Junko Explained

Junko
Pronunciation:	Jú-n-kó
Gender:	Female
Meaning:	different meanings depending on the kanji used
Origin:	Japanese
Related Names:	Jun

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
• , Japanese actress
• , Japanese singer
• Junko Chodos (born 1939), Japanese-American contemporary artist
• , Japanese torture and murder victim
• , Japanese former competitive figure skater
• , Japanese Paralympic judoka
• , Japanese actress and voice actress represented by Production Baobab
• Junko Itō, American linguist
• , Japanese voice actress
• , Japanese singer
• , Japanese television announcer
• , Japanese actress
• Junko Minagawa (純子, born 1975), Japanese voice actress
• , Japanese actress
• , Japanese manga artist
• , Japanese metalwork sculptor
• , Japanese composer
• , Japanese former volleyball player
• , Japanese high jumper
• , Japanese voice actress
• , Japanese serial killer
• , Japanese singer
• Junko Okada (純子), Japanese voice actress
• , Japanese singer
• , Japanese swimmer
• , Japanese voice actress
• , first woman to climb Mt. Everest
• , Japanese voice actress
• , Japanese synchronized swimmer
• , 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