Seiko (given name)

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

Seiko

Gender	Generally feminine
Language(s)	Japanese
Origin
Meaning	Depends on kanji

Kanji and meaning

The "ko" in Seiko is generally written with a kanji meaning "child" (子), and in that case is exclusively feminine; the kanji for "Sei" varies, for example:

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

Rarely, the "ko" may be written with a kanji meaning "lake" (湖). Written this way, the name may be either masculine or feminine.

People

People with this name include:

• Seiko Fujita (藤田 西湖, 1898–1956), Japanese male martial artist
• Seiko Hashimoto (橋本 聖子, born 1964), Japanese politician, House of Councillors member, former ice speed skater and track cycling sprinter
• Seiko Kanno (菅野 聖子, 1933–1988), Japanese painter and poet
• Seiko Kawamura (河村 聖子, born 1984), Japanese volleyball player
• Seiko Lee Japanese soprano
• Seiko Matsuda (松田 聖子, born 1962), Japanese singer
• Seiko Mikami (三上 晴子, 1961–2015), Japanese artist
• Seiko Nakano (中野 聖子, born 1952), Japanese voice actress
• Seiko Niizuma (新妻 聖子, born 1980), Japanese actress
• Seiko Noda (野田 聖子, born 1960), Japanese politician, House of Representatives member
• Seiko Obonai (小保内 聖子, born 1940), Japanese shot putter
• Seiko Okamoto (岡本 聖子, born 1978), Japanese tennis player
• Okuhara Seiko (奥原 晴湖, 1837–1913), Japanese female painter
• Seiko Oomori (大森 靖子, born 1987), Japanese singer-songwriter
• Seiko Shimakage (島影 せい子, born 1949), Japanese volleyball player who competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics
• Seiko Tanabe (田辺 聖子, born 1928), Japanese novelist
• Seiko Yamada (山田 靑子, born 1978), Japanese badminton player
• Seiko Yamamoto (山本 聖子, born 1980), Japanese wrestler
• Seiko Yoshida (吉田 聖子, born 1986), 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")
  • Rin Seikō (林 世功, 1842–1880), scholar-bureaucrat of the Ryūkyū Kingdom
  • Seiko Yamanaka (山中 誠晃, born 1989), Japanese football defender