is a very common feminine

Japanese given name in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name, in that order. Nevertheless, when a Japanese name is written in the Roman alphabet, ever since the Meiji era, the official policy has been to cater to Western expecta ...

. Not to be confused with

Kiyoko is a feminine Japanese given name. Possible writings Kiyoko can be written many ways using different kanji characters. Some versions of the name are: * , meaning "pure child" * , meaning "rejoice-child" * , meaning "rejoice, gift child" * , mean ...

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 is a Japanese syllabary, part of the Japanese writing system, along with ''katakana'' as well as ''kanji''. It is a phonetic lettering system. The word ''hiragana'' literally means "flowing" or "simple" kana ("simple" originally as contrast ...

katakana is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji and in some cases the Latin script (known as rōmaji). The word ''katakana'' means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana characters are derived fr ...

People with the name

Kyoko Aizome 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 sy ...

(恭子), an AV actress, singer, director, and writer *

Kyoko Ariyoshi is a Japanese '' shōjo'' manga artist. She was born in Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture. She debuted by publishing her work ''Kitty and a Girl (Koneko to Shōjo)'' in ''Shukan Margaret'' in 1971. Ariyoshi is well known for her works of the ...

(京子), a Japanese shōjo manga artist *

Kyoko Chan Cox Yoko Ono ( ; ja, 小野洋子, Ono Yōko, usually spelled in katakana ; born February 18, 1933) is a Japanese multimedia artist, singer, songwriter, and peace activist. Her work also encompasses performance art and filmmaking. Ono grew up i ...

, the daughter of Yoko Ono and jazz musician Anthony Cox *

Kyoko Fukada 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 s ...

(恭子), a Japanese actress, model, and singer * Kyoko Hamaguchi (京子), a Japanese freestyle wrestler *

Kyōko Hasegawa is a Japanese model and actress. She is previously married to Haruichi Shindō, one of the members of the Japanese rock band Porno Graffitti. On May 30, 2009 she gave birth to a boy. On January 25, 2012 she gave birth to a girl. Appearances TV ...

(京子), a Japanese actress *

Kyoko Hayashi was a Japanese writer associated with the Atomic Bomb Literature genre. Biography Hayashi was born in Nagasaki and spent the years from 1931 to 1945 with her family in Shanghai. She returned to Nagasaki in 1945 and enrolled in Nagasaki Girls' Hi ...

(京子), a Japanese author *

Kyoko Hikami 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 s ...

(恭子), a Japanese voice actress *

Kyoko Ina is a Japanese-American figure skater. With partner John Zimmerman, she is the 2002 World bronze medalist and a three-time (2000–2002) U.S. national champion. The pair also competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics. With previous partner Jason Dun ...

(恭子), a Japanese figure skater *

Kyoko Inoue is a Japanese female professional wrestler. She has held the WWWA World Single Championship three times, and is the first woman to win a men's title in Japan. Inoue performed in the World Wrestling Federation at Survivor Series 1995 in an a ...

(京子), a Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese volleyball player *

Kyoko Iwasaki is a Japanese swimming coach and retired Olympic swimmer from Numazu, Shizuoka. She won the gold medal in the 200 metres breaststroke at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern ...

(恭子), a Japanese swimmer, Olympic gold medalist *

Kyoko Izawa is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Tokyo, she attended Nihon University as an undergraduate and received MBA from Keio University. Sh ...

(京子), a Japanese politician *, Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist *

Kyōko Kishida was a Japanese actress, voice actress, and writer of children's books. Career Kishida became an actress in 1950, and starred in a Yukio Mishima production of the 1960 film ''Salome''. Her film and television drama credits number in the hundreds. ...

(今日子), a Japanese actress, voice actress, and children's book writer *

Kyōko Kagawa is a Japanese actress. During her 70 years spanning career, she has worked with directors like Akira Kurosawa, Kenji Mizoguchi, Yasujirō Ozu and Mikio Naruse, appearing in films such as ''Tokyo Story'', '' Sansho the Bailiff'', ''The Bad Sleep W ...

(京子), a Japanese actress * Kyoko Kano, an older sister of the Japanese celebrities ''Kano Sisters'' *

Kyoko Kitamura Kyoko Kitamura is a vocal improviser and composer residing in New York City. Background Kitamura is a Japanese-American musician born in New York City and raised partially in Tokyo. She studied piano at the Juilliard School of Music pre-college d ...

