Sadako
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Sadako is a Japanese name, used for females. Although written romanized the same way, the kanji can be different. It is composed of the two parts "sada" and "ko"; collectively, they mean "chaste child".
[edit] People
- Princess Sadako Kujō (九条節子), later Empress Teimei (貞明皇后) of Japan and is wife of Emperor Taishō
- Sadako Sasaki (佐々木 禎子), a childhood Hiroshima atomic bomb victim, who is world-famous for making many origami cranes based on a legend about their healing properties, making paper cranes an international symbol for peace.
- Sadako Ogata (緒方 貞子), Japanese scholar and UN administrator
[edit] Fictional characters
- Sadako Yamamura (山村貞子), fictional character in the Japanese novel, manga and film Ring
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