Chihiro

Chihiro (ちひろ, チヒロ,千尋) is a female and male Japanese given name.

Chihiro
PronunciationEnglish (British): [tʃəˈhɪəɹəʊ]
English (US): [tʃəˈhiɹoʊ, tʃəˈhɪɹoʊ]
Origin
Word/nameJapanese
MeaningVaries depending on kanji used

Possible writings

Chihiro can be written using various kanji, which can alter the name's meaning:

  • 千尋, "thousand fathoms"
  • 千博, "thousand gains"
  • 千裕, "thousand, abundance"
  • 千紘, "thousand, large or huge"

The name can also be rendered in hiragana and katakana as ちひろ and チヒロ respectively.

People with the name

  • Chihiro Fujioka (born 1959, 藤岡千尋), Japanese director
  • Chihiro Hashimoto (橋本 千紘, born 1992), Japanese professional wrestler
  • Chihiro Idō (井道 千尋, born 1988), Japanese shogi player
  • Chihiro Igarashi (五十嵐 千尋, born 1995), Japanese swimmer
  • Chihiro Iwasaki (born 1918, いわさき ちひろ 岩崎 知弘), Japanese artist and illustrator
  • Chihiro Kameyama (born 1956, 亀山千尋), a Japanese businessman
  • Chihiro Kaneko (born 1983, 金子千尋), Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Orix Buffaloes
  • Chihiro Kato (born 1988, 加藤千尋), Japanese volleyball player
  • Chihiro Kawakami, a Japanese voice actress
  • Chihiro Kondo, a Japanese fashion model
  • Chihiro Kusaka (born 1956, 日下ちひろ), Japanese voice actor
  • Chihiro Minato (born 1960, 港千尋), Japanese photographer
  • Chihiro Noda (野田 智裕, born 1988), Japanese footballer
  • Chihiro Onitsuka (born 1980, 鬼束ちひろ), Japanese singer-songwriter and pianist
  • Chihiro Otsuka (born 1986, 大塚ちひろ), Japanese actress
  • Chihiro Oyagi (大八木 千尋, born 1963), Japanese gymnast
  • Chihiro Suzuki, (born 1977, 鈴木千尋), Japanese voice actor
  • Chihiro Yamamoto (山本 千尋, born 1996), Japanese actress
  • Chihiro Yonekura (born 1972, 米倉千尋), Japanese singer

Fictional characters

  • Chihiro Ayasato (绫里 千尋), a character in the Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney. (Mia Fey in the localisation)
  • Chihiro Ogino (荻野 千尋), the main character in Spirited Away
  • Chihiro Sengoku, monster teacher from Sakurasou
  • Chihiro (千尋), a secondary character in Azumanga Daioh
  • Chihiro Shindou (千尋), a main character in Ef: A Fairy Tale of the Two.
  • Chihiro Fujimi, a Oh My Goddess! characters
  • Chihiro Furuya, the main character in Sankarea
  • Chihiro Fushimi, a secondary character in Persona 3
  • Chihiro Kosaka (ちひろ), a heroine in The World God Only Knows
  • Chihiro Itou, a character from Suki Desu Suzuki-kun!!
  • Chihiro Fujisaki (不二咲 千尋), a character featured in Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
  • Chihiro Mayuzumi (千尋), a secondary character in Kuroko no basket
  • Chihiro Sawaki (澤木 千尋), a secondary character in Rich Man, Poor Woman
  • Chihiro (千尋), a main character in Kamen Rider Amazons
  • Chihiro Usui (碓井千紘), member of RayGlanZ in the game Readyyy! Project

See also

  • Sega Chihiro is an arcade system from Sega based on the architecture of the Xbox
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