Seiko (given name) explained

Language:	Japanese
Gender:	Generally feminine
Meaning:	Depends on kanji

Seiko is a Japanese given name, almost exclusively feminine. Its meaning depends on the kanji used to write it.

Kanji and meaning

The "ko" in Seiko is generally written with a kanji meaning "child", and in that case is exclusively feminine; the kanji for "Sei" varies, for example:^[1]

• Japanese: 晴子 ("clear weather"); also read Haruko
• Japanese: 正子 ("upright", "correct"); also read Masako or Shōko, and also used in Korean to write the name Jeong-ja
• Japanese: 清子 ("clean", "pure"); also read Kiyoko or Sayako
• Japanese: 聖子 ("holy"); also read Kiyoko or Shōko, and also used in Korean to write the name Seong-ja
• Japanese: 青子 ("blue" or "green"); also read Aoko

Rarely, the "ko" may be written with a kanji meaning "lake" . Written this way, the name may be either masculine or feminine.^[1]

People

People with this name include:

• , Japanese male martial artist
• , Japanese politician, House of Councillors member, former ice speed skater and track cycling sprinter
• , Japanese painter and poet
• , Japanese volleyball player
• Seiko Lee Japanese soprano
• , Japanese singer
• , Japanese artist
• , Japanese voice actress
• , Japanese actress
• , Japanese politician, House of Representatives member
• , Japanese shot putter
• , Japanese tennis player
• , Japanese female painter
• , Japanese singer-songwriter
• , Japanese volleyball player who competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics
• , Japanese novelist
• , Japanese badminton player
• , Japanese wrestler
• , Japanese voice actress

Fictional characters with this name include:

• Seiko Shinohara, in the survival horror video game Corpse Party
• Seiko Kimura, a character from Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School

See also

• People with the Japanese masculine name Seikō (with a long vowel in "kō")
  • , scholar-bureaucrat of the Ryūkyū Kingdom
  • , Japanese football defender

Notes and References

1. Web site: Japanese Names (ENAMDICT) . Jim . Breen . Jim Breen . Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group . 26 December 2017.