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Atsuko

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Atsuko
Atsuko Enomoto, Japanese singer and voice actress
Pronunciationatsɯko (IPA)
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameJapanese
Meaningdifferent meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
Alternative spellingAtuko (Kunrei-shiki)

Atuko (Nihon-shiki)

Atsuko (Hepburn)

Atsuko is a feminine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

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Atsuko can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:

  • 惇子, "kind, child"
  • 淳子, "pure, child"
  • 敦子, "kindliness, child"
  • 篤子, "fervent, child"
  • 厚子, "thick, child"
  • 渥子, "kindness, child"
  • 湊子, "harbor, child"
  • 集子, "collect, child"
  • 鳩子, "pigeon, child"
  • 熱子, "heat, child"
  • 温子, "warm, child"
  • 充子, "sufficient, child"

Atsuko is generally used as a girl's name. The final syllable "ko" is generally written with the kanji character for child (子). It is a common suffix to female names in Japan and usually indicates that it is a girl's name as masculine Japanese names rarely use the kanji for "child".

The name can also be written in hiragana あつこ or katakana アツコ.

Notable people with the name

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  • Atsuko Anzai (安西 篤子, born 1927), Japanese writer
  • Atsuko Asano (浅野 温子, born 1961), Japanese actress
  • Atsuko Asano (writer) (浅野 敦子, born 1954), Japanese writer
  • Atsuko Enomoto (榎本 温子, born 1979), Japanese singer and voice actress
  • Atsuko Hashimoto (橋本 有津子), Japanese jazz musician
  • Atsuko Hirayanagi (平栁 敦子, born 1975), Japanese-American filmmaker
  • Atsuko Ikeda (池田 厚子, born 1931), fourth daughter of Emperor Shōwa and Empress Kōjun
  • Atsuko Inaba (稲葉 貴子, born 1974), Japanese idol and singer
  • Atsuko Ishizuka (いしづか あつこ, born 1981), Japanese animator and director
  • Atsuko Kawada (川田あつ子, born 1965), Japanese actress, singer and writer
  • Atsuko Kurusu (来栖 あつこ, born 1978), Japanese actress
  • Atsuko Maeda (前田 敦子, born 1990), Japanese singer, actress and idol
  • Atsuko Mine (峰 あつ子, born 1951), Japanese voice actress
  • Atsuko Miyaji (宮地 充子, born 1965), Japanese cryptographer and number theorist
  • Atsuko Nakajima (中嶋 敦子, born 1961), Japanese animator, character designer, and illustrator
  • Atsuko Okatsuka, Japanese-American comedian
  • Atsuko Seki (関 敦子, born 1964), Japanese pianist
  • Atsuko Seta (瀬田 敦子, born 1955), Japanese classical pianist
  • Atsuko Shimoda (下田 敦子, born 1940), Japanese politician
  • Atsuko Sugimoto (杉本 充子, born 1959), Japanese sport shooter
  • Atsuko Takahata (高畑 淳子, born 1954), Japanese actress and voice actress
  • Atsuko Takata (高田 貴子, born 1977), Japanese speed skater
  • Atsuko Tanaka (voice actress) (田中 敦子, born 1962), Japanese voice actress
  • Atsuko Tanaka (artist) (田中 敦子, 1932-2005), Japanese artist
  • Atsuko Tokuda (徳田 敦子, born 1955), Japanese former badminton player
  • Atsuko Wakai (若井 敦子, born 1971), Japanese karate competitor
  • Atsuko Yamano (山野 敦子, born 1964), Japanese musician
  • Atsuko Yamashita (山下 敦子, born 1975), Japanese singer, vocalist of pop band angela
  • Atsuko Yuya (湯屋 敦子, born 1968), Japanese voice actress

Fictional characters

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See also

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