Hiroko

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| name = Hiroko

| image = Hiroko Suzuki cropped.jpg

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| caption = Hiroko Suzuki, a Japanese wrestling valet and promoter

| pronunciation = Hí-ro-ko

| gender = Female

| meaning = It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used.

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| language = Japanese

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| related names = Hiro, Hiromi, Hiroki, Hiroka

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{{Nihongo|Hiroko|ひろこ, ヒロコ, ひろ子}} is a common feminine Japanese given name.

Name meanings

Hiroko can be written using different kanji 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 or katakana.

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 (畑野 ひろ子, born 1975), Japanese supermodel and actress
  • {{Nihongo|Hiroko Hayashi|林 寛子||1933–2023}}, better known as Chikage Oogi, Japanese actress and politician
  • {{Nihongo|Hiroko Hayashi (singer)|林 寛子||born 1959}}, Japanese singer, actress and television personality
  • {{Nihongo|Hiroko Ishizu|石津 裕子||born 1956}}, Japanese archer
  • {{Nihongo|Hiroko Kamada|鎌田 弘子||born 1953}}, Japanese fencer
  • {{Nihongo|Hiroko Kobayashi|小林 弘子||born 1970}}, Japanese slalom canoeist
  • Hiroko Konishi (小西 寛子, born 1975), Japanese voice actress
  • {{Nihongo|Hiroko Kosahara|古佐原 ひろ子||born 1950}}, Japanese handball player
  • {{Nihongo|Hiroko Makino|牧野 紘子||born 1999}}, Japanese swimmer
  • {{Nihongo|Hiroko Matsumoto|松本 裕子||1936–2003}}, Japanese model
  • {{Nihongo|Hiroko Minagawa|皆川 博子||born 1930}}, Japanese writer
  • Hiroko Mita (三田 寛子, born 1966), Japanese singer and actress
  • Hiroko Mori (born 1937), Micronesian politician
  • Hiroko Moriguchi (森口 博子, born 1968), Japanese singer and tarento
  • {{Nihongo|Hiroko Nagasaki|長崎 宏子||born 1968}}, Japanese swimmer
  • Hiroko Nakamura (中村 紘子, 1944–2016), Japanese pianist
  • {{Nihongo|Hiroko Nambu|南部 博子||born 1968}}, Japanese cyclist
  • Hiroko Okada (born 1970), Japanese artist
  • {{Nihongo|Hiroko Oshima|大島 裕子||born 1943}}, Japanese sprint canoeist
  • Hiroko Ōta (大田 弘子, born 1954), Japanese politician and researcher of economics
  • {{Nihongo|Hiroko Saito|斎藤 弘子||born 1945}}, Japanese swimmer
  • Hiroko Sasaki, Japanese pianist
  • Hiroko Sato (佐藤 寛子, born 1985), Japanese gravure idol, actress and singer
  • {{Nihongo|Hiroko Sato (athlete)|佐藤 弘子||born 1939}}, Japanese javelin thrower
  • Hiroko Shimabukuro (島袋 寛子, born 1984), Ryukyuan musician
  • {{Nihongo|Hiroko Shimizu|清水 弘子||born 1977}}, Japanese ten-pin bowler
  • Hiroko Suzuki (鈴木 浩子, born 1975), Japanese professional wrestling valet and promoter
  • {{Nihongo|Hiroko Taguchi|田口 宏子||born 1973}}, Japanese voice actress
  • {{Nihongo|Hiroko Takahashi (cross-country skier)|高橋 弘子||born 1942}}, Japanese cross-country skier
  • {{Nihongo|Hiroko Takahashi|高橋 裕子||born 1979}}, better known as Ao Takahashi, Japanese voice actress
  • Hiroko Yakushimaru (薬師丸 ひろ子, born 1964), Japanese actress and singer
  • {{Nihongo|Hiroko Yamasaki|山崎 浩子||born 1960}}, Japanese rhythmic gymnast
  • {{Nihongo|Hiroko Miyagi|宮城 寛子||born 1999}}, Okinawan-born Mahjong player
  • Hiroko Yamashita (disambiguation), multiple people

Fictional characters

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