Kyoko
Encyclopedia
is a very common feminine Japanese given name. Not to be confused with Kiyoko
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The first syllable "Kyō" can be written several different ways, with different meanings.
The name can also be written in hiragana
or katakana
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Kiyoko
is a feminine Japanese given name. Not to be confused with Kyōko.-Possible Writings:Kiyoko can be written using different kanji characters:* 清子* 貴代子* 聖子* 紀代子* 潔子-People with the given name Kiyoko:* Kiyoko Arai , a manga artist...
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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 capitol,"
- 今日, "of today,"
- 杏, "apricot,"
- 鏡, "mirror,"
- 響, "echo, can also mean influential,"
The name can also be written in hiragana
Hiragana
is a Japanese syllabary, one basic component of the Japanese writing system, along with katakana, kanji, and the Latin alphabet . Hiragana and katakana are both kana systems, in which each character represents one mora...
or katakana
Katakana
is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji, and in some cases the Latin alphabet . The word katakana means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana scripts are derived from components of more complex kanji. Each kana represents one mora...
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Real People
with the given name Kyōko- Kyoko AizomeKyoko Aizomeis a Japanese erotic actress, singer, AV director, and writer who has been called, "the first hard-core porn actress in Japan."-Early life:Kyōko Aizome was born on February 9, 1958 in Noda Chiba Prefecture. Aizome grew up in a troubled household. Her father was a police officer who beat his wife,...
(恭子), an AV actress, singer, director, and writer - Kyoko AriyoshiKyoko Ariyoshiis a Japanese shōjo manga artist. She was born in Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture. She debuted by publishing her work Kitty and a Girl in Shukan Margaret in 1971....
(京子), a Japanese shōjoShojoThe term refers to manga marketed to a female audience roughly between the ages of 10-18. The name romanizes the Japanese 少女 , literally: "little female". Shōjo manga covers many subjects in a variety of narrative and graphic styles, from historical drama to science fiction — often with a strong...
manga artist - Kyoko AyanaKyoko Ayana, born April 15, 1981 in Japan's Kanagawa Prefecture, is a Japanese AV Idol who debuted in 2001. According to Peter Payne, founder of the Japanese popular culture site, J-List, Ayana had "claimed Japan's top big breast idol spot."-Life and career:...
(杏子), a Japanese AV idol - Kyoko Chan Cox, the daughter of Yoko Ono and jazz musician Anthony Cox
- Kyoko EdoKyoko EdoKyoko Edo is a pianist, artistic director, and president of the Arion-Edo Foundation.After graduating from the Conservatoire N.S.M.P., she performed with the symphony orchestras of Chicago, the Radio France Symphony Orchestra, Munich Chamber Orchestra, etc. and so on as soloist.She founded the...
, a pianist - Kyoko FukadaKyoko Fukadais an actress and singer. In Japan, her name is sometimes contracted to the nickname Fukakyon. She won the award for Best Actress at the Yokohama Film Festival for Kamikaze Girls.- Career :...
(恭子), a Japanese actress, model, and singer - Kyoko GardinerKyoko GardinerKyoko Gardiner is a Japanese poet, artist and theorist. Gardiner started writing poetry and making drawings at a young age, and started publishing works as a student at Tokyo University...
, a Japanese poet, artist, and theorist - Kyoko HamaguchiKyoko Hamaguchiis a Japanese freestyle wrestler. She has won five FILA Wrestling World Championships and two Olympic Bronze medals in the 72 kg weight class.She is sponsored by Japan Beverage Inc...
(京子), a Japanese freestyle wrestler - Kyōko HasegawaKyoko Hasegawais a Japanese actress. She is married to Haruichi Shindō, one of the members of the Japanese rock band Porno Graffitti.On May 30, 2009 she gave birth to a baby boy.- Filmography :*SCANDAL *Karei naru Ichizoku...
(京子), a Japanese actress - Kyoko HayashiKyoko Hayashiis a Japanese author.Hayashi was born in Nagasaki and spent the years from 1931-1945 with her family in Shanghai. She returned to Nagasaki in March 1945 and enrolled in Nagasaki Girls' High School, where she was mobilized in the Mitsubishi Munitions Factory. She was working at the factory when the...
(京子), a Japanese author - Kyoko HikamiKyoko Hikamiis a Japanese voice actress who was born in Kobe. She is part of the voice actress trio Furil which also consists of Wedding Peach voice castmates Yūko Miyamura and Yukana Nogami.-Notable voice roles:*Sudou in Atashinchi...
(恭子), a Japanese voice actress - Kyoko InaKyoko Inais a Japanese-American figure skater. With partner John Zimmerman, she is a three-time U.S. national champion and 2002 Olympian. With partner Jason Dungjen, she was a two-time U.S. Champion and a 1994 & 1998 Olympian.- Life and career :...
(恭子), a Japanese figure skater - Kyoko InoueKyoko Inoueis a Japanese female professional wrestler. She has held the WWWA World Heavyweight Championship three times, and is the first woman to win a men's title in Japan. She is also the founder of the joshi promotion NEO Japan...
