Junko

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Junko
PronunciationJú-n-kó
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameJapanese
Meaningdifferent meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
Related namesJun
Not to be confused with Junco.

Junko or Junco (じゅんこ, ジュンコ) is a feminine Japanese given name.

Possible writings[]

Junko can be written using different kanji characters and can mean any of the following:

  • 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"

The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

People[]

  • Junko (manga artist) (ぢゅん子), Japanese manga artist
  • Junko Abe (阿部純子, born 1993), Japanese actress
  • Junko Akimoto (秋元 順子, born 1947), Japanese singer
  • Junko Chodos (born 1939), Japanese-American contemporary artist
  • Junko Furuta (古田 順子, 1971–1989), Japanese torture and murder victim
  • Junko Hiramatsu (平松 純子, born 1942), Japanese former competitive figure skater
  • Junko Hirose (広瀬 順子, born 1990), Japanese Paralympic judoka
  • Junko Hori (堀 絢子, born 1942), Japanese actress and voice actress represented by Production Baobab
  • Junko Itō, American linguist
  • Junko Iwao (岩男 潤子, born 1970), Japanese voice actress
  • Junko Hirotani (広谷 順子, 1956–2020), Japanese singer
  • Junko Kubo (久保 純子, born 1972), Japanese television announcer
  • Junko Mihara (三原じゅん子, born 1964), Japanese actress
  • Junko Minagawa (純子, born 1975), Japanese voice actress
  • Junko Miyashita (宮下 順子, born 1949), Japanese actress
  • Junko Mizuno (水野 純子, born 1973), Japanese manga artist
  • Junko Mori (森 純子, born 1974), Japanese metalwork sculptor
  • Junko Mori (composer) (森 潤子, born 1949), Japanese composer
  • Jungo Morita (森田 淳悟, born 1947), Japanese former volleyball player
  • Junko Nishida (西田 順子, born 1915), Japanese high jumper
  • Junko Noda (野田 順子, born 1971), Japanese voice actress
  • Junko Ogata (緒方 純子, born 1962), Japanese serial killer
  • Junko Okada (純子), Japanese voice actress
  • Junko Sakurada (桜田 淳子, born 1958), Japanese singer
  • Junko Sakurai (桜井 純子, born 1967), Japanese swimmer
  • Junko Shimakata (嶋方 淳子, born 1967), Japanese voice actress
  • Junko Tabei (田部井 淳子, 1939–2016), first woman to climb Mt. Everest
  • Junko Takeuchi (竹内 順子, born 1972), Japanese voice actress
  • Junko Tanaka (田中 順子, born 1973), Japanese synchronized swimmer
  • Junko Yagami (八神 純子, born 1958), Japanese singer-songwriter
  • Junko Yoshioka, New York City-based fashion designer

Fictional characters[]

  • Ibara Junko, a fictional character in Megatokyo
  • 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 Konno, a 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 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
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