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Japanese given name in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name, in that order. Nevertheless, when a Japanese name is written in the Roman alphabet, ever since the Meiji era, the official policy has been to cater to Western expecta ...
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Possible writings

Yūko can be written using different
kanji are the logographic Chinese characters taken from the Chinese script and used in the writing of Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese and are still used, along with the subsequ ...
characters and can mean: *優子, "gentle, child" *裕子, "abundance, child" *祐子, "helpful, child" *夕子, "evening, child" *有子, "qualified, child" *悠子, "permanence, child" *侑子, "leading, child" *結子, "bind, child" *由子, "reason, child" *勇子, "courage, child" *友子, "friend, child" *木綿子, "cotton, child" The given name can also be written in
hiragana is a Japanese syllabary, part of the Japanese writing system, along with ''katakana'' as well as ''kanji''. It is a phonetic lettering system. The word ''hiragana'' literally means "flowing" or "simple" kana ("simple" originally as contras ...
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katakana is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji and in some cases the Latin script (known as rōmaji). The word ''katakana'' means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana characters are derived f ...
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People

*, Japanese TV presenter and news anchor *, Japanese singer-songwriter *, Japanese bikini model *, Japanese marathon runner *, Japanese singer and actress *, Japanese actress who is most popular in South Korea, known as Yoo Min *, (born 1975) Japanese voice actress *, plays the keyboards for Southern All Stars *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese classical violinist *, Japanese fashion model and actress *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese pair skater *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese voice actress, actress, J-pop singer and sound director *, Japanese television personality and actress *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese actress *, Japanese golfer *, Japanese politician *, Japanese actress *, Japanese butterfly swimmer *, J-pop singer and actress *, Japanese idol and model *, AKB48 member *, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese cricketer *, Japanese racewalker *, Japanese politician *, Japanese voice actress * a Japanese voice actress *, Japanese designer, creator of Hello Kitty *, Japanese actress and gravure idol *, Japanese illustrator *, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese triathlete *, Japanese actress *, Japanese actress *, Granddaughter of General
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*, Japanese character designer and illustrator *, Japanese straight hair specialist *, Japanese actress


Fictional characters

* Yuko, a female elf from ''
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'', a children's TV series *Yuko, an antagonist character in ''
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'' *Yuko, a female character from ''
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'' *Yūko, a female character and the yūrei in '' The Terror: Infamy'' *Yuuko Aioi, a main character from the anime and manga series ''
Nichijou is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Keiichi Arawi. The manga began serialization in the December 2006 issue of Kadokawa Shoten's manga magazine '' Shōnen Ace'', and was also serialized in ''Comptiq'' between the March 2007 ...
'' *Yuko Amamiya, the heroine of game '' Ef: A Fairy Tale of the Two'' * Yuko Amasawa, one of the main characters in the series '' Dennō Coil'' *Yuko Asou, the main character in the ''
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Yuko Ichihara is a fictional character in the manga '' xxxHolic'', which was created by the artist group Clamp. Yuko is a witch who owns a shop where people come to have their wishes granted, and most of her jobs involve dealing with supernatural beings. At ...
- Witch of dimensions, a character from the manga and anime '' xxxHolic'' and '' Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle'' by CLAMP * Yūko Kanoe, a character from the manga and anime ''
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'' * Yuko Minami, Ultraman Ace's alter ego alongside Seiji Hokuto in the 1972 namesake tokusatsu film * Yuko Ogawa, a character from the manga and anime ''
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'' *Yuko Okonogi, one of the main characters in the series '' Dennō Coil'' *Yuko Omori, a character from the anime ''
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'' * Yuko Sakaki, a character in the novel ''Battle Royale'', and the film and manga of the same name * Yuuko Shirakawa, a librarian from the visual novel ''
Katawa Shoujo is a bishōjo-style visual novel by Four Leaf Studios that tells the story of a young man and five young women living with varying disabilities. The game uses a traditional text and sprite-based visual novel model with an ADV-style text box ru ...
'' *Yuko Takao, a character in '' Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne'' *Yuuko Yoshikawa, a character from the novel and anime ''
Hibike! Euphonium is a Japanese novel series written by Ayano Takeda. The story is set in Uji, Kyoto and focuses on the Kitauji High School Music Club, whose concert band is steadily improving thanks to the newly appointed adviser's strict instruction ...
'' *Yuuko Nishi a character from the manga and anime A Channel (manga)


See also

* 5291 Yuuko, a main-belt asteroid *" Yuko and Hiro", a song by Blur {{DEFAULTSORT:Yuko Japanese feminine given names