Chihiro Explained

Pronunciation:	pronounced as /tʃəˈhɪəɹəʊ/ pronounced as /tʃəˈhiɹoʊ, tʃəˈhɪɹoʊ/
Meaning:	Varies depending on kanji used
Origin:	Japanese

Chihiro (ちひろ, チヒロ,千尋) is a female and male Japanese given name.

Possible writings

Chihiro can be written using various kanji, which can alter the name's meaning:

• 千尋, "thousand fathoms"
• 千博, "thousand gains"
• 千裕, "thousand, abundance"
• 千紘, "thousand, large or huge"

The name can also be rendered in hiragana and katakana as ちひろ and チヒロ respectively.

People with the name

• , Japanese film director and screenwriter
• , Japanese video game designer and composer
• , Japanese professional wrestler
• , Japanese shogi player
• , Japanese swimmer
• , Japanese artist and illustrator
• , Japanese businessman
• , Japanese baseball player
• Chihiro Kato (disambiguation), multiple people
• , Japanese voice actress
• , Japanese fashion model
• , Japanese voice actress
• , Japanese photographer
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese singer-songwriter and pianist
• , Japanese actress
• , Japanese gymnast
• , Japanese bacteriologist
• , Japanese voice actor
• , Japanese kickboxer and mixed martial artist
• , Japanese actress
• Japanese jazz pianist and composer
• , Japanese singer
• , Japanese VTuber

Fictional characters

• Chihiro Ayasato (绫里 千尋), a character in (Mia Fey in the localisation)
• Chihiro Ogino (荻野 千尋), the main character in Spirited Away
• Chihiro Sengoku, monster teacher from Sakurasou
• Chihiro (千尋), a secondary character in Azumanga Daioh
• Chihiro Shindou (千尋), a main character in Ef: A Fairy Tale of the Two.
• Chihiro Fujimi, a Oh My Goddess! character
• Chihiro Furuya, the main character in Sankarea
• Chihiro Fushimi, a secondary character in Persona 3
• Chihiro Kosaka (ちひろ), a heroine in The World God Only Knows
• Chihiro Itou, a character from Suki Desu Suzuki-kun!!
• Chihiro Fujisaki (不二咲 千尋), a character featured in
• Chihiro Mayuzumi (千尋), a secondary character in Kuroko no basket
• Chihiro Sawaki (澤木 千尋), a secondary character in Rich Man, Poor Woman
• Chihiro (千尋), a main character in Kamen Rider Amazons
• Chihiro Usui (碓井千紘), member of RayGlanZ in the game Readyyy! Project
• Chihiro Rokuhira (六平チヒロ), main character in Kagurabachi
• Chihiro Kagami (各務 チヒロ), a character from the role-playing game Blue Archive

See also

• Sega Chihiro is an arcade system from Sega based on the architecture of the Xbox
• "Chihiro", a 2024 song by Billie Eilish