Teiko is the common Roman alphabet spelling of two different

Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...

given names, one feminine and one masculine; they are spelled differently in Japanese. The feminine name (ていこ) is spelled Teiko in systemic romanisation. It may be written with a variety of

kanji are the logographic Chinese characters taken from the Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script and used in the writing of Japanese language, Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese ...

including ; these same characters may also be read as a Korean feminine name,

Jeong-ja Jeong-ja, also spelled Jung-ja, Jong-ja, or Chung-ja, is a Korean feminine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. Hanja and meaning There are 65 hanja with the reading " jeong" and 28 hanja wit ...

. People with this name include: *

Teiko Nishi Teiko Nishi (born January 24, 1967) is an American former women's basketball player. She played for the UCLA Bruins each year from 1985 until 1988. In 1987, Nishi, from North Torrance, California, was the only Asian American woman playing Division ...

(born c. 1967), an American former women's basketball player *

Teiko Kihira was a Japanese politician and activist. Kihira was a member of the House of Councilors in Japan. She was involved in the League of Women Voters of Japan where she served in different capacities including vice chair and president of the group. Bi ...

(1928-2015), was a Japanese politician and activist *

Teiko Inahata Inahata Teiko (; 8 January 1931 – 27 February 2022) was a Japanese haiku poet, essayist and literary critic. Life and career Born in Yokohama, the granddaughter of poet Kyoshi Takahama and the daughter of poet , Inahata had been composing ...

(1931-2022), was a Japanese haiku poet, essayist and literary critic *

Teiko Tomita Teiko Tomita (December 1, 1896 March 13, 1990) was a Japanese tanka poet who lived in the Pacific Northwest. Her penname was Yukari. Early life Tomita was born Teiko Matsui on December 1, 1896 in Osaka, Japan. She was the second of nine childr ...

(1896-1990), was a Japanese tanka poet The masculine name (ていこう, spelled Teikō in systemic romanisation, ending in a

long vowel In linguistics, vowel length is the perceived length of a vowel sound: the corresponding physical measurement is duration. In some languages vowel length is an important phonemic factor, meaning vowel length can change the meaning of the word, f ...

) may refer to: *

Teikō Shiotani According to Hepburn romanization, Shiotani's adopted given name is written "Teikō". Many publications in English do not provide macrons, resulting in "Teiko". Following an informal convention, some other publications give it as "Teikoh". w ...

(1899–1988), a photographer from Tottori, Japan

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