is a feminine Japanese given name which is occasionally used by men.

Written forms Chiharu can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: 千春, "thousand, spring" 千晴, "thousand, sunny weather" 知春, "wisdom, spring" The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

People with the name Chiharu Araki (千陽, born 1982), Japanese politician Chiharu Icho (千春, born 1981), Japanese wrestler Chiharu Igaya (千春, born 1931), Japanese Olympic alpine skier Chiharu Kato (加藤 智陽, born 1996), Japanese footballer Chiharu Kawai (千春, born 1973), Japanese actress, model, and voice actress Chiharu Kitaoka (千陽, born 1988), Japanese voice actress Chiharu Matsuyama (千春, born 1955), Japanese singer-songwriter , Japanese swimmer , Japanese businesswoman and singer Chiharu Nakamura (知春, born 1988), Japanese rugby sevens player Chiharu Niiyama (千春), a Japanese actress and gravure idol , Japanese speed skater , Japanese male boxer Chiharu Saiguchi (千晴, born 1938), Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan , Japanese voice actor , Japanese badminton player , Japanese performance and installation artist Chiharu Suzuka (千春, born 1958), Japanese voice actress Chiharu Tezuka (ちはる, born 1974), Japanese voice actress (おおの ちはる, born April 12, 1979), Japanese ring announcer and former professional wrestler

Fictional characters Chiharu Eniwa, a character in the manga series Girl Got Game Chiharu Harukaze (千桜), a character from the manga and anime series Hayate the Combat Butler Chiharu Kise (ちはる), a character in the anime series Smile PreCure! Chiharu Mihara (千春), a character in the anime and manga series Cardcaptor Sakura Chiharu Mori (千春), a character in the romantic comedy manga series Dengeki Daisy Chiharu Nitta (千春), a character in the anime and manga series Boys Be... Chiharu Shinonome (千春), the main character of the manga and anime series Eiken Chiharu Tanaka (千春), a character in the manga series Lovely Complex