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Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...

given name used by either gender.

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Jun can be written using different

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 ...

characters and can mean: *純, "genuine/pure" *潤, "moisture" *淳, "pure/genuine" *順, "obey" *準, "conform to/consult with" *洵, "truth" *隼, "falcon" The name can also be written in

hiragana is a Japanese syllabary, part of the Japanese writing system, along with ''katakana'' as well as ''kanji''. It is a phonetic lettering system. The word ''hiragana'' literally means "flowing" or "simple" kana ("simple" originally as contrast ...

katakana is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji and in some cases the Latin script (known as rōmaji). The word ''katakana'' means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana characters are derived f ...

People with the name

Jun (musician) Jun (stylized as JUN; born in Kobe, Hyōgo) is a Japanese visual kei rock musician and singer-songwriter who is currently the guitarist of GOTCHAROCKA. Previously he was in the bands Se'lavy, Mar'derayla and Phantasmagoria, Spiv States (stylize ...

, Japanese musician *

Jun Akiyama is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to DDT Pro-Wrestling, where he is a former KO-D Openweight Champion. He is best known for his time working for All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), where he was the president, representative director, c ...

(準, born 1969), Japanese wrestler *, Japanese footballer *

Jun Aoyama is a former Japanese football player. Club career Aoyama was born in Sendai on 3 January 1988. He joined Nagoya Grampus Eight (later ''Nagoya Grampus'') from youth team in 2006. However he could hardly play in the match and he moved to J2 Leag ...

(隼, born 1988), Japanese football player *

Jun Ashida (21 August 1930 – 20 October 2018) was a Japanese fashion designer. Born in Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do, Chosen, he began studying under illustrator Jun'ichi Nakahara. After gaining experience as a consulting designer, Ashida created his first fash ...

(淳, 1930–2018), Japanese fashion designer *

Jun Azumi is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). He became deputy secretary-general of the DPJ on 24 September 2012. Early life and education Born on ...

(淳, born 1962), Japanese politician * , Japanese women's footballer *

Jun Etō was the pen name of a Japanese literary critic, active in the Shōwa and early Heisei periods of Japan. His real name was . Early life Etō was born in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tok ...

(淳, 1933–1999), Japanese literary critic *

Jun Falkenstein Jun Falkenstein is an American animation director, writer, and storyboard artist. She directed the film '' The Tigger Movie'' in 2000. Falkenstein graduated from the USC School of Cinematic Arts. Film and television work * 2020: '' Stillwater ...

(淳, 1969), Japanese-American animation director * Jun Fan (振, 1940–1973), martial artist, actor, philosopher *

Jun Fubuki is a Japanese actress. Career Jun Fubuki received a Japanese Academy Award Best Supporting Actress nomination for her role in '' Muno no Hito'', and won at the Hochi Film Awards. This role also won Fubuki the "Best Actress" award at the Yokoh ...

(ジュン, born 1952), Japanese actress *

Jun Fukuda was a Japanese film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for directing five entries in the ''Godzilla'' series starting with '' Ebirah, Horror of the Deep'' (1966) as well as the spy films ''Ironfinger'' (1965) and ''Golden Ey ...

(純, 1923–2000), Japanese director *

Jun Fukuyama is a Japanese voice actor and singer. He played Lelouch Lamperouge in '' Code Geass'', Koro-sensei in '' Assassination Classroom'', Ichimatsu in '' Osomatsu-san'', Yuta Togashi in '' Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions'', Kraft Lawrence in ''Spice ...

(潤, born 1978), Japanese voice actor and singer *, Japanese manga artist * Jun Hayashi (潤, born 1972), Japanese politician *

Jun Ichikawa was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. He was first a director of television commercials before adding filmmaking to his creative activities. His most famous film outside Japan was ''Tony Takitani'', an adaptation of a short story by Har ...

(準, 1948–2008), Japanese film director and screenwriter *, Japanese television personality, singer, actor and comedian * Jun Ishikawa (author) (淳, 1899–1987), Japanese author, translator and literary critic *

Jun Itoda is a Japanese comedian who performs ''tsukkomi The following glossary of words and terms (generally of Japanese origin) are related to ''owarai'' (Japanese comedy). Many of these terms may be used in areas of Japanese culture beyond comedy, ...

(潤, born 1972), Japanese comedian * Jun Izumida (純, born 1965), Japanese wrestler *

Jun Kaname is a Japanese actor and tarento. He was born in Mitoyo, Kagawa and made his drama debut as an actor in 2001 in the Tokusatsu Series "Kamen Rider Agito". He appears not only in TV dramas but also in movies, commercial messages, variety TV progra ...

