Yoko (youko) in Japanese

Yoko in Katakana

ヨウコ

Yoko in Romaji

youko

Yoko in Hiragana

ようこ

The name Yoko in Japanese Katakana is ヨウコ which in romaji is youko. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Yoko in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is ようこ.

How do you write Yoko in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "yoko" is 洋子, which is pronounced "you-ko" and means "ocean child".

The western meaning of the name "Yoko" is "positive child". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 洋子, which is pronounced "yo-ko". The kanji characters mean "ocean" and "child".