Hanako
花子
A girl name with 2 common kanji spellings. The most typical, 花子, combines flower + child.
- Hiragana
- はなこ
- Katakana
- ハナコ
- Romaji (Hepburn)
- Hanako
- Morae
- 3 はなこ
- Gender
- Girl
Kanji spellings
The same name can be written with different characters. Parents choose the kanji for its meaning.
花子
- 花flower
- 子child
華子
- 華splendour, flower
- 子child
Nicknames
How friends and family might shorten Hanako. See the guide to -chan and -kun.
- はなちゃんhana-chan
- はなこちゃんhanako-chan
- はーちゃんha-chan
As a full name
In Japanese the surname comes first.