(潤, born 1981), Japanese actor *

Jun Kaneko is a Japanese-born American ceramic artist known for creating large scale ceramic sculpture. Based out of a studio warehouse in Omaha, Nebraska, Kaneko primarily works in clay to explore the effects of repeated abstract surface motifs by using ...

(born 1942), Japanese ceramic artist *

Jun Kasai (born September 9, 1974) is a Japanese professional wrestler, primarily competing for Pro Wrestling Freedoms. Dubbed the for his violent and often self-harmful style of hardcore wrestling, Kasai is considered a breakthrough talent in Japanese ...

(純, born 1974), Japanese wrestler *, Japanese tennis player * Jun Kawada (順, 1882–1962), Japanese tanka poet and entrepreneur *, Japanese footballer * Jun Kondo (淳, born 1930), Japanese theoretical physicist * Jun Konno (潤, born 1967), Japanese judoka * Jun Maki (準, 1948–2009), Japanese copywriter * Jun Masuo (遵, born 1986), Japanese actor *

Jun Matsumoto Jun or JUN may refer to: People and anthroponymy * Jun (given name), a common Japanese given name * Jun (singer), a member of South Korean boy band U-KISS * Tomáš Jun, Czech footballer * A spelling of common Korean family name Jeon (Korean surn ...

(潤, born 1983), member of the J-pop group ''Arashi'' *

Jun Miki was a Japanese photographer and one of Japan's pioneers in photojournalism. Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, editor. . Kyoto: Tankōsha, 2000. The Selection Committee of Nikon Salon established the Miki Jun Award in 1999 to remember his ...

(淳, 1919–1992), Japanese photographer *, Japanese entomologist * Jun Miyake (純, born 1958), Japanese composer *, Japanese footballer *

Jun Mizusawa is the titular character in Nintendo's ''The Legend of Zelda'' video game series. She was created by Shigeru Miyamoto and introduced in the original 1986 game ''The Legend of Zelda''. She is one of the central characters in the series, having ap ...

(潤, born 1989), Japanese voice actress * Jun Morinaga (純, born 1937), Japanese photographer *

Jun Mochizuki is a Japanese manga artist. She is best known for creating the manga series ''Pandora Hearts'' and ''The Case Study of Vanitas''. Biography Jun Mochizuki was born on December 22 in Kanagawa Prefecture. After graduating from high school, Mochizuk ...

(淳), Japanese mangaka *

Jun Murai is a Japanese professor and administrator known as "the father of Internet in Japan" and "Internet Samurai". He is a professor at Keio University. Murai is the founder of JUNET and founder of the WIDE Project. Murai graduated from Keio Univer ...

(純, born 1955), Japanese computer scientist *

Jun Murakami is a Japanese actor. He is not to be confused with Japanese stunt actor Jun Murakami. Career Murakami starred in Sho Miyake's ''Playback'' (2012). He co-starred in Sion Sono's '' The Land of Hope'' (2012) with Megumi Kagurazaka. He has also a ...

(淳, born 1973), Japanese actor * Jun Nagai (純, born 1944), Japanese middle-distance runner *

Jun Nagao Jun Nagao ( ja, 長生淳; born March 1, 1964) is a Japanese composer. Nagao began his career arranging for orchestras and wind ensembles. Today he is known for his many original compositions including several works for video games and films. ...

(淳, born 1964), Japanese composer *

Jun Nagura is a Japanese comedian, actor and businessman who is the leader of the comedy trio Neptune and in charge of ''tsukkomi''. He is nicknamed and . Nagura is represented with Watanabe Entertainment. His wife is Marina Watanabe. Nagura is left-hande ...

(潤, born 1968), Japanese comedian and actor * Jun Natsukawa (純, born 1980), Japanese gravure idol *, Japanese communist and hijacker *, Japanese footballer * Jun Onose (潤), better known as J, Japanese musician *

Jun Osakada is a male track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwi ...

(淳, born 1974), Japanese sprinter * Jun John Sakurai (純), Japanese American particle physicist and theorist *

Jun Sawada is a Japanese businessman, president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone , commonly known as NTT, is a Japanese telecommunications company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Ranked 55th in ''Fortune'' Global 500, N ...

