Haru (given name)

HaruGender| Unisex

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Language(s)| Japanese
Origin
Word/name| Japan
Meaning| Sunshine; springtime
Other names
Alternative spelling| はる

Related names| Haruna, Haruka, Haruko, Harika

Haru (はる, ハル) is a unisex Japanese given name.

## Written forms

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The meaning varies depending on the kanji used to write it. Several written forms include:

* 春 -- Springtime
* 陽 -- Sun, sunlight
* 晴 -- Clear, sunny
* 治 -- Reign

## People

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* Haru (Chikurin-in), Sanada Yukimura's wife
* Haru (actress) (born 1991, 波瑠), Japanese actress
* Haru Asada (浅田 春, 1882–1902), Japanese concubine of Sun Yat-sen
* Haru Kobayashi (1900–2005, ハル), Japanese musician
* Haru Kuroki (born 1990, 華), Japanese actress
* Haru Nemuri (春 ねむり, born 1995), Japanese singer, songwriter, and "poetry rapper"
* Haru Nishioka (西岡 ハル, 1905–1983), Japanese businessman and politician
* Haru Nomura (野村 敏京, born 1992), Japanese female professional golfer
* Haru M. Reischauer (1915–1998, ハル), Japanese writer
* Toshio Haru (波留 敏夫, born 1970), Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball outfielder
* Haru Wazaki (和崎 ハル, 1885–1952), Japanese politician

## Fictional characters

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* Haru, a Mii character from Nintendo Wii
* Haru, a main character from My Roommate is a Cat
* Haru, a main character from Beastars
* Haru, a character from Avatar: The Last Airbender
* Haru, a main character from Extraordinary You
* Haru Glory, the main character from Rave Master
* Haru Midorikawa, character from Smile PreCure! (known as Harriet Swanson in English)
* Haru Miura, a major character from Reborn!
* Haru Okumura, a major character from Persona 5
* Haru Shinkai, a character from Digimon Universe: Appli Monsters
* Haru Yoshida, a main character from My Little Monster

## See also

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* Haru (disambiguation)

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