Hanako is a female

Japanese given name in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name, in that order. Nevertheless, when a Japanese name is written in the Roman alphabet, ever since the Meiji era, the official policy has been to cater to Western expecta ...

. The name can have different meanings, one of them being 花子, meaning "flower girl." It is often seen as an

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for females.Takeda Hiroko (2004) "The Political Economy of Reproduction in Japan", 華子 (華 is a

kanji are the logographic Chinese characters taken from the Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script and used in the writing of Japanese language, Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese ...

of many uses - 'splendor', 'flower', 'petal', 'shine', 'luster', 'ostentatious', 'showy'. 'ko' is the second kanji, meaning 'girl (child)').

People

*Hanako Tsugaru, later

Hanako, Princess Hitachi (born ; 19 July 1940), is a member of the Japanese Imperial Family as the wife of Masahito, Prince Hitachi, who is the younger son of Emperor Shōwa and the only brother of Emperor Emeritus Akihito. Early life and education She was born at Tsu ...

of Japan * Hanako Honda (1909–1968), Japanese politician * Hanako Miura (born 1975), Japanese gymnast *

Hanako Muraoka was a Japanese novelist and translator. She is best known for translating ''Anne of Green Gables'' by L.M. Montgomery into Japanese. Early life and education Muraoka was born on June 21, 1893, in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture. Her birth name ...

(1893–1968), Japanese novelist and translator *

Hanako Nakamori better known by her ring name Hanako Nakamori is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working as a freelancer and is best known for her time in the Japanese promotions JWP Joshi Puroresu and Pure-J. Professional wrestling career Independe ...

(born 1988), Japanese professional wrestler *

Hanako Oku is a pop singer famous in her native Japan for her piano ballads. She rose to fame after performing the end-title track for the Madhouse film ''The Girl Who Leapt Through Time'' in 2006. She was signed to a major record label the preceding year ...

(born 1978), Japanese singer/songwriter *

Hanako Oshima is a Japanese singer and the daughter of actress Yukiko Kashiwagi and singer Kyu Sakamoto. Biography Oshima was born in Tokyo, and is a graduate of Toyo Eiwa University. When she was 11 years old, her father, Kyu Sakamoto, was killed in the pl ...

(born 1973), Japanese musician *

Hanako Takigawa (born 16 September 1988 in Kanagawa Prefecture), stage name is a Japanese actress, ''tarento'' and gravure idol. Her former stage name is . Life Hanako graduated from Horikoshi High School. She is represented with Tristone Entertainment Inc. ...

(born 1988), Japanese actress *

Hanako Tokachi was a Japanese actress and ''tarento'' born in Kamishihoro, Katō District, Hokkaido. Her real name was . Her maiden name was . She was nicknamed . She has one daughter named Reiko. Filmography Films Stage Direct-to-video TV series Dramas ...

(1946–2016), Japanese actress * Hisa Ōta (1868–1945), Japanese actress whose stage name was "Hanako"

Other

*Hanako (ハナコ) or Delia Ketchum, the mother of protagonist Ash Ketchum in the ''

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'' anime *Hanako Ikezawa, a heroine with debilitating social anxiety derived from her burn scars from the visual novel

Katawa Shoujo is a bishōjo-style visual novel by Four Leaf Studios that tells the story of a young man and five young women living with varying disabilities. The game uses a traditional text and sprite-based visual novel model with an ADV-style text box ru ...

. *Hanako Ichiro, a

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owned by Inuyashiki Ichiro, from the manga

Inuyashiki is a Japanese science fiction manga series written and illustrated by Hiroya Oku. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Evening'' from January 2014 to July 2017, with its chapters compiled in ten ''tankōbon'' volumes. ...

Hiroya Oku is a Japanese manga artist, who is the creator of ''Gantz'', '' Gigant'', ''Hen'' and ''Inuyashiki'', the first two of which have been serialized in ''Weekly Young Jump''. Originally influenced by Katsuhiro Otomo and Ryoichi Ikegami,Hanako-san Hanako-san, or , is a Japanese urban legend about the spirit of a young girl named Hanako-san who haunts school toilets. Like many urban legends, the details of the origins of the legend vary depending on the account; different versions of the st ...

, yokai in the girl toilet in

Friday the 13th Friday the 13th is considered an unlucky day in Western superstition. It occurs when the 13th day of the month in the Gregorian calendar falls on a Friday, which happens at least once every year but can occur up to three times in the same year. ...

and

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*Hanako Ohmuro, a character from

YuruYuri is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Namori. The series began serialization in Ichijinsha's ''Comic Yuri Hime S'' magazine from June 12, 2008, before being moved over to ''Comic Yuri Hime'' in September 2010. An anime ...

Hanako (fish) Hanako ( c. 1751 – July 7, 1977) was a scarlet koi fish owned by several individuals, the last of whom was Dr. Komei Koshihara. The name translates to "flower child" in Japanese. Far exceeding the average lifespan for her breed, she was reporte ...

, a fish which lived to be more than 200 years old. *Hanako-kun (ghost), formerly Amane Yugi, the title character from the anime and manga series ''

Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by AidaIro. It has been serialized in Square Enix's magazine ''Monthly GFantasy'' since 2014. It has been collected in eighteen ''tankōbon'' volumes as of August 2022. The story follows Nen ...

'' *Hanako Yamada, a character of the video game ''

Yandere Simulator ''Yandere Simulator'' is a stealth action video game currently in development by American game developer YandereDev. The game centers upon an obsessively lovesick schoolgirl named Ayano Aishi, nicknamed "Yandere -chan", who has taken it upon ...

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