Kyōko Uemura

is a very common feminine Japanese given name. Not to be confused with Kiyoko.

Written forms

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 or katakana.

People with the name

*Kyoko Aizome (恭子), an AV actress, singer, director, and writer
*Kyoko Ariyoshi (京子), a Japanese shōjo manga artist
*Kyoko Chan Cox, the daughter of Yoko Ono and jazz musician Anthony Cox
*Kyoko Fukada (恭子), a Japanese actress, model, and singer
* Kyoko Hamaguchi (京子), a Japanese freestyle wrestler
*Kyōko Hasegawa (京子), a Japanese actress
*Kyoko Hayashi (京子), a Japanese author
*Kyoko Hikami (恭子), a Japanese voice actress
*Kyoko Ina (恭子), a Japanese figure skater
*Kyoko Inoue (京子), a Japanese professional wrestler
*, Japanese volleyball player
*Kyoko Ito, wife of Rivers Cuomo
*Kyoko Iwasaki (恭子), a Japanese swimmer, Olympic gold medalist
*Kyoko Izawa (京子), a Japanese politician
*, Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist
*Kyōko Kishida (今日子), a Japanese actress, voice actress, and children's book writer
*Kyōko Kagawa (京子), a Japanese actress
* Kyoko Kano, an older sister of the Japanese celebrities ''Kano Sisters''
*Kyoko Kitamura, a Japanese American musician
*Kyōko Koizumi (今日子), a Japanese singer and actress
*, Japanese gymnast
*, Japanese gymnast
*Kyoko Miyagi ''aka Kyouko Tonguu'' (恭子), a Japanese voice actress
*Kyoko Mizuki (杏子), a Japanese writer
*, Japanese writer
*Kyoko Nakayama (恭子), a Japanese politician
* Kyoko Nishikawa (京子), a Japanese politician
*, Japanese idol
*, Japanese badminton player
*, Japanese speed skater
*Kyoko Takezawa (恭子), a Japanese violinist
*Kyoko Terase (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 (Horimiya)''
*Kyoko Harase (京子), a character in the 2003 J-Horror film '' Ju-on: The Grudge 2''
*Kyoko Himeji, a character from '' Girl's High'' (Joshikousei)
*Kyoko Kirisaki, a fictional pyrokinetic from ''Black Cat''
* Kyoko Honda (今日子), a character in the manga and anime series ''Fruits Basket''
* Kyoko Minazuki (響子), a playable character in the fighting game series ''Rival Schools''
*Kyoko Iwase (恭子), a racing character from ''Initial D'' series.
*Kyoko Manabe, a character from ''Destroy all Monsters'', one of the films of the ''Godzilla (franchise)'' franchise.
* Kyoko Mogami (キョーコ), the main heroine of the shōjo manga ''Skip Beat!''
*Kyoko Okitegami (今日子), the main character in '' Okitegami Kyoko no Biboroku''
*Kyoko Otonashi (響子), the female protagonist of the manga and anime series '' Maison Ikkoku''
* Kyoko Zeppelin Soryu (キョウコ), a character in the anime series ''Neon Genesis Evangelion''
* Kyoko Sasagawa (京子), a character in the anime series ''Katekyo Hitman REBORN!''
*Kyoko, a friendly home computer in the 2008 Janet Jackson album ''Discipline''
*Kyoko Hoin, a character in Kodomo no Jikan
*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'' (appears volumes 3 and 4, episodes 9, 10, and 15). She is noted for her crush on the Detective L.

*Kyoko, a young woman who comes to New York City to find a man who taught her to dance salsa, from the novel Kyoko by Ryū Murakami.
*Kyoko, a character in '' Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?''
*Kyoko, a character in Yukio Mishima's '' Kyoko no Ie'' (Kyōko no Ie 鏡子の家)
* Kyoko, a character in ''Log Horizon''
*Kyoko Sakura (佐倉 杏子), a character in ''Puella Magi Madoka Magica''
*Kyoko Toshinō, a character in ''Yuru Yuri''
*Kyōko Shirafuji (白藤 杏子), a female character in the manga and anime series Working!!.

*Kyoko Ozaki- the wife of Doctor Toshio Ozaki in the anime, manga, and novel, '' Shiki''
*Kyōko Kasodani, a character in ''Ten Desires''
*Kyōko, a character in '' Shin Nekketsu Kōha: Kunio-tachi no Banka'' and later ''River City Girls''
*Kyoko, servant to Blue Book CEO Nathan Bateman in '' Ex Machina''
*Kyoko Kirigiri, Ultimate Detective in the game Danganronpa Trigger Happy Havoc
*Kyōko Kuremi, a character in Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth
*Kyōko Tōno, a character in Seiren

Fiction works

* Kyoko, a novel by Ryū Murakami
*''Kyoko'' or, in English, ''Because of You'', a film inspired by Ryū Murakami's book
*''Kyoko'', a 2000 film by New Concorde

References

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Japanese feminine given names
Feminine given names