Yūko
Yūko is a common female Japanese given name. Yūko can be written in Hiragana and Katakana or using different kanji characters that can mean:
- 優子 - "gentle child"
- 裕子 - "fertile child"
- 祐子 - "helpful child"
- 夕子 - "evening child"
- 有子 - "qualified child"
- 悠子 - "eternal child"
- 侑子 - "leading child"
- 結子 - "bind and child"
- 由子 - "obey and child"
Famous persons with the given name Yūko
- Yūko Andō (優子), Japanese TV presenter and news anchor.
- Yuko Arimori (裕子), Professional marathon runner.
- Yuko Fueki (優子), Japanese actress who is most popular in South Korea, known as Yu Min.
- Yuko Hara (由子), Plays the keyboards for Southern All Stars.
- Yuko Kawaguchi (悠子), Japanese pair skater.
- Yuko Miyamura (優子), Japanese seiyū, actress, J-pop singer and sound director.
- Yuko Nakazawa (裕子), J-pop singer and actress, best known as one of the original members of the all-female J-pop group Morning Musume.
- Yuko Ogura (優子), Popular Japanese idol and model.
- Yūko Takeuchi (結子), Japanese actress.
Fictional characters with the given name Yūko
- Yuko Sakaki (祐子), Character in the novel Battle Royale, and the film and manga of the same name.
- Yūko Ichihara (壱原侑子), Character from the manga and anime xxxHolic.
See also
- "Yuko and Hiro", a Blur song