Haru (はる)

Haru is read はる and has 2 beats. Our data lists 2 spellings: 晴 and 羽琉. One is feminine and one works for either gender. Some of them are on our hand-reviewed list of everyday names.

Reading

は·る (2 beats)

Kanji spellings

2 in our data

Gender

Depends on the spelling

Source

Hand-reviewed list of everyday names and JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Haru

One sound can be written with different kanji. Each spelling below is a different name on paper.

  • 晴
    はる
    CommonEither gender

    Clear weather

  • 羽琉
    はる
    Feminine

    Feather

    • 羽(は)— feather
    • 琉(る)— chosen for sound

The kanji in Haru

What each kanji means on its own, and in how many of the spellings above it appears.

  • 晴clear1 spelling
  • 羽feather1 spelling
  • 琉chosen for sound1 spelling

Haru with common surnames

Full names with a different spelling and surname on each card. Tap a card for the kanji breakdown.

Haru on our lists

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Questions about Haru

Is Haru a boy's or a girl's name?

It depends on the spelling: 晴 works for either gender and 羽琉 is feminine.

What does Haru mean?

Haru is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 晴 reads as "clear weather" and 羽琉 reads as "feather". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Haru be written in kanji?

Our data lists 2: 晴 and 羽琉. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.

How do you pronounce Haru?

はる is 2 beats: は · る. Give every beat the same length and keep vowels short and clear; Japanese has no stressed syllable the way English does.

Where this comes from

The spellings are from our hand-reviewed list of everyday names and from JMnedict, the open Japanese name dictionary. Meanings are built from what each kanji means on its own, so they describe the characters, not what a particular family had in mind.

How we check names · Content last reviewed: 2026-11-08.

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