Chouko is a Japanese female name with a variety of meanings depending on the kanji used:
- chou 蝶 “butterfly” + ko 子 “child; sign of the rat” (蝶子);
- chou 杏 “apricot” + ko 子 “child; sign of the rat” (杏子);
- chou 澄 “lucidity, clear, be clear, clarify, settle, strain, look grave” + ko 湖 “lake” (澄湖);
- chou 澄 “lucidity, clear, be clear, clarify, settle, strain, look grave” + ko 子 “child; sign of the rat” (澄子);
- chou 兆 “portent, omen, sign, trillion” + ko 子 “child” (兆子)
There are other meanings based on the kanji. Written in hiragana it’s ちょうこ. Chou can also be used as a given name on its own,.
Origin: Japanese
