Seiko is a Japanese given name, almost exclusively feminine. Its meaning depends on the
kanji
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used to write it.
Kanji and meaning
The "ko" in Seiko is generally written with a kanji meaning "child" (), and in that case is exclusively feminine; the kanji for "Sei" varies, for example:
* ("clear weather"); also read
Haruko
* ("upright", "correct"); also read
Masako or Shōko, and also used in Korean to write the name
Jeong-ja
* ("clean", "pure"); also read
Kiyoko
is a feminine Japanese given name.
Possible writings
Kiyoko can be written many ways using different kanji characters. Some versions of the name are:
* , meaning "pure child"
* , meaning "rejoice-child"
* , meaning "rejoice, gift child"
* , mean ...
or
Sayako
* ("holy"); also read
Kiyoko
is a feminine Japanese given name.
Possible writings
Kiyoko can be written many ways using different kanji characters. Some versions of the name are:
* , meaning "pure child"
* , meaning "rejoice-child"
* , meaning "rejoice, gift child"
* , mean ...
or Shōko, and also used in Korean to write the name
Seong-ja
* (
"blue" or "green"); also read Aoko
Rarely, the "ko" may be written with a kanji meaning "lake" (). Written this way, the name may be either masculine or feminine.
People
People with this name include:
* , Japanese male martial artist
* , Japanese politician, House of Councillors member, former ice speed skater and track cycling sprinter
* , Japanese painter and poet
* , Japanese volleyball player
*
Seiko Lee
Seiko Lee (born Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese soprano who began her musical studies at age four in Tokyo. As a member of the NHK Children's Choir for ten years she traveled on several good-will tours including a concert tour of Eastern Europe. After ...
Japanese soprano
* , Japanese singer
* , Japanese artist
* , Japanese voice actress
* , Japanese actress
* , Japanese politician, House of Representatives member
* , Japanese shot putter
* , Japanese tennis player
* , Japanese female painter
* , Japanese singer-songwriter
* , Japanese volleyball player who competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics
* , Japanese novelist
* , Japanese badminton player
* , Japanese wrestler
* , Japanese voice actress
Fictional characters with this name include:
* Seiko Shinohara, in the survival horror video game ''
Corpse Party
is an adventure, and dōjin soft video game series originally created by Makoto Kedōin and developed by Team GrisGris. The first game in the series was developed using the RPG Maker software version RPG Tsukūru Dante 98 and released on April ...
''
*
Seiko Kimura, a character from ''Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School''
See also
*People with the Japanese masculine name Seikō (with a
long vowel
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in "kō")
**, scholar-bureaucrat of the Ryūkyū Kingdom
**, Japanese football defender
References
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Japanese feminine given names