Hiroko (ひろこ)

Hiroko is read ひろこ and has 3 beats. Our data lists 2 spellings: 央子 and 欧子. All two are feminine.

Reading

ひ·ろ·こ (3 beats)

Kanji spellings

2 in our data

Gender

Feminine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Hiroko

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

  • 央子
    ひろこ
    Feminine

    Center

    • 央(ひろ)— center
    • 子(こ)— name ending
  • 欧子
    ひろこ
    Feminine

    Chosen for sound: these kanji add no meaning of their own.

    • 欧(ひろ)— chosen for sound
    • 子(こ)— name ending

The kanji in Hiroko

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

  • 子name ending2 spellings
  • 央center1 spelling
  • 欧chosen for sound1 spelling

Hiroko with common surnames

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Questions about Hiroko

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

In our data every spelling of Hiroko is feminine.

What does Hiroko mean?

Hiroko is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 央子 reads as "center". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Hiroko be written in kanji?

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

How do you pronounce Hiroko?

ひろこ is 3 beats: ひ · ろ · こ. 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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