is a feminine

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characters can be different.

Possible writings

* 信子, "trust, child" * 伸子, "to lengthen, child" * 延子, "to prolong, child" * 暢子, "extend/stretch, relax/child" * 宜子, "good, child"

People

Nobuko Albery Nobuko, Lady Albery (born 1940) is a Japanese author and theatrical producer and the widow of English theatrical impresario, Sir Donald Albery. Early life She was born Nobuko Uenishi in Kobe, Japan, the daughter of parents Keiji and Sodako. Sh ...

, a Japanese author,

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and the widow of English theatrical

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, Sir

Donald Albery Sir Donald Arthur Rolleston Albery (19 June 1914 – 14 September 1988) was an English theatre impresario who did much to translate the adventurous spirit of London in the 1960s onto the stage. Biography He was born into a theatrical famil ...

Princess Nobuko Princess is a regal rank and the feminine equivalent of prince (from Latin ''princeps'', meaning principal citizen). Most often, the term has been used for the consort of a prince, or for the daughter of a king or prince. Princess as a substa ...

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: ''Fumi-no-miya Nobuko Naishinnō'', 富美宮允子内親王), the 8th daughter of

Emperor Meiji , also called or , was the 122nd emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession. Reigning from 13 February 1867 to his death, he was the first monarch of the Empire of Japan and presided over the Meiji era. He was the figur ...

* Nobuko Asō (麻生信子), later Princess Tomohito of Mikasa (寛仁親王妃信子) *

Nobuko Fukuda (born July 29, 1980) is a Japanese cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skier who has competed since 2000. Competing in three Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of eighth in the team sprint at Turin in 2006 Winter Olympics, 2006. F ...

(福田修子), Japanese

cross-country skier Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...

Nobuko Imai , is a Japanese classical violist with an extensive career as soloist and chamber musician. Since 1988 she has played a 1690 Andrea Guarneri instrument. Biography Imai began her musical training at the age of six. She began studying at Tokyo's ...

(今井信子), a Japanese classical

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and

chamber musician Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small numb ...

Nobuko Iwaki is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, was a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) until 2009. A native of Minamiamabe District, Ōita, she attended Beppu University as an undergraduate and ...

(井脇ノブ子), Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the

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*, Japanese writer *

Nobuko Miyamoto is a Japanese actress. She was born in Otaru, Hokkaidō, and raised in Nagoya. She was married to director Juzo Itami from 1969 until his death in 1997, and regularly starred in his films. She has been nominated for eight Best Actress Japanese ...

(宮本信子), a Japanese actress *, Japanese architect *

Nobuko Okashita is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Kagawa Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Kagawa Prefec ...

(岡下信子), a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, and a member of the

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in the

* , Japanese rower *

Nobuko Otowa was a Japanese actress who appeared in more than 100 films between 1950 and 1994. A graduate of Takarazuka Girl's Opera School, Otowa was first signed to Daiei studios, before becoming a freelance actress by the early 1950s. After starring in ...

(乙羽信子), a Japanese actress *

Nobuko Takagi is the professional name of , a Japanese author. She has won the Akutagawa Prize and the Tanizaki Prize, she has been named a Person of Cultural Merit, and her work has been adapted for film. Biography Takagi was born Nobuko Tsuruta in Yamaguc ...

(高樹のぶ子), the

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of Nobuko Tsuruta, a Japanese author *

Nobuko Tsuchiya is an artist based in London. Tsuchiya was born in 1972 in Yokohama, Japan. She studied art at Accademia di Belle Arti Firenze and the Goldsmiths, University of London. She makes sculptures out of found scraps of household objects. Nobuko begins ...

(土屋信子), Japanese artist *, Japanese speed skater *, Japanese computer scientist *

Nobuko Yoshiya was a Japanese novelist active in Taishō and Shōwa period Japan. She was one of modern Japan's most commercially successful and prolific writers, specializing in serialized romance novels and adolescent girls' fiction, as well as a pioneer in ...

(吉屋信子), a Japanese

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who was active in the Taishō and Shōwa periods of Japan

Fictional characters

* Nobuko Ishihara (石原信子), a character in the manga ''

Love Com , also known as ''Lovely Complex'', is a romantic comedy shōjo manga by Aya Nakahara. It was published by Shueisha in '' Bessatsu Margaret'' from 2001 to 2006 and collected in 17 ''tankōbon'' volumes. The series is about the romance betw ...

'' * Nobuko Kotani (小谷信子), the titular character of the Japanese television drama ''

Nobuta wo Produce is a Japanese television drama produced and aired in 2005 by Nippon Television, NTV. The television show is based on the book of the same name by Gen Shiraiwa (). The story follows the high school lives of Kiritani and Kusano as they attempt to m ...

'' * Nobuko Komiyama (小宮山信子), the titular character of the film ''

Nobuko (1940 film) is a 1940 Japanese drama film directed by Hiroshi Shimizu. It is based on the novel of the same name by Bunroku Shishi. Plot Young teacher Nobuko starts her new job in a girls' school in Tokyo, residing at the place of her aunt Okei, a geish ...

'', one of many adaptations of a novel by Bunroku Shishi {{given name Japanese feminine given names