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Kyoko

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Kyoko
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameJapanese
MeaningThe name has several meanings, depending on the kanji used, but its typical meaning is "Girl of Kyoto". (Kyoto is a city in Japan.)
Region of originJapan
Other names
Related namesKiyoko
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Kyōko, Kyoko, Kyouko, or Kyohko (きょうこ, キョウコ, 京子) is a very common feminine Japanese given name. Not to be confused with Kiyoko.

Possible writings

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The final syllable "ko" is typically written with the kanji character for child, 子. It is a common suffix to female names in Japan. The first syllable "Kyō" can be written several different ways, with different meanings.

  • 恭, "respectful,"
  • 京, "of the city or of the capital,"
  • 今日, "of today,"
  • 杏, "apricot,"
  • 鏡, "mirror,"
  • 響, "echo", "influential"

The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

People with the name

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Fictional characters

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  • Kyoko, a young woman who comes to New York City to find a man who taught her to dance salsa, from the novel Kyoko by Ryū Murakami.
  • Kyoko, a character in Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?
  • Kyoko, a character in Yukio Mishima's Kyoko no Ie (Kyōko no Ie 鏡子の家)
  • Kyoko, a character in Log Horizon
  • Kyoko Sakura (佐倉 杏子), a character in Puella Magi Madoka Magica
  • Kyoko Toshinō, a character in Yuru Yuri
  • Kyōko Shirafuji (白藤 杏子), a female character in the manga and anime series Working!!.

Fiction works

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  • Kyoko, a novel by Ryū Murakami
  • Kyoko or, in English, Because of You, a film inspired by Ryū Murakami's book[citation needed]
  • Kyoko, a 2000 film by New Concorde

References

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