Hideharu (ひではる)

Hideharu is read ひではる and has 4 beats. Our data lists 2 spellings: 英治 and 英春. All two are masculine.

Reading

ひ·で·は·る (4 beats)

Kanji spellings

2 in our data

Gender

Masculine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Hideharu

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

  • 英治
    ひではる
    Masculine

    Outstanding + rule

    • 英(ひで)— outstanding
    • 治(はる)— rule
  • 英春
    ひではる
    Masculine

    Outstanding + spring

    • 英(ひで)— outstanding
    • 春(はる)— spring

The kanji in Hideharu

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

  • 英outstanding2 spellings
  • 治rule1 spelling
  • 春spring1 spelling

Hideharu with common surnames

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Questions about Hideharu

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

In our data every spelling of Hideharu is masculine.

What does Hideharu mean?

Hideharu is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 英治 reads as "outstanding + rule" and 英春 reads as "outstanding + spring". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Hideharu be written in kanji?

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

How do you pronounce Hideharu?

ひではる is 4 beats: ひ · で · 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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