Yūko
| Yūko |
Yūko Kawaguchi, a Japanese pair skater |
| Gender |
Female |
| Origin |
| Word/Name |
Japanese |
| Meaning |
many different meanings depending on the kanji used |
| Region of origin |
Japanese |
| Other names |
| Related names |
Yū
Yūka
Yūki |
Yūko or Yuko (ゆうこ, ユウコ?) is a common feminine Japanese given name.
Judo
Yuko is a lower grade of score, and only counts as a tie-breaker; it is not cumulative with other yuko scores.
Possible writings
Yūko can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
- 優子, "gentle, child"
- 裕子, "fertile, child"
- 祐子, "helpful, child"
- 夕子, "evening, child"
- 有子, "qualified, child"
- 悠子, "eternal, child"
- 侑子, "leading, child"
- 結子, "bind, child"
- 由子, "reason, child"
The given name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.
People
- Yūko Andō (news anchor) (優子), a Japanese TV presenter and news anchor
- Yūko Andō (singer) (裕子, born 1977), Japanese singer-songwriter
- Yuko Arimori (裕子, born 1966), Japanese marathon runner
- Yuko Fueki (優子, born 1979), Japanese actress who is most popular in South Korea, known as Yu Min
- Yuko Fukushima (優子), a Japanese anchorwoman for News Today 30 Minutes
- Yuko Hara (由子, born 1956), plays the keyboards for Southern All Stars
- Yuko Kawaguchi (悠子), a Japanese pair skater
- Yūko Minaguchi (裕子, born 1966), Japanese voice actress
- Yūko Miyamura (優子, born 1972), Japanese voice actress, actress, J-pop singer and sound director
- Yūko Mizutani (優子, born 1964), Japanese voice actress
- Yuko Nakanishi (born 1981), Japanese butterfly swimmer
- Yuko Nakazawa (裕子), a J-pop singer and actress
- Yuko Ogura (優子, born 1983), Japanese idol and model
- Yuko Oshima (優子, born 1988), AKB48 member
- Yūko Satō (voice actress), Japanese voice actress
- Yūko Satō (politician) (夕子; born 1963), Japanese politician
- Yuko Sano (born 1979), Japanese volleyball player
- Yūko Takeuchi (結子, born 1980), Japanese actress
- Yuuko Mochizuki (1917–1977), Japanese actress
Characters
See also