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Seiko (given name)

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Seiko
GenderGenerally feminine
Language(s)Japanese
Origin
MeaningDepends on kanji

Seiko is a Japanese given name, almost exclusively feminine. Its meaning depends on the kanji used to write it.

Kanji and meaning

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The "ko" in Seiko is generally written with a kanji meaning "child" (), and in that case is exclusively feminine; the kanji for "Sei" varies, for example:[1]

  • 晴子 ("clear weather"); also read Haruko
  • 正子 ("upright", "correct"); also read Masako or Shōko, and also used in Korean to write the name Jeong-ja
  • 清子 ("clean", "pure"); also read Kiyoko or Sayako
  • 聖子 ("holy"); also read Kiyoko or Shōko, and also used in Korean to write the name Seong-ja
  • 青子 ("blue" or "green"); also read Aoko

Rarely, the "ko" may be written with a kanji meaning "lake" (). Written this way, the name may be either masculine or feminine.[1]

People

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People with this name include:

  • Seiko Fujita (藤田 西湖, 1898–1956), Japanese male martial artist
  • Seiko Hashimoto (橋本 聖子, born 1964), Japanese politician, House of Councillors member, former ice speed skater and track cycling sprinter
  • Seiko Kanno (菅野 聖子, 1933–1988), Japanese painter and poet
  • Seiko Kawamura (河村 聖子, born 1984), Japanese volleyball player
  • Seiko Lee Japanese soprano
  • Seiko Matsuda (松田 聖子, born 1962), Japanese singer
  • Seiko Mikami (三上 晴子, 1961–2015), Japanese artist
  • Seiko Nakano (中野 聖子, born 1952), Japanese voice actress
  • Seiko Niizuma (新妻 聖子, born 1980), Japanese actress
  • Seiko Noda (野田 聖子, born 1960), Japanese politician, House of Representatives member
  • Seiko Obonai (小保内 聖子, born 1940), Japanese shot putter
  • Seiko Okamoto (岡本 聖子, born 1978), Japanese tennis player
  • Okuhara Seiko (奥原 晴湖, 1837–1913), Japanese female painter
  • Seiko Oomori (大森 靖子, born 1987), Japanese singer-songwriter
  • Seiko Shimakage (島影 せい子, born 1949), Japanese volleyball player who competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics
  • Seiko Tanabe (田辺 聖子, born 1928), Japanese novelist
  • Seiko Yamada (山田 靑子, born 1978), Japanese badminton player
  • Seiko Yamamoto (山本 聖子, born 1980), Japanese wrestler
  • Seiko Yoshida (吉田 聖子, born 1986), Japanese voice actress

Fictional characters with this name include:

  • Seiko Shinohara, in the survival horror video game Corpse Party
  • Seiko Kimura, a character from Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School

See also

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  • People with the Japanese masculine name Seikō (with a long vowel in "kō")
    • Rin Seikō (林 世功, 1842–1880), scholar-bureaucrat of the Ryūkyū Kingdom
    • Seiko Yamanaka (山中 誠晃, born 1989), Japanese football defender

References

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  1. ^ a b Breen, Jim. "Japanese Names (ENAMDICT)". Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group. Retrieved 26 December 2017.