Haru (はる, ハル) is a unisex Japanese given name.
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Written forms
The meaning varies depending on the kanji used to write it. Several written forms include:
春 — Springtime
陽 — Sun, sunlight
晴 — Clear, sunny
治 — Reign
People
Haru (Chikurin-in), Sanada Yukimura's wife
Haru (actress) (born 1991, 波瑠), Japanese actress
Haru Asada (浅田 春; 1882–1902), Japanese concubine of Sun Yat-sen
Haru Kobayashi (1900–2005, ハル), Japanese musician
Haru Kuroki (born 1990, 華), Japanese actress
Haru Nemuri (春 ねむり; born 1995), Japanese singer, songwriter, and "poetry rapper"
Haru Nishioka (西岡 ハル; 1905–1983), Japanese businessman and politician
Haru Nomura (野村 敏京; born 1992), Japanese female professional golfer
Haru M. Reischauer (1915–1998, ハル), Japanese writer
Toshio Haru (波留 敏夫; born 1970), Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball outfielder
Haru Wazaki (和崎 ハル; 1885–1952), Japanese politician
Fictional characters
Haru, a Mii character from Nintendo Wii
Haru, a main character from My Roommate Is a Cat
Haru, a character from Avatar: The Last Airbender
Haru, a main character from Extraordinary You
Haru, a main character from A Year of Springs
Haru, a main character from Beastars
Haru Glory, the main character from Rave Master
Haru Midorikawa, character from Smile PreCure! (known as Harriet Swanson in English)
Haru Miura, a major character from Reborn!
Haru Okumura, a major character from Persona 5
Haru Shinkai, a character from Digimon Universe: App Monsters
Haru Urara, a character from Umamusume: Pretty Derby
Haru Yoshida, a main character from My Little Monster
Haru Sagara, a character from the supernatural mobile game Tokyo Debunker
