:Junko

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{{Infobox Given Name Revised

| name = Junko

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| pronunciation= Jú-n-kó

| gender = Female

| meaning = different meanings depending on the kanji used

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| origin = Japanese

| related names = Jun

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Junko is a feminine Japanese given name. It is typically written in kanji, but can be written in hiragana (じゅんこ) or katakana (ジュンコ).

Junko can be written using kanji including:

  • 純子, "pure, child"
  • 順子, "order, child"
  • 淳子, "pure, child"
  • 潤子, "rich/favor/wet, child"
  • 準子, "conform, child"
  • 洵子, "truth, child"

People

  • Junko (manga artist) (ぢゅん子), Japanese manga artist
  • {{Nihongo|Junko Abe|阿部純子||born 1993}}, Japanese actress
  • {{Nihongo|Junko Akimoto|秋元 順子||born 1947}}, Japanese singer
  • Junko Chodos (born 1939), Japanese-American contemporary artist
  • {{Nihongo|Junko Furuta|古田 順子||1971–1989}}, Japanese torture and murder victim
  • {{Nihongo|Junko Hiramatsu|平松 純子||born 1942}}, Japanese former competitive figure skater
  • {{Nihongo|Junko Hirose|広瀬 順子||born 1990}}, Japanese Paralympic judoka
  • {{Nihongo|Junko Hori|堀 絢子||born 1942}}, Japanese actress and voice actress represented by Production Baobab
  • Junko Itō, American linguist
  • {{Nihongo|Junko Iwao|岩男 潤子||born 1970}}, Japanese voice actress
  • {{Nihongo|Junko Hirotani|広谷 順子||1956–2020}}, Japanese singer
  • {{Nihongo|Junko Kubo|久保 純子||born 1972}}, Japanese television announcer
  • {{Nihongo|Junko Mihara|三原じゅん子||born 1964}}, Japanese actress
  • Junko Minagawa (純子, born 1975), Japanese voice actress
  • {{Nihongo|Junko Miyashita|宮下 順子||born 1949}}, Japanese actress
  • {{Nihongo|Junko Mizuno|水野 純子||born 1973}}, Japanese manga artist
  • {{Nihongo|Junko Mori|森 純子||born 1974}}, Japanese metalwork sculptor
  • {{Nihongo|Junko Mori (composer)|森 潤子||born 1949}}, Japanese composer
  • {{Nihongo|Jungo Morita|森田 淳悟||born 1947}}, Japanese former volleyball player
  • {{Nihongo|Junko Nishida|西田 順子||born 1915}}, Japanese high jumper
  • {{Nihongo|Junko Noda|野田 順子||born 1971}}, Japanese voice actress
  • {{Nihongo|Junko Ogata|緒方 純子||born 1962}}, Japanese serial killer
  • {{Nihongo|Junko Ohashi|大橋 純子||1950-2023}}, Japanese singer
  • Junko Okada (純子), Japanese voice actress
  • {{Nihongo|Junko Sakurada|桜田 淳子||born 1958}}, Japanese singer
  • {{Nihongo|Junko Sakurai|桜井 純子||born 1967}}, Japanese swimmer
  • {{Nihongo|Junko Shimakata|嶋方 淳子||born 1967}}, Japanese voice actress
  • {{Nihongo|Junko Tabei|田部井 淳子||1939–2016}}, first woman to climb Mt. Everest
  • {{Nihongo|Junko Takeuchi|竹内 順子||born 1972}}, Japanese voice actress
  • {{Nihongo|Junko Tanaka|田中 順子||born 1973}}, Japanese synchronized swimmer
  • {{Nihongo|Junko Yagami|八神 純子|born 1958}}, Japanese singer-songwriter
  • Junko Yoshioka, New York City-based fashion designer

Fictional characters

  • Junko Enoshima (江ノ島 盾子), a fictional character and the main antagonist of the "Hope's Peak Academy" arc in Danganronpa
  • Junko Hattori (服部 絢子), a fictional character in the light novel series Ichiban Ushiro no Daimaou
  • Junko Kaname (鹿目 詢子), a fictional character from the anime series Puella Magi Madoka Magica
  • Junko Konno, (紺野 純子) a fictional character from the MAPPA idol anime series Zombie Land Saga
  • Junko Mochida (持田 潤子), a minor character in the hentai anime series Bible Black
  • Junko Saotome (早乙女淳子), a fictional character from Nana
  • Junko Asagiri (朝霧 純子), a fictional character from Desert Punk
  • Junko Takei (竹井醇子), a fictional character from Strike Witches
  • Junko Wallop, a fictional character in the animated television series Storm Hawks
  • Junko (純狐), boss character from Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom, a Touhou Project game
  • Ibara Junko, a fictional character in Megatokyo

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