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The name Yoko is almost always written with the kanji 子 (ko), meaning "child". The syllable ko is not generally found at the end of masculine names. In Japanese, Yoko and Yōko have numerous orthographical variations. Some of the meanings of the kanji used to write it are: 瑛子, "crystal, sparkle of jewelry, child"
Aya is a male or female name with multiple meanings in many different languages. In Old German, Aya means "sword". Aya (あや, アヤ) is a common female Japanese given name meaning "design", "colorful" or "beautiful".
Hime is commonly seen as part of a Japanese female divinity's name, such as Toyotama-hime. The Kanji applied to transliterate Hime are 比売 or 毘売 rather than 姫. The masculine counterpart of Hime is Hiko (彦, 比古 or 毘古,) which is seen as part of Japanese male gods' names, such as Saruta-hiko .
The meaning of the name differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable. There are 62 hanja with the reading "yu" and 33 hanja with the reading "mi" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. [ 1 ]
Word/name: Japanese: Meaning: Depends on the kanji used: Region of origin: Japan: Other names; Related names: Kei [1] Keiko is a feminine Japanese given name.
The name Chika can be written with the kanji characters 千 (chi) meaning "thousand", 智 (chi) meaning "wisdom, intellect" or 散 (chi) meaning "scatter" combined with 佳 (ka) meaning "good, fine" or 花 (ka) meaning "flower". [1] Chika can also be written with many different kanji characters thus, giving the name various meanings.
Hanako is a female Japanese given name.The name can have different meanings, one of them being 花子, meaning "flower girl", and another being 華子 (華 is a kanji of many uses - 'splendor', 'flower', 'petal', 'shine', 'luster', 'ostentatious', 'showy'. 'ko' is the second kanji, meaning 'girl (child)').
Risa Miyashita (梨沙, born 1984), Japanese javelin thrower; Risa Mizuno (水野 理紗, born 1978), Japanese voice actress; Risa Niigaki (里沙, born 1988), Japanese singer and actress; Risa Nishioka (西岡 里紗, born 1997), Japanese women's basketball player; Risa Shimizu (理沙, born 1988), Japanese actress and voice actress