Sadako

Sadako is a Japanese name, commonly used for women. The same name can be written with a variety of kanji, and the meanings of the name differ accordingly:^[1]

貞子, "chaste child"; the same characters can also be read as a Korean female given name, Jeong-ja
節子, "child of integrity"

People with the name

Princess Sadako Kujō (九条節子), later Empress Teimei (貞明皇后) of Japan (1884–1951), wife of Emperor Taishō
Sadako Kurihara (栗原貞子, 1913–2005), Japanese poet
Sadako Moriguchi (森口貞子, 1907–2002), American businesswoman
Sadako Ogata (緒方貞子, 1927–2019), Japanese scholar and United Nations administrator
Sadako Pointer (born 1984), American singer
Sadako Sasaki (佐々木禎子, 1943–1955), a childhood Hiroshima atomic bomb victim, who made origami cranes based on a legend about their healing properties, making them an international symbol for peace.
Sadako Sawamura (沢村貞子, 1908–1996), Japanese actress
Sadako Yamamoto (山本定子, born 1915), Japanese javelin thrower
Sadako Yamashita (山下貞子, born 1932), Japanese swimmer

Fictional characters

Sadako Yamamura (山村貞子), fictional character in the Japanese novel, manga and film franchise Ring

References

^ Breen, Jim (2011). Japanese Names Dictionary. Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group. Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2012-12-02.

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[1] Breen, Jim (2011). Japanese Names Dictionary. Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group. Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2012-12-02.

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