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| name = Haruhi
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| pronunciation = {{IPA|ja|haɾɯçi|lang}}
| gender = Female
| meaning = ''Spring day'' and has other meanings depending on the kanji.
| region = [[Japan]]
| origin = Japanese
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{{nihongo|'''Haruhi'''|はるひ, ハルヒ}} is a feminine Japanese given name that can be written with various kanji.
==Possible writings==
Haruhi can be written using different [[kanji]] characters and can mean:
* 春日, "spring day"
* 晴日, "clear day"
* 春陽, "spring sunshine"
* 春妃, "spring princess"
* 春姫, "spring princess"
* 遙日, "distant day"
The name can also be written in [[hiragana]] or [[katakana]].
==People==
* {{nihongo|Haruhi|はるひ}}, a member of the rock band [[Doremidan]]
* {{nihongo|[[Haruhi Aiso]]|晴日||born 1964}}, a Japanese singer-songwriter
* {{nihongo|[[Moeka Haruhi]]|春日||born 1984}}, a Japanese professional wrestler
* {{nihongo|[[Haruhi Nanao]]|はるひ||born 1973}}, a Japanese voice actress
==Fictional characters==
* {{nihongo|Haruhi|ハルヒ}}, a character from the ''[[Global Garden]]'' manga series
* {{nihongo|[[Haruhi Fujioka]]|ハルヒ}}, the main character of the ''[[Ouran High School Host Club]]'' series
* {{nihongo|Haruhi Godo|春妃}}, a character from the film ''[[The Angel's Egg]]''
* {{nihongo|Haruhi Inohara|春陽}}, a character from the ''[[W Wish]]'' series
* {{nihongo|Haruhi Kamisaka|春姫}}, a character from the ''[[Happiness! (visual novel)|Happiness!]]'' series
* {{nihongo|[[Haruhi Suzumiya (character)|Haruhi Suzumiya]]|ハルヒ}}, the title character of the ''[[Haruhi Suzumiya]]'' franchise
* {{nihongo|Haruhi Teramitsu|遙日}}, a male character from the ''[[B-Project]]'' series
==See also==
* [[Haruhi, Aichi]], a former town in Nishikasugai District, Aichi, Japan
* [[Kasuga (disambiguation)]], which can be written with the same kanji as ''Haruhi'' (春日 ''Haruhi'')
==External links==
*[http://jisho.org/words?jap=&eng=haruhi&dict=enamdic Haruhi at Denshi Jisho], showing a variety of ways to render 'Haruhi' in different kanji
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[[Category:Japanese feminine given names]]
[[Category:Feminine given names]]