Yukiko is a feminine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

Yukiko can be written using different combinations 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 ...

characters. Here are some examples: *雪子, "snow, child" *幸子, "happiness, child" *由紀子, "reason, chronicle, child" *由起子, "reason, to rise, child" *有紀子, "possession, chronicle, child" *有希子, "possession, hope, child" *夕紀子, "evening, chronicle, child" 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 ...

ゆきこ or

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 ...

ユキコ.

Notable people with the name

* Yukiko Akaba (赤羽有紀子, born 1979), Japanese long-distance runner *

Yukiko Fujisawa is a Japanese former figure skater. She was born in Chiba. She is the 2008 JGP Czech Skate champion, 2009 JGP Final silver medalist, and 2010 Japanese junior bronze medalist. Programs Competitive highlights ''JGP: ISU Junior Grand Prix ...

(藤澤亮子, born 1995), Japanese figure skater *, Japanese singer * Yukiko Inui (乾友紀子, born 1990), Japanese synchronized swimmer *, Japanese beach volleyball player * Yukiko Iwai (岩居由希子, born 1972), Japanese voice actress *

Yukiko Iwai (Onyanko Club) , also known by the nickname , is a Japanese singer and actress born 26 May 1968 in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Iwai was a member of the all-girl pop group Onyanko Club (from 21 June 1985 until 31 August 1987), and she was the shortest ...

(岩井由紀子, born 1968), Japanese singer, actress and former member of the all-female J-pop group Onyanko Club *

Yukiko Kada is a Japanese politician and member of the National Diet of Japan, serving as member of the House of Councillors from Shiga Prefecture since 2019. She was the prefectural governor of Shiga for two terms from 2006 to 2014. She is from Honjō, Sa ...

(嘉田由紀子, born 1950), the governor of Shiga Prefecture, Japan *, Japanese manga artist *

Yukiko Kashihara is a Japanese retired competitive figure skater. She is the 1988 World Junior bronze medalist and the 1988 Japanese national bronze medalist. Results References 1971 births Japanese female single skaters Living people World Junior ...

(柏原由紀子, born 1971), retired Japanese competitive figure skater *

Yukiko Kashiwagi is a Japanese actress and was the wife of Japanese singer Kyu Sakamoto from 1971 until his death in 1985. In the 1970s, Kashiwagi retired from her career as an actress and instead presented a series of welfare performances with her husband in chi ...

(柏木由紀子, born 1947), Japanese actress *

Yukiko Kawasaki is a Japanese former competitive figure skater who competed in both singles and pair skating. As a pair skater, she competed with Alexei Tikhonov for Japan. They are two-time Japanese national champions and won the bronze medal at the 1993 NHK ...

(川崎由紀子, born 1977), Japanese figure skater *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese actress *

Yukiko Maki Yukiko Maki (1902 – October 18, 1989), born Yukiko Domoto, was a Japanese educator. In 1976 she was awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure, Fourth Class, for her work in international exchange. Early life Yukiko Domoto was from Oakland, ...

(1902–1989), Japanese educator *

Yukiko Miyake Yukiko Miyake (; March 5, 1965 – January 2, 2020) was an American-born Japanese politician. She served one term in the Japanese House of Representatives. Career Early life Miyake's father, Wasuke Miyake, was a diplomat to the United Stat ...

(三宅雪子, 1965–2020), Japanese politician *, Japanese writer, playwright and theatre director * Yukiko Okada (岡田有希子, 1967–1986), former Japanese pop singer * Yukiko Okamoto (actress) (岡元夕紀子, born 1979), Japanese singer *

Yukiko Okamoto (athlete) Yukiko Okamoto, also known as ''Sachiko Okamoto'', ( ja, 岡本幸子; born 29 November 1974) is a retired Japanese runner who specialized in the half marathon and marathon. At the 1990 World Cross Country Championships she finished eighteenth i ...

(岡本幸子, born 1979), Japanese female distance runner *

Yukiko Osada is a retired Japanese swimmer, who specialized in butterfly events. Osada won two bronze medals in the 200 m butterfly and the medley relay at the 2003 Summer Universiade in Daegu, South Korea. Osada qualified for the women's 200 m butterfly a ...

(長田友喜子, born 1981), retired Japanese swimmer who specialized in the

butterfly stroke The butterfly (colloquially shortened to fly) is a List of swimming styles, swimming stroke swum on the chest, with both arms moving symmetrically, accompanied by the butterfly kick (also known as the "dolphin kick"). While other styles like ...

*, Japanese swimmer * Yukiko Sakamoto (坂本由紀子, born 1949), Japanese politician and member of the Liberal Democratic Party *

Yukiko Sumiyoshi is a female Japanese manga artist. She has been creating manga since her debut title ''Ten no Otoshimono'' first released in 2004. She is also notable as the artist for the manga version of Key's visual novel '' Tomoyo After: It's a Wonderful Li ...

(住吉文子, born 1982), Japanese manga author * Yukiko Tamaki (玉木有紀子, born 1980), Japanese voice actress * Yukiko Todoroki (轟夕起子, 1917–1967), former Japanese actress * Yukiko Ueno (上野由岐子, born 1982), Japanese softball pitcher *

Yukiko Yamashita Yukiko Yamashita (born 1971) is an American developmental biologist. She joined the Whitehead Institute in September 2020 and has been appointed a professor of biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MI She is the inaugural incumben ...

(山下幸子, born 1972), American developmental biologist

Fictional characters

Yukiko Amagi The plot of Atlus's PlayStation 2 console role-playing game, role-playing game ''Persona 4'' is centered on a group of high-school students dedicated to capturing the culprit responsible for the murders and kidnappings that happened in their sm ...

(天城雪子), character from ''

Persona 4 released outside of Japan as ''Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4'', is a 2008 role-playing video game by Atlus. It is chronologically the fifth installment in the ''Persona'' series, itself a part of the larger ''Megami Tensei'' franchise, and was ...

'' * Yukiko Hirohara (広原雪子), character in the ''

11 Eyes Eleven or 11 may refer to: *11 (number), the natural number following 10 and preceding 12 * one of the years 11 BC, AD 11, 1911, 2011, or any year ending in 11 Literature * ''Eleven'' (novel), a 2006 novel by British author David Llewellyn *''El ...

'' manga and anime series *

Yukiko Kitano The following is a list of characters that appear in Battle Royale (novel), the novel, Battle Royale (manga), manga and Battle Royale (film), film versions of ''Battle Royale''. Primary characters Shuya Nanahara * Assigned weapon: Knife, Army ...

(北野雪子), character from the novel, manga and film '' Battle Royale'' *Yukiko Kudō (工藤有希子), character in the '' Detective Conan'' manga and anime series * Yukiko Steavens (ユキコ・スティーブンス), character in the '' Gun Sword'' anime series *Yukiko Kanzaki (神崎有希子), character from the ''

Assassination Classroom is a Japanese science fiction comedy manga series written and illustrated by Yusei Matsui. The series follows the daily life of an extremely powerful octopus-like being working as a junior high homeroom teacher, and his students dedicate ...

'' manga and anime series *Yukiko Satō (佐藤雪子), character from The Station Master, a novel by

Jirō Asada is the pen name of , a Japanese writer. Inspired by Yukio Mishima, who tried to stage a coup d'état among Japan Self-Defense Forces then committed suicide after the coup was failed, Asada enlisted in the SDF after finishing his studies. He c ...

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