Takako

Takako

Pronunciation	(TAH-kah-koh)
Gender	Female
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Many different meanings depending on the kanji used
Region of origin	Japan

Takako is a feminine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

• 江子こうこ, "estuary/inlet, child"
• 孝子こうし, "filial piety/serve parents, child"
• 高子たかこ, "tall/expensive, child"
• 崇子たかこ, "adore/rever, child"
• 隆子たかこ, "prosper, child"
• 喬子たかこ, "high/boasting, child"
• 尭子あきこ, "high/far, child"
• 昂のぼる子こ, "rise, child"
• 峻たかし子こ, "high/steep, child"
• 嵩子たかこ, "swell, child"
• 貴子たかこ, "noble, child"
• 多佳子たかこ, "many, good, child"
• 多香子たかこ , "many fragrances, child"
• たかこ, in hiragana
• タカコ, in katakana

People with the given name

• Takako Akasaka (赤阪あかさか 尊子たかこ, born 1955), Japanese competitive eater
• Takako Aonuma (青沼あおぬま 貴子たかこ, born 1960), Japanese manga artist
• Takako Arai (新井あらい 貴子たかこ, born 1990), Japanese model
• Takako Doi (土井どい たか子こ, 1928–2014), Japanese politician
• Takako Fuji (藤ふじ 貴子たかこ, born 1972), Japanese actress and voice actress
• Takako Fujita, Japanese Paralympic swimmer
• Takako Honda (本田ほんだ 貴子たかこ, born 1972), Japanese voice actress
• Takako Iida (飯田いいだ 高子たかこ, born 1946), Japanese volleyball player
• Takako Inoue (井上いのうえ 貴子たかこ, born 1969), Japanese professional wrestler
• Takako Irie (入江いりえ たか子こ, 1911–1995), Japanese actress
• Takako Katou (加藤かとう 貴子たかこ, born 1970), Japanese actress and singer
• Takako Kobayashi (小林こばやし 貴子たかこ, born 1968), Japanese judoka
• Takako Konishi (office worker) (died 2001), Japanese office worker and suicide victim
• Takako Konishi (synchronized swimmer) (born 1986), Japanese synchronized swimmer
• Takako Kotorida (小しょう鳥田とりた 貴子たかこ, born 1977), Japanese long-distance runner
• Takako Matsu (松まつ たか子こ, born 1977), Japanese actress and singer-songwriter
• Takako Minekawa (嶺みね川がわ 貴子たかこ, born 1969), Japanese musician, composer and writer
• Takako Nakamoto (中本なかもと たか子こ, 1903 – 1991), Japanese novelist
• Takako Nishizaki (西崎にしざき 崇子たかこ, born 1944), Japanese violinist
• Takako Ohkoshi, Japanese voice actress
• Takako Okamura (岡村おかむら 孝子たかこ, born 1962), Japanese singer
• Takako Ōta (太田おおた 貴子たかこ, born 1967), Japanese idol singer and voice actress
• Takako Saito (born 1929), Japanese artist
• Takako Saito (wrestler) (斉藤さいとう 貴子たかこ, born 1983), Japanese sport wrestler
• Takako Shigematsu, Japanese manga artist
• Takako Shimazu (島津しまつ 貴子たかこ, born 1939), Japanese princess
• Takako Shimura (志村しむら 貴子たかこ, born 1973), Japanese manga artist
• Takako Shirai (volleyball) (白井しらい 貴子たかこ, born 1952), Japanese volleyball player
• Takako Shirai (白井しらい 貴子たかこ, born 1959), Japanese singer
• Takako Suzuki (鈴木すずき 貴子たかこ, born 1986), Japanese politician
• Takako Takahashi (高橋たかはし たか子こ, 1932–2013), Japanese writer
• Takashina no Takako (高階たかしな 貴子たかこ, died 996), Japanese waka poet
• Takako Tanaka (田中たなか 貴子たかこ), Japanese voice actress
• Takako Tokiwa (常盤ひたち 貴子たかこ, born 1972), Japanese actress
• Takako Uehara (上原うえはら 多香子たかこ, born 1983), Japanese singer and actress

Fictional characters

• Takako Chigusa (千草せんぐさ貴子たかこ), a main character from the Battle Royale novel, film, and manga
• Takako Shimizu (清水しみず多香子たかこ), a character from the manga series Chobits and its anime adaption
• Takako Itsukushima (厳島いつくしま 貴子たかこ), a main character in the novel and anime series Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru
• Takako Sugiura (杉浦すぎうら多佳子たかこ), a character from the mystery horror novel Another and its manga and anime adaptions