Teiko is the common Roman alphabet spelling of two different
Japanese
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given names, one feminine and one masculine; they are spelled differently in Japanese.
The feminine name (ていこ) is spelled Teiko in systemic romanisation. It may be written with a variety of
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 subse ...
including ;
these same characters may also be read as a Korean feminine name,
Jeong-ja
Jeong-ja, also spelled Jung-ja, Jong-ja, or Chung-ja, is a Korean feminine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name.
Hanja and meaning
There are 65 hanja with the reading " jeong" and 28 hanja wit ...
. People with this name include:
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Teiko Nishi (born c. 1967), an American former women's basketball player
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Teiko Kihira
was a Japanese politician and activist. Kihira was a member of the House of Councilors in Japan. She was involved in the League of Women Voters of Japan where she served in different capacities including vice chair and president of the group.
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(1928-2015), was a Japanese politician and activist
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Teiko Inahata
Inahata Teiko (; 8 January 1931 – 27 February 2022) was a Japanese haiku poet, essayist and literary critic.
Life and career
Born in Yokohama, the granddaughter of poet Kyoshi Takahama and the daughter of poet , Inahata had been composing ...
(1931-2022), was a Japanese haiku poet, essayist and literary critic
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Teiko Tomita
Teiko Tomita (December 1, 1896 March 13, 1990) was a Japanese tanka poet who lived in the Pacific Northwest. Her penname was Yukari.
Early life
Tomita was born Teiko Matsui on December 1, 1896 in Osaka, Japan. She was the second of nine chi ...
(1896-1990), was a Japanese tanka poet
The masculine name (ていこう, spelled Teikō in systemic romanisation, ending in a
long vowel
In linguistics, vowel length is the perceived length of a vowel sound: the corresponding physical measurement is duration. In some languages vowel length is an important phonemic factor, meaning vowel length can change the meaning of the word, ...
) may refer to:
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Teikō Shiotani
According to Hepburn romanization, Shiotani's adopted given name is written "Teikō". Many publications in English do not provide macrons, resulting in "Teiko". Following an informal convention, some other publications give it as "Teikoh". w ...
(1899–1988), a photographer from Tottori, Japan
References
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Japanese feminine given names
Japanese masculine given names