, a Japanese American musician *

Kyōko Koizumi (born February 4, 1966) is a Japanese singer and actress. She is signed to Victor Entertainment. Career In 1981, Kyoko Koizumi participated and won the Star Tanjo! programme and released her 1st single in March 1982. She gained her first num ...

(今日子), a Japanese singer and actress *, Japanese gymnast *, Japanese gymnast *

Kyoko Miyagi 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 sy ...

''aka Kyouko Tonguu'' (恭子), a Japanese voice actress *

Kyoko Mizuki is one of the pen names of , a Japanese writer who is best known for being the author of the manga and anime series '' Candy Candy''. Kyoko Mizuki won the Kodansha Manga Award for Best '' Shōjo'' Manga for ''Candy Candy'' in 1977 with Yumiko Ig ...

(杏子), a Japanese writer *, Japanese writer *

Kyoko Nakayama is a Japanese politician and a former leader of the Party for Japanese Kokoro. In the past she has been a member of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Sunrise Party of Japan and Japan Restoration Party and is serving her second term as a memb ...

(恭子), a Japanese politician *

Kyoko Nishikawa is a Japanese political activist of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan, a former member of House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). Profile and career A native of Ōme, Tokyo and graduate of Waseda University Faculty of Edu ...

(京子), a Japanese politician *, Japanese idol *, Japanese badminton player *, Japanese speed skater *

Kyoko Takezawa is a prominent Japanese-born violinist. She has recorded for the RCA Victor Red Seal label. Born in Ōbu, Aichi, she started her training in Japan as a part of the Suzuki Method program and was part of a tour of the United States. She is a gr ...

(恭子), a Japanese violinist *

Kyoko Terase is a Japanese voice actress currently employed by Aoni Production. She currently resides in Tokyo. In the past, she has been credited under the stage name . Roles Anime television series * '' Attack on Titan'' - Moses's Mother (Ep. 1) * '' Pok� ...

(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 is a Japanese '' shōnen'' web manga series written and illustrated by Hiroki Adachi, under the pseudonym Hero. It was self-published on Hero's website, ''Dokkai Ahen'', from February 2007 to December 2011 in a four-panel format. The se ...

(Horimiya)'' *Kyoko Harase (京子), a character in the 2003

J-Horror Japanese horror is horror fiction derived from popular culture in Japan, generally noted for its unique thematic and conventional treatment of the horror genre differing from the traditional Western representation of horror. Japanese horror tends ...

film '' Ju-on: The Grudge 2'' *Kyoko Himeji, a character from '' Girl's High'' (Joshikousei) * Kyoko Kirisaki, a fictional pyrokinetic *

Kyoko Honda The characters of ''Fruits Basket'' were created by Natsuki Takaya in the manga written and illustrated by her. The manga was serialized in 136 chapters in the monthly manga magazine ''Hana to Yume'' between January 1999 and November 2006, and ...

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

Kyoko Minazuki This is a list of characters from the ''Rival Schools'' series of video games and comic books. Introduced in ''Rival Schools: United By Fate'' Batsu Ichimonji : is the main protagonist in both ''Rival Schools'' games. In '' Rival Schools: United ...

(響子), a playable character in the fighting game series ''Rival Schools'' * Kyoko Iwase(恭子), a racing character from Initial D series. * Kyoko Mogami (キョーコ), the main heroine of the shōjo manga ''

Skip Beat! , abbreviated as ''Sukibi'', is a Japanese shōjo manga by Yoshiki Nakamura. It is the story of , a 16-year-old girl who discovers that her childhood friend and romantic goal, Shotaro Fuwa, only keeps her around to act as a maid and to ea ...

'' *Kyoko Okitegami (今日子), the main character in '' Okitegami Kyoko no Biboroku'' *

Kyoko Otonashi The ''Maison Ikkoku'' manga series features characters created by Rumiko Takahashi. Many of the characters live in the series' titular boarding house, including the protagonists Yusaku Godai and Kyoko Otonashi. The boarding house setting and its ...

(響子), the female

protagonist A protagonist () is the main character of a story. The protagonist makes key decisions that affect the plot, primarily influencing the story and propelling it forward, and is often the character who faces the most significant obstacles. If a st ...

of the manga and anime series ''

Maison Ikkoku is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Big Comic Spirits'' from 1980 to 1987, with the chapters collected into 15 ''tankōbon'' volumes. ' ...

