is a feminine

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 ...

Possible writings

Junko 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 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 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 fr ...

People

Junko (manga artist) is a Japanese manga artist. She debuted professionally in 2009, producing ''yaoi'' manga for various magazines. Her 2010 series, ''Kimi Note'', became her first breakthrough hit. In 2013, Junko released her first '' shōjo'' series '' Kiss Hi ...

(ぢゅん子), Japanese manga artist *, Japanese actress *, Japanese singer *

Junko Chodos Junko Chodos (born 1939) is a contemporary artist born and educated in Japan and residing in the United States since 1968. Her works represent a wide variety of techniques and styles, ranging from pencil, pen, and collage, to works done with acr ...

(born 1939), Japanese-American contemporary artist *, Japanese torture and murder victim *, Japanese former competitive figure skater *, Japanese Paralympic judoka *, Japanese actress and voice actress represented by Production Baobab *

Junko Itō Junko Itō (born 1954) is a Japanese-born American linguist. She is emerita research professor of linguistics at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where she served as chair of the department from 1999-2006. Itō received her Ph.D. in Lingu ...

, American linguist *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese singer *, Japanese television announcer *, Japanese actress *

Junko Minagawa is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with Haikyo. Her best-known role is Ryoma Echizen, the title character in ''The Prince of Tennis'' anime series. She sang some of the show's theme songs, insert songs, and character singles, some of which h ...

(純子, born 1975), Japanese voice actress *, Japanese actress *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese metalwork sculptor *, Japanese composer *, Japanese former volleyball player *, Japanese high jumper *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese serial killer *

Junko Okada is a Japanese voice actress from Aichi, Kanie, Japan employed by Genki Project. Voice roles *'' Ef: A Tale of Memories.'' as Kei Shindō *''Getbackers'' as nurse (ep 35) *''Haru no Ashioto'' as Nagomi Fujikura *''Kodocha'' as Rumiko Yokota (ep ...

(純子), Japanese voice actress *, Japanese singer *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese voice actress *, first woman to climb Mt. Everest *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese synchronized swimmer *, Japanese singer-songwriter *

Junko Yoshioka Junko Yoshioka is a New York City based fashion designer known primarily for her bridal wear. She has been the recipient of various awards and other recognitions, including first place (bridal) at the Millennium Designer Invitational (Tokyo 2 ...

, New York City-based fashion designer

Fictional characters

* Ibara Junko, a fictional character in ''

Megatokyo (also stylized as ''MegaTokyo'') is an English-language webcomic created by Fred Gallagher (cartoonist), Fred Gallagher and Rodney Caston. ''Megatokyo'' debuted on August 14, 2000, and has been written and illustrated solely by Gallagher since ...

'' *

Junko Enoshima is a fictional character and the primary overarching antagonist of Spike Chunsoft's '' Danganronpa'' series. Junko is featured as the main antagonist and mastermind in the first two games of the series as the true identity of the robotic teddy ...

(江ノ島盾子), a fictional character and the main antagonist of the "Hope's Peak Academy" arc in ''

Danganronpa is a Japanese video game franchise created by Kazutaka Kodaka and developed and owned by Spike Chunsoft (formerly Spike). The series primarily surrounds various groups of apparent high school students who are forced into murdering each other ...

'' *Junko Hattori (服部絢子), a fictional character in the light novel series ''

Ichiban Ushiro no Daimaou , also known as ''Demon King Daimao'', is a Japanese light novel series written by Shōtarō Mizuki and illustrated by Souichi Itō, published by Hobby Japan under their HJ Bunko imprint. The first volume was published on February 1, 2008, and ...

'' *Junko Kaname (鹿目詢子), a character from the anime series '' Puella Magi Madoka Magica'' *Junko Konno, a character from the MAPPA idol anime series

Zombie Land Saga is an anime television series produced by MAPPA, Avex Pictures and Cygames. The series aired in Japan between October and December 2018. A second season titled ''Zombie Land Saga Revenge'' aired between April and June 2021. An anime f ...

*Junko Mochida (持田潤子), a minor character in the

hentai Hentai is anime and manga pornography. A loanword from Japanese, the original term ( ) does not describe a genre of media, but rather an abnormal sexual desire or act, as an abbreviation of . In addition to anime and manga, hentai works exis ...

anime series ''

Bible Black is an eroge video game developed by ActiveSoft and published on July 14, 2000. Sei Shoujo is the original creator of the game's artwork, character design and penned the original script for the game. Milky Studio has since adapted the ga ...

'' *Junko Saotome (早乙女淳子), a fictional character from ''

Nana Nana, Nanna, Na Na or NANA may refer to: People and fictional characters * Nana (given name), including a list of people and characters with the given name * Nana (surname), including a list of people and characters with the surname * Nana ( ...

'' *Junko Takei (竹井醇子), a fictional character from ''

Strike Witches is a Japanese media mix originally created by Fumikane Shimada via a series of magazine illustration columns. The franchise has since been adapted into several light novel, manga, and anime series and various video games. ...

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Junko Wallop ''Storm Hawks'' is an animated television series created by Asaph A. Fipke and was produced by Nerd Corps Entertainment. It premiered on YTV in Canada on September 8, 2007, and on Cartoon Network in the United States on May 25, 2007. Reruns for ...

, a fictional character in the animated television series ''

Storm Hawks ''Storm Hawks'' is an animated television series created by Asaph A. Fipke and was produced by Nerd Corps Entertainment. It premiered on YTV in Canada on September 8, 2007, and on Cartoon Network in the United States on May 25, 2007. Reruns for ...

'' * Junko (純狐), boss character from '' Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom'', a

Touhou Project The , also known simply as , is a bullet hell shoot 'em up video game series created by one-man independent Japanese ''doujin'' soft developer Team Shanghai Alice. Since 1995, the team's member, Jun'ya "ZUN" Ōta, has independently developed ...

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