is a very common feminine Japanese given name. Not to be confused with Kiyoko.

Possible writings

The final syllable "ko" is typically written with the kanji character for child, 子. It is a common suffix to female names in Japan. The first syllable "Kyō" can be written several different ways, with different meanings. *恭, "respectful," *京, "of the city or of the capital," *今日, "of today," *杏, "apricot," *鏡, "mirror," *響, "echo", "influential" The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

People with the name

* Kyoko Aizome (恭子), an AV actress, singer, director, and writer * Kyoko Ariyoshi (京子), a Japanese shōjo manga artist *

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, the daughter of Yoko Ono and jazz musician Anthony Cox * Kyoko Fukada (恭子), a Japanese actress, model, and singer *

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(京子), a Japanese freestyle wrestler * Kyōko Hasegawa (京子), a Japanese actress * Kyoko Hayashi (京子), a Japanese author * Kyoko Hikami (恭子), a Japanese voice actress * Kyoko Ina (恭子), a Japanese figure skater * Kyoko Inoue (京子), a Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese volleyball player * Kyoko Iwasaki (恭子), a Japanese swimmer, Olympic gold medalist * Kyoko Izawa (京子), a Japanese politician *, Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist * Kyōko Kishida (今日子), a Japanese actress, voice actress, and children's book writer * Kyōko Kagawa (京子), a Japanese actress * Kyoko Kano, an older sister of the Japanese celebrities ''Kano Sisters'' * Kyoko Kitamura, a Japanese American musician * Kyōko Koizumi (今日子), a Japanese singer and actress *, Japanese gymnast *, Japanese gymnast * Kyoko Miyagi ''aka Kyouko Tonguu'' (恭子), a Japanese voice actress * Kyoko Mizuki (杏子), a Japanese writer *, Japanese writer * Kyoko Nakayama (恭子), a Japanese politician * Kyoko Nishikawa (京子), a Japanese politician *, Japanese idol *, Japanese badminton player *, Japanese speed skater *

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(恭子), a Japanese violinist * Kyoko Terase (今日子), a Japanese voice actress *, Japanese table tennis player * Kyoko Yamada, a Japanese voice actress *, Japanese archer

Fictional characters

* Kyoko Hori (堀京子), the main female protagonist of the manga and anime '' Hori-san to Miyamura-kun (Horimiya)'' *Kyoko Harase (京子), a character in the 2003 J-Horror film '' Ju-on: The Grudge 2'' *Kyoko Himeji, a character from ''

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'' (Joshikousei) *

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, a fictional pyrokinetic * Kyoko Honda (今日子), a character in the manga and anime series ''Fruits Basket'' *

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(響子), a playable character in the fighting game series ''Rival Schools'' *

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series. * Kyoko Mogami (キョーコ), the main heroine of the shōjo manga '' Skip Beat!'' *Kyoko Okitegami (今日子), the main character in '' Okitegami Kyoko no Biboroku'' * Kyoko Otonashi (響子), the female

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of the manga and anime series '' Maison Ikkoku'' * Kyoko Zeppelin Soryu (キョウコ), a character in the anime series ''

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'' * Kyoko Sasagawa (京子), a character in the anime series ''Katekyo Hitman REBORN!'' *Kyoko, a friendly home computer in the 2008

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'' *Kyoko Hoin, a character in Kodomo no Jikan *Kyoko Okudera, the main female protagonist in the Japanese horror movie ''

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'' *Kyoko, a To-Oh University student in the anime and manga series ''

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'' (appears volumes 3 and 4, episodes 9, 10, and 15). She is noted for her crush on the Detective L. *Kyoko Yuuki (結城京子), Asuna Yuuki's mother in the Sword Art Online series *Kyoko, a young woman who comes to New York City to find a man who taught her to dance salsa, from the novel Kyoko by Ryū Murakami. *Kyoko, a character in ''

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'' *Kyoko, a character in Yukio Mishima's ''

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, a character in ''

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'' *Kyoko Ozaki- the wife of Doctor Toshio Ozaki in the anime, manga, and novel, '' Shiki'' *Kyōko Kasodani, a character in '' Ten Desires'' *Kyōko, a character in '' Shin Nekketsu Kōha: Kunio-tachi no Banka'' and later '' River City Girls'' *Kyoko, servant to Blue Book CEO Nathan Bateman in '' Ex Machina''

Fiction works

* Kyoko, a novel by Ryū Murakami *''Kyoko'' or, in English, ''Because of You'', a film inspired by Ryū Murakami's book

References

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