Sadako

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:^[1]

• 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

1. Breen, Jim (2011). Japanese Names Dictionary. Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group. Retrieved 2012-12-02.