(born 1955), Japanese businessman, CEO of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone * Jun Seba (淳, 1974-2010), Japanese hip hop producer *

Jun Sena , is a Japanese actress and former top star of the Takarazuka Revue's Moon Troupe, a Japanese theatre organization in which women portray all parts. She was born April 1, 1974, and grew up in Suginami, Tokyo. During her time in the Revue, she was ...

(じゅん, born 1974), Japanese musical actress of ''Takarazuka Revue'' *

Jun Senoue is a Japanese composer and guitarist who works for Sega, known for his various contributions in the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' video game series. He is also the songwriter for the band Crush 40, which has also contributed to many ''Sonic'' games. B ...

(純, born 1970), Japanese video game composer and musician *

Jun Shibata , nicknamed "Shibajun", is a Japanese pop female singer-songwriter. In 2016 she was diagnosed with partial hearing loss. Musical characteristics Many of her songs are of slow and medium tempo and/or ballad A ballad is a form of verse, of ...

(淳, born 1976), Japanese pop singer-songwriter * Jun Shibuki (淳, born 1968), Japanese musical actress and performer *

Jun Shikano is a Japanese voice actress. She was born in Osaka, Japan, and enjoys cooking, piano, singing, and using the computer. She was married to fellow voice actor Tsuyoshi Takishita, with whom she worked together in the ''Warriors Orochi'' series, from ...

(潤), a Japanese voice actress *, Japanese footballer *

Jun Shiraoka was a Japanese photographer. Internationally exhibited photographer Shiraoka pursued his singular photographic vision largely outside his native Japan, working abroad for almost three decades. Biography Shiraoka became fascinated with the ar ...

(順, born 1944), Japanese photographer *

Jun Suemi Jun Suemi (末弥純 ''Suemi Jun'', born 1959) is a Japanese illustrator, born in Ōita, Ōita, Japan. Illustration works She has provided artwork, including monster design and graphic design, for various video games, fantasy and science-fict ...

(純, born 1959), Japanese illustrator * Jun Tanaka (poet) (純, 1890–1966), Japanese poet *

Jun Tanaka (chef) Jun Tanaka (born 18 November 1971Cowen, Ruth"The Contender"''The Guardian''. Friday 23 November 2001.) is an American-born Japanese-British television chef, best known for presenting Channel 4's ''Cooking It'' as well as appearing in ''Satur ...

, British Japanese chef *

Jun Takami was the pen-name of a Japanese novelist and poet active in Shōwa period Japan. His real name was Takami Yoshio. Early life Takami was born in Mikuni, Fukui (part of the present-day city of Sakai),Jun Takeuchi is a Japanese people, Japanese video game Game director, director and Game producer, producer. He graduated from the Division of Graphics at the Sozosha College of Design and joined the game development company Capcom in 1991. He served as the p ...

(潤), Japanese video game director and producer *

Jun Togawa is a Japanese singer, musician and actress. Her close friends over the years include Susumu Hirasawa. Career After gaining attention a guest singer for the New Wave band Halmens and her acting roles in Japanese dramas and commercials for the ...

(純, born 1961), Japanese singer, musician and actress *

Jun Ushiroku was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army. Biography Born in what is now part of the city of Nantan, Kyoto prefecture, as the fourth son of a farmer, Ushiroku attended military preparatory schools in Osaka, and graduated from the 17th class ...

(淳, 1884–1973), general in the Imperial Japanese Army *

Jun Yamaguchi is a Japanese composer of contemporary music, pianist and musicologist. Biography Born in Tokyo, Japan in 1967, he studied piano from age 7. He left the Senzoku-Gakuen College of Music in 1993 before graduating. He studied composition and musi ...

(淳, born 1967), Japanese composer *, Japanese sprinter *

Jun Yamazaki is a Japanese diplomat and the current Ambassador of Japan to Singapore. He was formerly a United Nations Assistant Secretary-General at the Office of Programme Planning, Budget and Accounts, and Controller. He was appointed to the position by ...

(born 1956), Japanese diplomat * Wakanami Jun (順, 1941–2007), Japanese sumo wrestler

Fictional characters

Jun Aoi The following is a list of characters from the Japanese manga and anime ''Martian Successor Nadesico''. Character names are listed in Western order, with the given names preceding the surnames. Nadesico crewmembers ; : : Born on Mars and o ...

(ジュン), a character in ''Martian Successor Nadesico'' series * Jun Hono (ジュン), a character in the works of manga artist Go Nagai * Jun Isashiki (純), a character in ''

Ace of Diamond is a Japanese baseball-themed manga series written and illustrated by Yuji Terajima. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from May 2006 to January 2015. A sequel titled ''Ace of Diamon ...

