or Yuuko is a 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 ...
.
Possible writings
Yūko can be written using different
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 and can mean:
*優子, "gentle, child"
*裕子, "abundance, child"
*祐子, "helpful, child"
*夕子, "evening, child"
*有子, "qualified, child"
*悠子, "permanence, child"
*侑子, "leading, child"
*結子, "bind, child"
*由子, "reason, child"
*勇子, "courage, child"
*友子, "friend, child"
*木綿子, "cotton, child"
The given 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 ...
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 ...
.
People
*, Japanese TV presenter and news anchor
*, Japanese singer-songwriter
*, Japanese bikini model
*, Japanese marathon runner
*, Japanese singer and actress
*, Japanese actress who is most popular in South Korea, known as Yoo Min
*, (born 1975) Japanese voice actress
*, plays the keyboards for Southern All Stars
*, Japanese voice actress
*, Japanese classical violinist
*, Japanese fashion model and actress
*, Japanese voice actress
*, Japanese pair skater
*, Japanese voice actress
*, Japanese volleyball player
*, Japanese voice actress
*, Japanese voice actress, actress, J-pop singer and sound director
*, Japanese television personality and actress
*, Japanese voice actress
*, Japanese actress
*, Japanese golfer
*, Japanese politician
*, Japanese actress
*, Japanese butterfly swimmer
*, J-pop singer and actress
*, Japanese idol and model
*, AKB48 member
*, Japanese volleyball player
*, Japanese cricketer
*, Japanese racewalker
*, Japanese politician
*, Japanese voice actress
* a Japanese voice actress
*, Japanese designer, creator of
Hello Kitty
, also known by her full name , is a fictional Character (arts), character created by Yuko Shimizu, currently designed by Yuko Yamaguchi, and owned by the Japanese company Sanrio. Sanrio depicts Hello Kitty as an Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphi ...
*, Japanese actress and gravure idol
*, Japanese illustrator
*, Japanese volleyball player
*, Japanese triathlete
*, Japanese actress
*, Japanese actress
*, Granddaughter of General
Hideki Tōjō
Hideki Tojo (, ', December 30, 1884 – December 23, 1948) was a Japanese politician, general of the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA), and convicted war criminal who served as prime minister of Japan and president of the Imperial Rule Assistan ...
*, Japanese character designer and illustrator
*, Japanese straight hair specialist
*, Japanese actress
Fictional characters
* Yuko, a female elf from ''
Mia and Me
''Mia and Me'' is a German children's series created by Gerhard Hahn. In the United States, it aired on Nickelodeon's Nick Jr. channel from May 3, 2014, to December 25, 2016. The show mixes live action with computer animation.
''Mia and Me'' is e ...
'', a children's TV series
*Yuko, an antagonist character in ''
Sexy Parodius
is a 1996 horizontal-scrolling shooter arcade game developed by Konami. It is the fifth installment of the ''Parodius'' series. Like the rest of the series, it is a parody of the ''Gradius'' series and other Konami games. It also contains sexua ...
''
*Yuko, a female character from ''
Sword Art Online
is a Japanese light novel series written by Reki Kawahara and illustrated by abec. The series takes place in the then-near future and focuses on protagonists Kirito (Sword Art Online), Kazuto "Kirito" Kirigaya and Asuna (Sword Art On ...
''
*Yūko, a female character and the yūrei in ''
The Terror: Infamy''
*Yuuko Aioi, a main character from the anime and manga series ''
Nichijou
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Keiichi Arawi. The manga began serialization in the December 2006 issue of Kadokawa Shoten's manga magazine '' Shōnen Ace'', and was also serialized in ''Comptiq'' between the March 2007 ...
''
*Yuko Amamiya, the heroine of game ''
Ef: A Fairy Tale of the Two''
* Yuko Amasawa, one of the main characters in the series ''
Dennō Coil
''Coil - A Circle of Children'', known in Japan as is a Japanese science fiction anime television series created, directed and written by Mitsuo Iso and produced by Madhouse. It aired 26 episodes from May to December 2007 on NHK Educationa ...
''
*Yuko Asou, the main character in the ''
Valis
''Valis'' (stylized as ''VALIS'') is a 1981 science fiction novel by American writer Philip K. Dick, intended to be the first book of a three-part series. The title is an acronym for ''Vast Active Living Intelligence System'', Dick's gnostic vis ...
'' series
*
Yuko Ichihara
is a fictional character in the manga '' xxxHolic'', which was created by the artist group Clamp. Yuko is a witch who owns a shop where people come to have their wishes granted, and most of her jobs involve dealing with supernatural beings. A ...
- Witch of dimensions, a character from the manga and anime ''
xxxHolic'' and ''
Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle'' by
CLAMP
* Yūko Kanoe, a character from the manga and anime ''
Dusk Maiden of Amnesia
is a Japanese manga series, written and illustrated by the duo Maybe. It was published by Square Enix and serialized in the '' Monthly Gangan Joker'' magazine. An anime adaptation by Silver Link aired between April and June 2012. It has been ...
''
* Yuko Minami,
Ultraman Ace's alter ego alongside Seiji Hokuto in the 1972 namesake tokusatsu film
* Yuko Ogawa, a character from the manga and anime ''
Kocchi Muite! Miiko
is a Japanese '' shōjo'' comedy manga series by Eriko Ono. It has been published by Shogakukan in ''Ciao'' since 1995 and collected in 32 bound volumes. It is a sequel to an earlier series, , and depicts the home and school life of a cheerf ...
''
*Yuko Okonogi, one of the main characters in the series ''
Dennō Coil
''Coil - A Circle of Children'', known in Japan as is a Japanese science fiction anime television series created, directed and written by Mitsuo Iso and produced by Madhouse. It aired 26 episodes from May to December 2007 on NHK Educationa ...
''
*Yuko Omori, a character from the anime ''
HappinessCharge PreCure!
, also called ''HappinessCharge Pretty Cure!'' or Happiness Charge PC is a 2014 Japanese magical girl anime series produced by Toei Animation, and the eleventh installment in Izumi Todo's ''Pretty Cure'' metaseries, released to celebrate t ...
''
*
Yuko Sakaki
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 ...
, a character in the novel ''Battle Royale'', and the film and manga of the same name
* Yuuko Shirakawa, a librarian from the visual novel ''
Katawa Shoujo
is a bishōjo-style visual novel by Four Leaf Studios that tells the story of a young man and five young women living with varying disabilities. The game uses a traditional text and sprite-based visual novel model with an ADV-style text box ru ...
''
*Yuko Takao, a character in ''
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne''
*Yuuko Yoshikawa, a character from the novel and anime ''
Hibike! Euphonium
is a Japanese novel series written by Ayano Takeda. The story is set in Uji, Kyoto and focuses on the Kitauji High School Music Club, whose concert band is steadily improving thanks to the newly appointed adviser's strict instructi ...
''
*Yuuko Nishi a character from the manga and anime
A Channel (manga)
, is a Japanese four-panel comic strip by bb Kuroda. It was serialized from 2008 to 2021 in the seinen manga magazine ''Manga Time Kirara Carat'', published by Houbunsha. A prequel manga series, also by Kuroda, launched in ''Manga Time Kira ...
See also
*
5291 Yuuko, a main-belt asteroid
*"
Yuko and Hiro
''The Great Escape'' is the fourth studio album by the English rock music, rock band Blur (band), Blur. It was released on 11 September 1995 on Food Records, Food and Virgin Records. The album reached number one on the UK Albums Chart and charte ...
", a song by
Blur
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