(京子), a Japanese professional wrestler - Kyoko IwasakiKyoko Iwasakiis a retired swimmer from Japan. She won the gold medal in the 200 metres breaststroke at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. She was at age of 14 years and 6 days when she got the medal.- External links :*...
(恭子), a Japanese swimmer, Olympic gold medalist - Kyoko IzawaKyoko Izawais a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Tokyo, she attended Nihon University as an undergraduate and received MBA from Keio University. She was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005.-...
(京子), a Japanese politician - Kyōko KoizumiKyoko Koizumi' is a Japanese singer and actress. Her music is released through Victor Entertainment . She is also known by the nickname Kyon Kyon. She had singles reach the Top ten for 12 consecutive years between 1983 and 1994, a female solo artist record, until this was broken by Namie Amuro...
(今日子), a Japanese singer and actress - Kyōko KishidaKyoko Kishidawas a Japanese actress, voice actress, and writer of children's books.Her father was Kunio Kishida, a playwright and the founder of the Bungaku-za. She became an actress in 1950, and starred in a Yukio Mishima production of the 1960 film Salome. Her film and television drama credits number in the...
(今日子), a Japanese actress, voice actress, and children's book writer - Kyōko KagawaKyôko Kagawais a Japanese actress. She has appeared in leading and supporting roles in such films as Akira Kurosawa's The Bad Sleep Well and High and Low, Yasujiro Ozu's Tokyo Story, and Kenji Mizoguchi's Sansho the Bailiff.- Filmography :...
(京子), a Japanese actress - Kyoko KanoKano sistersand , known collectively as the , are Japanese celebrities.-Early life and background:The Kano Sisters say they are half-sisters with different mothers. There is also a 3rd "sister" who initially made appearances with the two. She eventually withdrew from the scene, according to industry sources,...
, an older sister of the Japanese celebrities Kano Sisters - Kyoko KitamuraKyoko KitamuraKyoko Kitamura is a musician residing in New York City, who combines different forms of vocal improvisation with real-time vocal processing using a laptop.-Background:Kitamura was born in New York City and raised partially in Tokyo...
, a Japanese American musician - Kyoko MiyagiKyoko Miyagi, usually credited as , is a Japanese voice actress who retired for a time in 1992, when her husband was transferred to Milan, Italy.She returned to Japan and voice work there late in the same decade, now chiefly involved with dubbing of foreign movies and television programs. Her most recent...
aka Kyouko Tonguu (恭子), a Japanese voice actress - Kyoko MizukiKyoko Mizukiis one of the pen names of . She is a Japanese writer who is best known for being the author of the manga and anime series Candy Candy.Kyoko Mizuki won the Kodansha Manga Award for Best Shōjo Manga for Candy Candy in 1977 with Yumiko Igarashi....
(杏子), a Japanese writer - Kyoko NakajimaKyoko Nakajimais a Japanese AV idol of the early 2000s.-AV debut & VIP:Nakajima was born on March 12, 1983 in Saitama Prefecture, Japan), and her interests include music and tennis.She made her AV debut in May 2003 with the video I Want More Than a Kiss! for the h.m.p...
(京子), Japanese AV idol - Kyoko NakayamaKyoko Nakayamais a Japanese politician of the Sunrise Party of Japan, formerly of the Liberal Democratic Party , Machimura Faction, and currently serving her first term as a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet...
(恭子), a Japanese politician - Kyoko NishikawaKyoko Nishikawais a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Ōme, Tokyo and graduate of Waseda University she was elected for the first time in 2000.- External links :* in Japanese...
(京子), a Japanese politician - Kyoko TakezawaKyoko Takezawais a prominent Japanese-born violinist. She has recorded on both the BMG and RCA labels.She started her training in Japan as a part of the Suzuki Method program and was part of a tour of the United States. She is a graduate of the Juilliard School where her teacher was Dorothy DeLay. Ms...
(恭子), a Japanese violinist - Kyoko TeraseKyoko Teraseis a Japanese voice actress currently employed by Aoni Production. She currently resides in Tokyo. In the past, she has been credited under the stage name .-TV anime:* Pokémon: Advanced Generation - Yoshie...
(今日子), a Japanese voice actress - Kyoko YamadaFushigi Yamada, better known by her stage name , is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with 81 Produce.- As Kyoko Yamada :* Bikkuriman * Doraemon * Doraemon: Nobita's Genesis Diary * Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken...
, a Japanese voice actress - Kyoko YamamotoKyoko YamamotoKyoko Yamamoto is a former J-pop singer and member of the groups Lip's and Nanatsuboshi.She was born in Shimane prefecture, Japan. She made her debut on 21 March 1990, and her solo debut on December 16, 1992....
