Chizuko (ちずこ)

Chizuko is read ちずこ and has 3 beats; ちづこ is an older kana spelling of the same sound. Our data lists one spelling, 千珠子. It is a feminine name.

Reading

ち·ず·こ (3 beats)

Kanji spellings

1 in our data

Gender

Feminine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Chizuko

One sound can be written with different kanji. Each spelling below is a different name on paper.

  • 千珠子
    ちずこ
    Feminine

    Thousand + pearl

    • 千(ち)— thousand
    • 珠(ず)— pearl
    • 子(こ)— name ending

The kana づ, ぢ and を are older spellings that sound the same today as ず, じ and お. So ちずこ (ち·ず·こ) and ちづこ (ち·づ·こ) are said the same way.

The kanji in Chizuko

What each kanji means on its own, and in how many of the spellings above it appears.

  • 千thousand1 spelling
  • 珠pearl1 spelling
  • 子name ending1 spelling

Chizuko with common surnames

Full names with a different spelling and surname on each card. Tap a card for the kanji breakdown.

Names that sound similar

Names that start or end with the same sounds.

Kazuko (かずこ)Chikako (ちかこ)Chihiro (ちひろ)Chinatsu (ちなつ)

Chizuko on our lists

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Questions about Chizuko

Is Chizuko a boy's or a girl's name?

In our data every spelling of Chizuko is feminine.

What does Chizuko mean?

Chizuko is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 千珠子 reads as "thousand + pearl". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Chizuko be written in kanji?

Our data lists 1: 千珠子. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.

How do you pronounce Chizuko?

ちずこ is 3 beats: ち · ず · こ. Give every beat the same length and keep vowels short and clear; Japanese has no stressed syllable the way English does.

Where this comes from

The spellings are from our hand-reviewed list of everyday names and from JMnedict, the open Japanese name dictionary. Meanings are built from what each kanji means on its own, so they describe the characters, not what a particular family had in mind.

How we check names · Content last reviewed: 2026-11-08.

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