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Keiko is a very popular female Japanese given name. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ... Keiko are a band from Redditch, England, that play a unique amalgamation of punk, progressive rock and indie. ... Yamada Tarō (), a typical Japanese name (male), equivalent to John Smith in English. ...

Possible Meanings

As with many Japanese names, Keiko can be written using a number of different kanji. Some of the most common ways of writing Keiko (and the most representative meanings of the respective kanji) are: Japanese writing Kanji Kana Hiragana Katakana Hentaigana Manyōgana Uses Furigana Okurigana Rōmaji   ) are the Chinese characters that are used in the modern Japanese logographic writing system along with hiragana (平仮名), katakana (片仮名), and the Arabic numerals. ...

• 恵子 — "lucky/blessed child"
• 敬子 — "respectful child"
• 景子 — "sunlight/view/scenic child"
• 桂子 — "katsura tree child"
• 圭子 — "square jewel child"
• 慶子 — "happy child"
• 啓子 — "open (one's eyes)/express/spring (season) child"

The suffix ko (子) implies the name is female and the name is almost never given to males. Much less commonly, Keiko can also be written as 螢子, 輕子, or 軽子.

Keiko is also the shortened form of the Ojibwa (Native American Tribe) word "Keikhota," which is both a derivative of the word "Keik" (meaning 'golden') and "khota" (meaning season). "Keikhota" thus means "Golden Season," and is the Ojibwa word designated to the season of Fall. This article is about the native North American people. ...

Real People

• Keiko Agena, actress
• Keiko Fukuda, judoka
• Keiko Fuji (圭子), singer
• Keiko Fujimori, Peruvian congresswoman and former first lady
• Keiko Han (恵子), seiyu (voice actress)
• Mazie Keiko Hirono (politician)
• Keiko Ihara (慶子), racing car driver
• Keiko Kitagawa (景子), model/actress
• Keiko Masuda, one of the J-pop duo Pink Lady
• Keiko Matsui (慶子), internationally renowned pianist/composer
• Keiko Miura, field hockey athlete
• Keiko Nakazawa (慶子), adult video actress
• Keiko Nobumoto, (敬子) creator of Wolf's Rain and writer and editor for Cowboy Bebop
• Keiko Takeshita (景子), actress
• Keiko Toda (恵子), actress
• Keiko Utoku (敬子), singer/songwriter
• Keiko Yamada (圭子), stage name "Keiko"; singer from j-pop band globe

Keikō (景行), with a long "o," is the name given to Emperor Keikō posthumously. Christine Keiko Agena (born October 3, 1973)[1] is an American actress. ... Keiko Fukuda (born 1913) is currently, as of 2005, the highest-ranking female practitioner of judo in the world. ... Keiko Fuji (è—¤ 圭子 Fuji Keiko; real name: 宇多田純子 Utada Junko, Born July 5, 1951 in Iwate Prefecture, Japan) was a popular Enka female singer. ... Keiko Sofía Fujimori Higushi is a Peruvian businesswoman and politician. ... Keiko Han (潘 恵子 Han Keiko) is a seiyu who was born on April 5, 1953. ... Mazie Keiko Hirono , born November 3, 1947) is an American politician. ... Keiko Ihara (井原 慶子, Ihara Keiko) (b. ... Keiko Kitagawa ) (born August 22, 1986) is a Japanese idol who played the role of Sailor Mars in the Sailor Moon live action show Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon. ... Keiko Masuda (Masuda keiko, 増田恵子, born September 2, 1957) in Shizuoka, Japan) is a Japanese pop singer and actress. ... Pink Lady was a Japanese female pop music duo of the late 1970s and early 1980s, featuring Mitsuyo Nemoto (Mie) and Keiko Masuda (Kei). In Japan, they are fondly remembered for the incredible run of pop-chart hits they enjoyed from roughly 1976 to 1979, but in the United States... Keiko Matsui (松居慶子), born in Tokyo as Keiko Doi on July 26, 1961, is a Japanese smooth jazz/new age pianist and composer whose career spans three decades, during which time she has released twenty CDs (in addition to various compilations) and has received international acclaim. ... Keiko Miura is a field hockey international playing for Japan. ... 1980s Japanese AV actress Keiko Nakazawa in a gracefully erotic pose. ... Keiko Nobumoto (信本敬子 Nobumoto Keiko), born in Hokkaido on March 19, 1964, is a Japanese screenplay writer, who is well known as the creator of Wolfs Rain and is also responsible for the screenplay for the internationally known Cowboy Bebop. ... Original run January 6, 2003 – July 29, 2003 Episodes 26 OVA Director Tensai Okamura Studio BONES Episodes 4 Released 2004 Manga Author Toshitsugu Iida Publisher Kodansha Serialized in Magazine Z Original run April, 2003 – Volumes 2 Wolfs Rain ) is a Japanese anime and manga series, created by Keiko Nobumoto... Original run April 3, 1998 – April 23, 1999 Episodes 26 Movie: Knockin on Heavens Door (天国の扉) Director Shinichiro Watanabe Writer Keiko Nobumoto Studio Sunrise BONES Bandai Visual[2] Released September 1, 2001 Runtime 115 min. ... Keiko Takeshita (竹下景子 Takeshita Keiko; born on September 15, 1953 in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan) is a Japanese actress. ... Keiko Toda (戸田恵子 Toda Keiko), born Keiko Inoue (井上恵子 Inoue Keiko; born on September 12, 1957 in Nagoya, Japan) is a Japanese actress. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Keiko is the lead vocalist of the J-pop Group globe. ... J-pop (or Jpop) is an abbreviation of Japanese pop. ... globe is a dance-oriented Japanese pop band, formed in 1995 by legendary producer and songwriter Tetsuya Komuro. ... Emperor Keikō (景行天皇 Keikō Tennō) was the twelfth imperial ruler of Japan to appear on the traditional list of emperors. ...

