Kyoko

Kyoko
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameJapanese
MeaningThe name has several meanings, depending on the kanji used, but its typical meaning is "Girl of Kyoto". (Kyoto is a city in Japan.)
Region of originJapan
Other names
Related namesKiyoko
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Kyōko, Kyoko, Kyouko, or Kyohko (きょうこ, キョウコ, 京子) is a very common feminine Japanese given name. Not to be confused with Kiyoko.

Possible writings

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
  • Kyoko Ishida (石田 京子, born 1960), Japanese volleyball player
  • Kyoko Iwasaki (恭子), a Japanese swimmer, Olympic gold medalist
  • Kyoko Izawa (京子), a Japanese politician
  • Kyoko Kimura (木村 響子, born 1977), 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
  • Kyoko Kubota (久保田 恭子, born 1933), Japanese gymnast
  • Kyoko Mano (真野 郷子, born 1956), Japanese gymnast
  • Kyoko Miyagi aka Kyouko Tonguu (恭子), a Japanese voice actress
  • Kyoko Mizuki (杏子), a Japanese writer
  • Kyoko Nakajima (中島 京子, born 1964), Japanese writer
  • Kyoko Nakayama (恭子), a Japanese politician
  • Kyoko Nishikawa (京子), a Japanese politician
  • Kyōko Saitō (齊藤 京子, born 1997), Japanese idol
  • Kyoko Sasage (捧 匡子, born 1969), Japanese badminton player
  • Kyoko Shimazaki (島崎 京子, born 1972), Japanese speed skater
  • Kyoko Takezawa (恭子), a Japanese violinist
  • Kyoko Terase (今日子), a Japanese voice actress
  • Kyoko Uchiyama (内山 京子, born 1968), Japanese table tennis player
  • Kyoko Yamada, a Japanese voice actress
  • Kyoko Yamazaki (山崎 京子, born 1954), Japanese archer

Fictional characters

  • 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

Fiction works

  • Kyoko, a novel by Ryū Murakami
  • Kyoko or, in English, Because of You, a film inspired by Ryū Murakami's book[citation needed]
  • Kyoko, a 2000 film by New Concorde

References

  1. ^ Kyoko - Meaning and origin of the name Kyoko
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