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Sadako

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Sadako is a Japanese name, used for females. The same name can be written with a variety of kanji, and the meanings of the name differ accordingly:

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  • 貞子, "chaste child"; the same characters can also be read as a Korean female given name, Jeong-ja
  • 節子, "child of integrity"

    • People

  • Princess Sadako Kujō (九条節子), later Empress Teimei (貞明皇后) of Japan, wife of Emperor Taishō
  • Sadako Sasaki (佐々木 禎子), a childhood Hiroshima atomic bomb victim, who is world-famous for making many origami cranes based on a legend about their healing properties, making paper cranes an international symbol for peace.
  • Sadako Ogata (緒方 貞子), Japanese scholar and United Nations administrator

    • Fictional characters

  • Sadako Yamamura (山村貞子), fictional character in the Japanese novel, manga and film Ring

    • References

    Sadako Wikipedia
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