Shizuka

Shizuka
	Shizuka Arakawa, a figure skater
Pronunciation	IPA: [ɕiꜜzɯka]
Gender	Unisex, but mostly female
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Depends on kanji used.
Region of origin	Japanese
Other names
Related names	Shizu; Shizuko;

Shizuka (しずか, シズカ) is a Japanese given name. Though the name is unisex, it is mostly used by women.

Possible writings

Shizuka can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:

The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

Annie Shizuka Inoh (静), Taiwanese actress
Shizuka Aoki (青木静香, born 1972), Japanese voice actress
Shizuka Arakawa (静香, born 1981), Japanese figure skater
Shizuka Gozen (静, 1165–1211), also known as Lady Shizuka, one of the most famous women in Japanese history and literature
Shizuka Hasegawa (静香, born 1988), Japanese voice actress
Shizuka Ijūin (静), Japanese novelist and lyricist
Shizuka Ishibashi (静河, born 1994), Japanese actress and dancer
Shizuka Ishigami (石上静香, born 1988), Japanese voice actress
Shizuka Ishikawa (静, born 1971), Japanese voice actress
Shizuka Itō (静, born 1980), Japanese voice actress
Shizuka Kamei (静香, born 1936), Japanese politician
Shizuka Kudō (静香, born 1970), Japanese singer
Shizuka Miura (静香, died 2010), Japanese ball-jointed doll maker and musician
Shizuka Nakamura (中村静香, born 1988), Japanese gravure idol and actress
Shizuka Narahara (楢原静, born 1928), Japanese table tennis player
Shizuka Okazaki (静夏, born 1992), motorcycle racer
Shizuka Saitō (齋藤支靜加, born 1980), Japanese actress, gravure idol, and writer
Shizuka Sugiyama (born 1987), Japanese mixed martial arts fighter
Shizuka Yamamoto (静香, born 1975), badminton player
Shizuka Yokomizo (横溝静, born 1966), Japanese photographer

Lady Shizuka, a character in the book Autumn Bridge by Takashi Matsuoka
Shizuka Dōmeki (静), a male character in the manga and anime series xxxHolic
Shizuka Hattori (静華), a character in the manga and anime series Detective Conan
Shizuka Hio (閑), a character in the manga and anime series Vampire Knight
Shizuka Joestar (静), a character in the manga series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, by Hirohiko Araki
Shizuka Kawai (河合静香), a character in the manga and anime series Yu-Gi-Oh!
Shizuka Marikawa (静香), a character in the series High School of the Dead
Shizuka Minamoto (静香), a character in the manga and anime series Doraemon
Shizuka Muto, a character in the book trilogy Tales of the Otori
Shizuka, Kaze no (シズカ), a character in the Super Sentai series GoGo Sentai Boukenger
Shizuka Shishi (獅子静香), a character in the shōnen manga series Boarding School Juliet
Shizuka Todou (藤堂静), a character in the shōjo manga series Boys Over Flowers