is a feminine Japanese given name. Its most common translation is "spring child" (春子, which may also be read as a Korean name Chun-ja), though other kanji provide different meanings. Notable people with the name include:
the personal name of Empress Shōken Princess Haruko (春子), the first daughter of Emperor Tsuchimikado , Japanese politician , Japanese pianist, teacher, music critic, and jurist , Japanese painter, illustrator, and writer , Japanese educator , Japanese writer , Japanese actress , Japanese former badminton player , Japanese politician Haruko Momma (born 1959), Japanese philologist and a scholar of Old English literature and language , Japanese singer, songwriter and voice actress , Japanese member from pop rock band Ryokuoushoku Shakai Haruko Nawata Ward, Japanese religious historian , Japanese biological scientist , Japanese figure skating coach Haruko Okano (born 1945), Japanese-Canadian artist , Japanese actress , Japanese women's professional shogi player Haruko Sugi Hurt (1915–2012), Japanese-American language translator , Japanese stage and film actress , Japanese manga artist Haruko Tanaka (1974–2019), Los Angeles–based artist and filmmaker , Japanese academic , Japanese politician
Fictional characters Haruko Akagi, a character in the manga series Slam Dunk Haruko Haruhara, a character in the anime series FLCL Haruko Kamio, a character in the visual novel Air Haruko Kashiwagi, a character in the visual novel Muv-Luv Haruko Mikogami, a secondary character in the anime series Sky Girls Haruko Shido, a supporting character in the anime series Please Twins!