Sadako is a
Japanese 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 expec ...
, commonly used for women. Sadako is also a film. The same name can be written with a variety of
kanji
are the logographic Chinese characters taken from the Chinese script and used in the writing of Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese and are still used, along with the subsequ ...
, and the meanings of the name differ accordingly:
*, "chaste child"; the same characters can also be read as a Korean female given 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 ...
*, "child of integrity"
People with the name
* , empress consort of the Japanese
Emperor Ichijō.
* , later
Empress Teimei
, born , was the wife of Emperor Taishō and the mother of Emperor Shōwa of Japan. Her posthumous name, ''Teimei'', means "enlightened constancy".
Biography
Sadako Kujō was born on 25 June 1884 in Tokyo, as the fourth daughter of Duke Michit ...
(貞明皇后) of Japan (1884–1951), wife of
Emperor Taishō
was the 123rd Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession, and the second ruler of the Empire of Japan from 30 July 1912 until his death in 1926.
The Emperor's personal name was . According to Japanese custom, while reigni ...
* , Japanese poet
* , American businesswoman
* , Japanese scholar and United Nations administrator
*
Sadako Pointer
Sadako Ruth Pointer Johnson (born March 24, 1984), known professionally as Sadako Pointer, is an American singer.
Biography
Born in 1984, Sadako Pointer is the granddaughter of Ruth Pointer of the Pointer Sisters. She grew up in New York City and ...
(born 1984), American singer
* , a childhood
Hiroshima atomic bomb victim, who made
origami
) is the Japanese art of paper folding. In modern usage, the word "origami" is often used as an inclusive term for all folding practices, regardless of their culture of origin. The goal is to transform a flat square sheet of paper into a f ...
cranes based on a legend about their healing properties, making them an international symbol for peace.
* , Japanese actress
* , Japanese javelin thrower
*, Japanese swimmer
Fictional characters
* , fictional character in the Japanese novel, manga and film franchise ''
Ring''
References
{{given name
Japanese feminine given names