Hiroko Explained

Hiroko
Pronunciation:	Hí-ro-ko
Gender:	Female
Meaning:	It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used.
Language:	Japanese
Related Names:	Hiro, Hiromi, Hiroki, Hiroka

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, " small 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.

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
• , better known as Chikage Oogi, Japanese actress and politician
• , Japanese singer, actress and television personality
• , Japanese archer
• , Japanese fencer
• , Japanese slalom canoeist
• Hiroko Konishi (小西 寛子, born 1975), Japanese voice actress
• , Japanese handball player
• , Japanese swimmer
• , Japanese model
• , Japanese writer
• Hiroko Mita (三田 寛子, born 1966), Japanese singer and actress
• Hiroko Moriguchi (森口 博子, born 1968), Japanese singer and tarento
• , Japanese swimmer
• Hiroko Nakamura (中村 紘子, 1944-2016), Japanese pianist
• , Japanese cyclist
• Hiroko Okada (born 1970), Japanese artist
• , Japanese sprint canoeist
• Hiroko Ōta (大田 弘子, born 1954), Japanese politician and researcher of economics
• , Japanese swimmer
• Hiroko Sasaki, Japanese pianist
• Hiroko Sato (佐藤 寛子, born 1985), Japanese gravure idol, actress and singer
• , Japanese javelin thrower
• Hiroko Shimabukuro (島袋 寛子, born 1984), Ryukyuan musician
• , Japanese ten-pin bowler
• Hiroko Suzuki (鈴木 浩子, born 1975), Japanese professional wrestling valet and promoter
• , Japanese voice actress
• , Japanese cross-country skier
• , better known as Ao Takahashi, Japanese voice actress
• , better known as Kaoru Shimamura, Japanese voice actress
• Hiroko Yakushimaru (薬師丸 ひろ子, born 1964), Japanese actress and singer
• , Japanese rhythmic gymnast
• , Okinawan-born Mahjong player
• Hiroko Yamashita (disambiguation), multiple people

Fictional characters

• Hiroko Ai, a character in the science fiction novel series Mars trilogy
• Hiroko Haruna (aka Laura), a character in the anime series Hamtaro
• Hiroko Kanemoto, a character in the anime series Smile PreCure!
• Hiroko Katsuki, a character in the anime series Yuri on Ice
• Hiroko Takashiro (高城 寛子), a character in the anime series Black Bible
• Hiroko Hagakure (葉隠 浩子), a character in the video game series Danganronpa