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Sachiko

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Pronunciation
  
SAH-chee-ko

Word/name
  
Japanese

Gender
  
Female

Region of origin
  
Japan

Meaning
  
Many different meanings depending on the kanji used

Sachiko (サチコ, さちこ) is a fairly common Japanese feminine given name that means "child of bliss." It also means "happiness" when it is written with the kanji characters 幸子. One common short form of the name is Sachi.

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People

  • Sachiko, Princess Hisa (久宮祐子内親王, 1927–1928), Japanese princess and second daughter of Emperor Shōwa and Empress Kōjun
  • Sachiko Murata (born 1943), Japanese professor of religion and Asian studies at the State University of New York at Stony Brook
  • Sachiko Watanabe (渡辺幸子, born 1950), Japanese politician and Mayor of Tama
  • Sachiko Yamada, pseudonym used by kidnap victim Fusako Sano

    • Arts

  • Sachiko Chijimatsu (千々松 幸子, born 1937), Japanese voice actress
  • Sachiko Hamano (浜野佐知子, born 1948), Japanese pink film director
  • Sachiko Kamachi (蒲池幸子, 1967–2007), birth name of Japanese pop singer and model Izumi Sakai
  • Sachiko Kamimura (神村 幸子), Japanese animator
  • Sachiko Kodama, Japanese sculpture artist
  • Sachiko Kokubu (国分 佐智子, born 1976), Japanese actress and model
  • Sachiko M, Japanese experimental musician
  • Sachiko Murase (村瀬幸子, 1905–1993), Japanese film actress
  • Sachi Parker (born 1956), American actress, daughter of actress Shirley MacLaine
  • Sachiko Suzuki (鈴木早智子, born 1969), Japanese singer and former member of the J-pop duo, Wink.

    • Sports

  • Sachiko Fukunaka (福中 佐知子, born 1968), Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics
  • Sachiko Fujita (藤田 幸子, born 1968), Japanese former volleyball and beach volleyball player who competed in both the 1988 and in the 1996 Summer Olympics
  • Sachiko Ito (伊藤 幸子, born 1975), Japanese softball player who won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics
  • Sachiko Jumonji (十文字 幸子, born 1989), Japanese professional wrestler
  • Sachiko Konishi (小西 祥子, born 1982), Japanese racewalker
  • Sachiko Masumi (桝見 咲智子, born 1984), Japanese long jumper
  • Sachiko Otani (大谷 佐知子, born 1965), Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics
  • Sachiko Sugiyama (杉山 祥子, born 1979), Japanese volleyball player who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics
  • Sachiko Saito (斎藤 幸子, born 1947), retired Japanese speed skater who competed at the 1968 and 1972 Winter Olympics
  • Sachiko Yamada (swimmer) (山田沙知子, born 1982), Japanese Olympic freestyle swimmer
  • Sachiko Yamashita (山下 佐知子, born 1964), Japanese former long-distance runner

    • Characters

  • Sachiko (幸子), the second-eldest Makioka sister in the novel The Makioka Sisters
  • Shinozaki Sachiko (篠崎 サチコ), the antagonist in the dōjin soft video game series Corpse Party
  • Sachiko, a character in the psychological thriller novel The Asylum for Wayward Victorian Girls
  • Sachiko is the name of a Vocaloid vocal released for Vocaloid 4.

    • References

    Sachiko Wikipedia
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