(京子), a J-pop singer
Fictional characters
with the given name Kyōko- Kyoko Harase (京子), a character in the 2003 J-HorrorJ-HorrorJapanese horror, or J-Horror, is Japanese horror fiction in popular culture, noted for its unique thematic and conventional treatment of the horror genre in light of western treatments...
film Ju-on: The Grudge 2Ju-on: The Grudge 2Ju-on: The Grudge 2 is a 2003 Japanese horror film and the fourth in the Ju-on series written and directed by Takashi Shimizu. The film was released in Japan on August 23, 2003.... - Kyoko Himeji, a character from Girl's High (Joshikousei)
- Kyoko Kirisaki, a fictional pyrokinetic
- 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 DInitial Dis a manga by Shuichi Shigeno which has been serialized in Kodansha's Young Magazine since 1995. It has been adapted into a long-running anime series by OB Planning, Studio Comet, Studio Gallop, Pastel, and A.C.G.T, and a live action film by Avex and Media Asia...
series. - Kyoko Mogami (キョーコ), the main heroine of the shōjoShojoThe term refers to manga marketed to a female audience roughly between the ages of 10-18. The name romanizes the Japanese 少女 , literally: "little female". Shōjo manga covers many subjects in a variety of narrative and graphic styles, from historical drama to science fiction — often with a strong...
manga Skip Beat!Skip Beat!is a Japanese shōjo manga by Yoshiki Nakamura. It is the story of a 16-year-old girl who discovers that her childhood friend and romantic goal, Sho Fuwa, only keeps her around to act as a maid and earn his living expenses, as he works his way to become the top pop idol in Japan. Furious and heart... - Kyoko Otonashi (響子), the female protagonistProtagonistA protagonist is the main character of a literary, theatrical, cinematic, or musical narrative, around whom the events of the narrative's plot revolve and with whom the audience is intended to most identify...
of the manga and anime series Maison IkkokuMaison Ikkokuis a Japanese seinen manga written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi and serialized in the manga magazine Big Comic Spirits from 1980 through 1987. Maison Ikkoku is a bitter-sweet comedic romance involving a group of madcap people who live in a boarding house in 1980s Tokyo... - Kyoko Zeppelin Soryu (キョウコ), a character in the anime series Neon Genesis EvangelionNeon Genesis Evangelion, commonly referred to as Evangelion, is a commercially and critically successful Japanese anime series that began airing in October 1995. The series was highly influential, and launched the Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise. It garnered several major animation awards...
- Kyoko Sasagawa (京子), a character in the anime series Katekyo Hitman REBORN!
- Kyoko, a friendly home computer in the 2008 Janet JacksonJanet JacksonJanet Damita Jo Jackson is an American recording artist and actress. Known for a series of sonically innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows, television and film roles, she has been a prominent figure in popular culture for over 25 years...
album DisciplineDiscipline (Janet Jackson album)Discipline is the tenth studio album by American recording artist Janet Jackson, released by Island Records on February 26, 2008. It was her only album released for Island Records, after her five-album deal with Virgin Records was fulfilled with the release of 20 Y.O....
. - Kyoko Hoin, a character in Kodomo no JikanKodomo no Jikanis a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by manga author Kaworu Watashiya. The story revolves around a grade school teacher named Daisuke Aoki, whose main problem is that one of his students, Rin Kokonoe, has a crush on him. It was first serialized on May 22, 2005 in the Japanese seinen...
- Kyoko Okudera, the main female protagonist in the Japanese horror movie Chakushin Ari 2Chakushin Ari 2One Missed Call 2 is the sequel to the J-Horror film One Missed Call.-Plot:Set a year after the original, One Missed Call 2 introduces Kyoko and her friend Madoka. Both women are teaching assistants at a kindergarten in the middle of Tokyo. Madoka persuades Kyoko to visit a restaurant where her ...
- Kyoko, a To-Oh University student in the anime and manga series Death NoteDeath Noteis a manga created by writer Tsugumi Ohba and manga artist Takeshi Obata. The main character is Light Yagami, a high school student who discovers a supernatural notebook, the "Death Note", dropped on Earth by a god of death, or a shinigami, named Ryuk...
(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 KyokoKyoko (novel)Kyoko is a 1995 novel by Ryu Murakami. The book tells the story of a young woman who comes to New York City to find the Cuban-American GI who taught her to dance salsa...
by Ryū Murakami. - Kyoko a character in Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?
- Kyouko Sakura a character in Puella Magi Madoka MagicaPuella Magi Madoka Magicais a Japanese anime television series produced by Shaft and Aniplex. The series is directed by Akiyuki Shinbo and written by Gen Urobuchi with original character designs by Ume Aoki, character design adaptation by Takahiro Kishida and music by Yuki Kajiura...
- kyoko betzabe -.-/-_- de iguala guerrero
- Kyouko Toshino a character in Yuru Yuri
Fiction works
- KyokoKyoko (novel)Kyoko is a 1995 novel by Ryu Murakami. The book tells the story of a young woman who comes to New York City to find the Cuban-American GI who taught her to dance salsa...
, a novel by Ryū Murakami. - Kyoko or, in English, Because of You, a film inspired by Ryū Murakami's book.