'' * Kyoko Zeppelin Soryu (キョウコ), a character in the anime series ''

Neon Genesis Evangelion , also known simply as ''Evangelion'' or ''Eva'', is a Japanese mecha anime television series produced by Gainax and animated by Tatsunoko, directed by Hideaki Anno and broadcast on TV Tokyo from October 1995 to March 1996. ''Evangelion' ...

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

Janet Jackson Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and dancer. She is noted for her innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows. Her sound and choreog ...

album ''

Discipline Discipline refers to rule following behavior, to regulate, order, control and authority. It may also refer to punishment. Discipline is used to create habits, routines, and automatic mechanisms such as blind obedience. It may be inflicted on ot ...

'' *Kyoko Hoin, a character in

Kodomo no Jikan is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kaworu Watashiya. The story revolves around a grade school teacher named Daisuke Aoki, whose main problem is that one of his students, Rin Kokonoe, has a crush on him. It was serial ...

*Kyoko Okudera, the main female protagonist in the Japanese horror movie '' Chakushin Ari 2'' *Kyoko, a To-Oh University student in the anime and manga series ''

Death Note ''Death Note'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from December 2003 to May ...

'' (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 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 s ...

by Ryū Murakami. *Kyoko, a character in ''

Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? , also known as for short, is a Japanese light novel series by Shinichi Kimura, with illustrations by Kobuichi and Muririn. Since January 2009, 19 volumes have been published by Fujimi Shobo under their Fujimi Fantasia Bunko imprint. There ...

'' *Kyoko, a character in Yukio Mishima's '' Kyoko no Ie'' (Kyōko no Ie 鏡子の家) *

, a character in ''

Log Horizon is a Japanese novel series written by Mamare Touno and illustrated by Kazuhiro Hara. It began serialization online in 2010 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō, being later on acquired by Enterbrain an ...

'' *

Kyoko Sakura is a fictional character from the 2011 anime series '' Puella Magi Madoka Magica''. The daughter of a preacher, Kyoko is a magical girl from a poor family. Initially introduced as an aggressive and self-centered magical girl, Kyoko clashes with ...

(佐倉杏子), a character in ''Puella Magi Madoka Magica'' *Kyoko Toshinō, a character in ''

Yuru Yuri is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Namori. The series began serialization in Ichijinsha's ''Comic Yuri Hime S'' magazine from June 12, 2008, before being moved over to ''Comic Yuri Hime'' in September 2010. An anim ...

'' *Kyōko Shirafuji (白藤杏子), a female character in the manga and anime series

Working!! ''Working!!'', released in English territories as ''Wagnaria!!'', is a Japanese Yonkoma, four-panel comic strip manga series written and illustrated by Karino Takatsu, which follows the activities of the unusual employees at one of the unit ...

. *

Kyoko Kirigiri is a fictional character from the Spike Chunsoft visual novel action-adventure game series ''Danganronpa''. She was introduced in the 2010 game '' Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc'' as a high school student and "Ultimate ???" of Hope's Peak Acade ...

, a character in ''

Danganronpa is a Japanese video game franchise created by Kazutaka Kodaka and developed and owned by Spike Chunsoft (formerly Spike). The series primarily surrounds various groups of apparent high school students who are forced into murdering each other ...

'' *Kyoko Ozaki- the wife of Doctor Toshio Ozaki in the anime, manga, and novel, '' Shiki'' *Kyōko Kasodani, a character in ''

Ten Desires is the thirteenth main game of the ''Touhou Project'' dōjin scrolling shooter series made by Team Shanghai Alice. Gameplay ''Ten Desires'' retains the same core gameplay mechanics of the rest of the ''Touhou'' games, in which the player will ...

'' *Kyōko, a character in '' Shin Nekketsu Kōha: Kunio-tachi no Banka'' and later ''

River City Girls ''River City Girls'' is a 2019 beat 'em up video game developed by WayForward, and published by Arc System Works. A spin-off in the ''Kunio-kun'' franchise, the game stars Misako and Kyoko (originally appearing in '' Nekketsu High School Dodgeball ...

'' *Kyoko, servant to Blue Book CEO Nathan Bateman in '' Ex Machina''

Fiction works

, 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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