or Yuuko is a common feminine

Japanese given name in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name. Japanese names are usually written in kanji, where the pronunciation follows a special set of rules. Because parents when naming children, and foreigners when adoptin ...

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Yūko can be written using different

kanji are logographic Chinese characters, adapted from Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script, 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 and are ...

characters and can mean: *優子, "gentle, child" *裕子, "abundance, child" *祐子, "providential help, blessing, 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 language, Japanese syllabary, part of the Japanese writing system, along with ''katakana'' as well as ''kanji''. It is a phonetic lettering system. The word ''hiragana'' means "common" or "plain" kana (originally also "easy", ...

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 ...

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*, 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 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 real name , is a fictional character created by Yuko Shimizu, currently designed by Yuko Yamaguchi, and owned by the Japanese company Sanrio. Sanrio depicts Hello Kitty as a British anthropomorphized white cat with a red ...

*, Japanese actress and gravure idol *, Japanese illustrator *, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese triathlete *, Japanese actress *, Japanese actress *, Granddaughter of General

Hideki Tōjō was a Japanese general and statesman who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 1941 to 1944 during the Second World War. His leadership was marked by widespread state violence and mass killings perpetrated in the name of Japanese nationalis ...

*, Japanese manga artist and doujin writer *, Japanese character designer and illustrator *, Japanese straight hair specialist

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* Yuko, a female elf from ''

Mia and Me ''Mia and Me'' is a German-Italian-Canadian live action/animated hybrid children's television 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 ...

'', 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 sexual ...

'' *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 2020s and focuses on protagonists Kazuto "Kirito" Kirigaya and Asuna Yuuki as they play through various virtual re ...

'' *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 ...

'' *Yuko Amamiya, the heroine of the game '' Ef: A Fairy Tale of the Two'' * Yuko Amasawa, one of the main characters in the series '' Dennō Coil'' *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 vi ...

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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. At ...

- Witch of dimensions, a character from the manga and anime ''

xxxHolic ''xxxHolic'' (stylized as ''×××HOLiC''; pronounced "Holic") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by the manga group Clamp. The series, which crosses over with another Clamp work, '' Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle'', r ...

'' and '' Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle'' by CLAMP * Yūko Kanoe, a character from the manga and anime ''

Dusk Maiden of Amnesia , stylized as ''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 from April 2009 to June 2013, with its cha ...

'' * 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 37 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'' *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 celebra ...

'' * Yuko Sakaki, 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 game, 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 AD ...

'' *Yuko Takao, a character in '' Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne'' *Yūko Yoshida, the protagonist of the manga and anime ''

The Demon Girl Next Door is a Japanese four-panel manga series by Izumo Itō, serialized in Houbunsha's ''seinen'' manga magazine '' Manga Time Kirara Carat'' since 2014. It has been collected in six ''tankōbon'' volumes. An anime television series adaptation pr ...

'' *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 Prefecture, Kyoto and focuses on the Kitauji High School Music Club, whose concert band is steadily improving thanks to the newly appointed adviser's st ...

'' *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 Ki ...

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