is a feminine

Japanese given name in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name. Japanese names are usually written in kanji, where the pronunciation follows a special set of rules. Because parents when naming children, and foreigners when adoptin ...

Written forms

Kiyoko can be written many ways using different kanji characters. Some versions of the name are: * , meaning "pure child" * , meaning "rejoice-child" * , meaning "rejoice, gift child" * , meaning "rejoice, ocean child" * , meaning "undefiled child", "virtuous child".

People

Hayley Kiyoko Hayley Kiyoko Alcroft (born April 3, 1991) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, and author. As a child model and actress, she appeared in a variety of films, including '' Lemonade Mouth'' (2011), '' Jem and the Holograms'' (2015), '' Insidi ...

(: born Hayley Kiyoko Alcroft), an American actress, singer-songwriter, musician, and dancer *

Kiyoko Arai , known by the pen name , is a Japanese manga artist. She made her manga debut in the January 1984 issue of ''Ciao'' with her story ''Chotto dake Biyaku''. Since then, Arai has contributed many stories to ''Ciao'', its sister magazine '' ChuChu'', ...

(), a manga artist * Kiyoko Fukuda (; born 1944), former First Lady of Japan, wife of

Yasuo Fukuda is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2007 to 2008. He was previously the longest-serving Chief Cabinet Secretary in Japanese history, serving in that role from 2000 to 2004 under Prime Ministers Yoshirō Mori an ...

* Kiyoko Fukuda (born 1970), Japanese former volleyball player *

Kiyoko Murata is a Japanese writer. She has won the Akutagawa Prize, the Noma Literary Prize, and the Yomiuri Prize, among other literary prizes. The Government of Japan has awarded her the Medal with Purple Ribbon and Order of the Rising Sun, and she has b ...

(; born 1945), Japanese writer *, Japanese sprinter *, Japanese judge *

Kiyoko Ono was a Japanese politician and gymnast. She competed at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics and won a team bronze medal in 1964. Early life Ono was born on 4 February 1936. Her father died when she was three months old. In 1958, she graduated from the ...

(; 1936–2021), a Japanese politician and former Olympic artistic gymnast *

Kiyoko Sayama is a Japanese animator and director. She was born in Saitama Prefecture. Her name is sometimes misromanized as Seiko Sayama. Works TV Anime *'' Nintama Rantarou'' (1993–1994) - Storyboard, Episode Director *'' Tama & Friends'' (1994) - Storybo ...

(), a Japanese anime director *

Kiyoko Shimahara is a Japanese long-distance runner who competes in marathon races. Her personal best time is 2:25:10 hours, achieved in August 2009 in Sapporo. She is a member of the Second Wind running club in Japan. She represented her country at the 2007 Wo ...

(; born 1976), a Japanese marathon runner * Kiyoko Matsumoto (), who committed suicide by jumping into the crater of

Mount Mihara is an active volcano on the Japanese isle of Izu Ōshima. Although the volcano is predominantly basaltic, major eruptions have occurred at intervals of 100–150 years. History Mount Mihara's major eruption in 1986 saw lava fountains up to h ...

in 1933, starting a trend in Japan

Fictional characters named Kiyoko

* Kiyoko (, aka Number 25), a character in the Japanese Manga, '' Akira'' * Kiyoko Yamaguchi,

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wife of

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Wally Yamaguchi * Kiyoko (aka Komori /bat/), a character in the Japanese horror film '' Suicide Club'' * Kiyoko Madoka, a character from the manga series ''

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'' and its anime adaption * Kiyoko, a character in the Japanese anime film ''

Tokyo Godfathers is a 2003 Japanese animated Christmas tragicomedy adventure film written and directed by Satoshi Kon. The film stars live-action actors such as Toru Emori, Yoshiaki Umegaki, and Aya Okamoto as the lead voice actors. Kon was inspired by the 1 ...

'' * Kiyoko Shimizu, a character in the Japanese anime ''Haikyuu!!'' {{given name Japanese feminine given names Feminine given names