田 晴子; 1918–2001), Japanese pianist, teacher, music critic, and jurist
• Haruko Hasegawa (長谷川 春子; 1895–1967), Japanese painter, illustrator, and writer
• Haruko Hatoyama (鳩山 春子; 1863–1938), Japanese educator
• Haruko Ichikawa (市河晴子 or 市川晴子; 1896–1943), Japanese writer
• Haruko Kato (加藤 治子; 1922–2015), Japanese actress
• Haruko Matsuda (松田 治子; born 1972), Japanese former badminton player
• Haruko Miyaguchi (宮口 治子; born 1976), Japanese politician
• Haruko Momma (born 1959), Japanese philologist and a scholar of Old English literature and language
• Haruko Momoi (桃井 はるこ; born 1977), Japanese singer, songwriter and voice actress
• Haruko Nagaya (長屋 晴子; born 1995), Japanese member from pop rock band Ryokuoushoku Shakai
• Haruko Nawata Ward, Japanese religious historian
• Haruko Obokata (小保方 晴子; born 1983), Japanese biological scientist
• Haruko Okamoto (岡本 治子; born 1945), Japanese figure skating coach
• Haruko Okano (born 1945), Japanese-Canadian artist
• Haruko Sagara (相楽 晴子; born 1968), Japanese actress
• Haruko Saida (斎田 晴子; born 1966), Japanese women's professional shogi player
• Haruko Sugi Hurt (1915-2012), Japanese-American language translator
• Haruko Sugimura (杉村 春子; 1909–1997), Japanese stage and film actress
• Haruko Tachiiri (たちいり ハルコ; born 1949), Japanese manga artist
• Haruko Tanaka (1974–2019), Los Angeles–based artist and filmmaker
• Haruko Wakita (脇田 晴子; 1934–2016), Japanese academic
• Haruko Yoshikawa (吉川 春子; born 1940), Japanese politician