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Jun Kazama is a fictional character from the ''Tekken'' fighting game series, who made her debut in ''Tekken 2'', her first and only canonical appearance until the confirmation of her return in '' Tekken 8'' when she was revealed as a character during a ga ...

(準), a character in the ''Tekken'' fighting games *Jun Kazari (飾利潤), a character in the ''

Magia Record is a Japanese role-playing video game developed by f4samurai for Android and iOS, which was released by Aniplex in Japan on August 22, 2017. A North American version was available from June 2019 to October 2020. The game is a spin-off o ...

'' mobile game for the '' Puella Magi Madoka Magica'' anime franchise * Jun Sakurada (ジュン), the protagonist of the anime series ''Rozen Maiden'' *Jun Sazanami (ジュン), a character from the Japanese idol franchise ''

Ensemble Stars! is a Japanese game franchise developed by Cacalia Studio and published by Happy Elements K.K., the Japanese division of the Chinese company Happy Elements. It is a spin-off of the 2012 game ''Ensemble Girls!'' It was first released as a li ...

'' *Jun Shiomi (汐見潤), a character from the '' Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma'' manga and anime series * Jun Suzuki (鈴木純), a character in the ''

K-On! is a Japanese four-panel manga series written and illustrated by Kakifly serialized in Houbunsha's '' Manga Time Kirara'' magazine between the May 2007 and October 2010 issues, and also serialized in Houbunsha's '' Manga Time Kirara Car ...

'' manga and anime series *Jun Kurosu (淳), a character in ''

Persona 2 ''Persona 2'' refers to a duology of role-playing video games released by Atlus. It refers to: * '' Persona 2: Innocent Sin'' (1999) * '' Persona 2: Eternal Punishment'' (2000) {{Media set index Persona (series) Shueisha manga Shueisha fran ...

'' *Jun Motomiya (ジュン), a character in '' Digimon Adventure 02'' *Jun Yabuki (ジュン) or Yellow Four II, a character in the Super Sentai series ''

Choudenshi Bioman is Toei Company's eighth installment in the Super Sentai metaseries. Its 51 episodes aired on TV Asahi from February 4, 1984 to January 26, 1985, replacing ''Kagaku Sentai Dynaman'' and was replaced by ''Dengeki Sentai Changeman'' with a movie b ...

'' * Jun Yamamoto (純), a character in ''

Special A ''S.A'' (stylized as ''S・A''; pronounced ''Special A'') is a shōjo manga by Maki Minami. The series started serialization in the bimonthly magazine '' The Hana to Yume'' in 2003, and moved to the biweekly magazine ''Hana to Yume'' in 200 ...

'' * Jun Yamano (純), a character in the ''Yoroiden-Samurai Troopers'' series *Jun (ジュン), a character in the anime ''

Pokémon (an abbreviation for in Japan) is a Japanese media franchise managed by The Pokémon Company, founded by Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures (company), Creatures, the owners of the trademark and copyright of the franchise. In terms of ...

'' appearing in DP episode 101 * Jun Manjoume (準), a character in ''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX'' *Jun-A266, A Spartan soldier in '' Halo: Reach'' * Jun Ushiro (宇白順), a character in '' Bokurano: Ours'' *Jun Naruse (成瀬順), a character in

The Anthem of the Heart , abbreviated as and subtitled ''Beautiful Word Beautiful World'', is an Anime youth drama film produced by A-1 Pictures released in 2015. The film was directed by Tatsuyuki Nagai and written by Mari Okada. Masayoshi Tanaka served as the chief a ...

* Tao Jun, a character in

Shaman King is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroyuki Takei. It follows the adventures of Yoh Asakura as he attempts to hone his shaman skills to become the Shaman King by winning the Shaman Fight. Takei chose shamanism as the ma ...

* Jun Sato, a character in

Star Wars Rebels ''Star Wars Rebels'' is an American 3D animation, 3D animated science fiction on television, science fiction television series produced by Lucasfilm Animation and set in the ''Star Wars'' universe. It takes place over a decade after ''Episode ...

* Jun Kiyama, a character in

Denshi Sentai Denziman is Toei's fourth entry to its Super Sentai metaseries. It was broadcast from February 2, 1980 to January 31, 1981, replacing ''Battle Fever J'' and was replaced by ''Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan''. The title given to this series for international dis ...

* Jun Guevaru/Che Guevara, a character in Baki: son of the ogre * Jun Shirogane, a character in Princess Connect! Re:Dive

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