Fictional characters

• Keiko (Kiki in the English version), a character of Ultimate Muscle (the Japanese version is called Kinnikuman II Sei)
• Keiko, a character in Pretty Sammy
• Keiko Asakura, a minor character of Shaman King who is the mother of Yoh Asakura
• Keiko Honda, character in Crayon Shin-chan
• Keiko Kamikita, character in Muteki Choujin Zanbot 3
• Keiko Koike in Gyakuten Saiban 3
• Keiko Momoi, character in Magic Kaito
• Keiko O'Brien, the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine character
• Keiko Onuki, character in Battle Royale
• Keiko Oyamada, a minor character of Shaman King who is the mother of Manta Oyamada
• Keiko Sasahara, a minor character of Genshiken
• Keiko Sonoda, a minor character of Revolutionary Girl Utena
• Keiko Yukimura (螢子) (Kayko Yukimura), the YuYu Hakusho character

Cover to Kinnikuman II #13. ... Pretty Sammy Magical Project S DVD #1 Pretty Sammy (魔法少女プリティサミー, Mahou Shoujo Puriti Samii) is an anime based on the magically transformed version of the Sasami character from the various Tenchi Muyo! series. ... Serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump Shonen Jump Banzai! Original run 1998 – 2004 No. ... Yoh Asakura ) is the main character in the anime and manga Shaman King. ... Serialized in Weekly Manga Action Manga Town Original run 1990 – No. ... Invincible Super Man Zambot 3 (無敵超人ザンボット3 in kanji, transliterated as Muteki Choujin Zanbot 3 in romaji) is an anime series created by Yoshiyuki Tomino and Yoshitake Suzuki, and produced by Sunrise. ... Magic Kaito (まじっく快斗 Majikku Kaito) is a shōnen manga series by Gosho Aoyama. ... Keiko OBrien, née Keiko Ishikawa, is a character in the fictional Star Trek universe, played by Rosalind Chao. ... Space station Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (ST:DS9 or STDS9 or DS9 for short) is a science fiction television series produced by Paramount and set in the Star Trek universe. ... Shogo Kawadas photo of Keiko and him in the film Battle Royale Keiko Inoues appearance in a manga flashback Keiko Onuki (大貫慶子 ÅŒnuki Keiko), known in the manga as Keiko Inoue, is a character in the novel, film and manga Battle Royale. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump Shonen Jump Banzai! Original run 1998 – 2004 No. ... Spoiler warning: Manta Oyamada Manta Oyamada (小山田まん太 Oyamada Manta), known as Mortimer Morty in the English anime and English video games, is a fictional character in the anime and manga Shaman King. ... Genshiken ) is a manga series by Kio Shimoku about a college otaku club and the lifestyle its members pursue which has been adapted into an anime series by director Tsutomu Mizushima. ... Serialized in Ciao Original run 1996 – 1997 Volumes 5 TV anime Director Kunihiko Ikuhara Studio J.C.Staff Network TV Tokyo Original run April 2, 1997 – December 24, 1997 Episodes 39 Movie: The Adolescence of Utena Director Kunihiko Ikuhara Studio J.C.Staff Released 1999 Runtime 80 min. ... Keiko Yukimura in the 8th chapter of the manga Keiko Yukimura (雪村 螢子 Yukimura Keiko), or Kayko Yukimura as she is known in the English anime (TV series version), the English video games, and the English trading card game, is a character of the anime and manga YuYu Hakusho. ... Serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump Original run 1990 – 1994 No. ...

Animals named Keiko

• Keiko (Orca), the orca who performed in the film Free Willy

Keiko (1976 - December 12, 2003) was an orca (or killer whale) who stared in the first of three Free Willy movies. ... Binomial name Orcinus orca Linnaeus, 1758 Orca range (in blue) The Orca or Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) is the largest species of the oceanic dolphin family (Delphinidae). ... Free Willy is a 1993 Warner Bros. ...

See Also

• Japanese names
• Japanese writing system

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