Shizuka

Shizuka
Shizuka Arakawa, a figure skater
Pronunciation	Shízuka
Gender	Mostly female
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Depends on kanji used.
Region of origin	Japanese
Other names
Related names	Shizu Shizuko

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Shizuka (しずか, シズカ) is a Japanese given name. Though the name is unisex, it is mostly used by women.

Possible writings

Shizuka can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:

as a given name

• 静, "quiet/calm"
• 静花, "quiet/calm, flower"
• 静香, "quiet/calm, fragrance"
• 静華, "quiet/calm, flower"
• 静佳, "quiet/calm, excellent"

The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

Real-Life People

• Annie Shizuka Inoh (静), a Taiwanese actress
• Shizuka Arakawa (静香, born 1981), Japanese figure skater
• Shizuka Gozen (静, 1165–1211), one of the most famous women in Japanese history and literature
• Shizuka Hasegawa (静香, born 1988), Japanese voice actress
• Shizuka Ijūin (静), a Japanese novelist and lyricist
• Shizuka Ishibashi (静河, born 1994), Japanese actress and dancer
• Shizuka Ishikawa (静, born 1971), Japanese voice actress
• Shizuka Itō (静, born 1980), Japanese voice actress
• Shizuka Kamei (静香, born 1936), Japanese politician
• Shizuka Kudō (静香, born 1970), Japanese singer
• Shizuka Miura (静香, died 2010), Japanese ball-jointed doll maker and musician
• Shizuka Nakamura (中村 静香, born 1988), Japanese gravure idol and actress
• Shizuka Okazaki (静夏, born 1992), motorcycle racer
• Shizuka Sugiyama (born 1987), Japanese mixed martial arts fighter
• Shizuka Yamamoto (静香, born 1975), badminton player

Music

• Shizuka (band) (静香), Japanese rock band

Fictional characters

• Shizuka Dōmeki (静), a male character in the manga and anime series xxxHolic
• Shizuka Hio (閑), a character in the manga and anime series Vampire Knight
• Shizuka Kawai (河合 静香), a character in the manga and anime series Yu-Gi-Oh!
• Morifuji Shizuka (静), a yaoi Seme male character from the anime Lesson XX
• Shizuka Minamoto (character) (静香), a character in the manga and anime series Doraemon
• Shizuka Marikawa (静香), a character in the series High School of the Dead
• Shizuka Muto, a character in the book trilogy Tales of the Otori
• Shizuka Kushini, a character in the series Nijasok
• Kaze no Shizuka (シズカ), a character in the Super Sentai series, "GoGo Sentai Boukenger"
• Lady Shizuka, a character in the book "Autumn Bridge" by Takashi Matsuoka.
• Shizuka Joestar (静), a character in the manga series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, by Hirohiko Araki
• Shizuka Hattori (静華), a character in the manga and anime series Detective Conan.

See also

• "Shizuka na Hibi no Kaidan o", a song title by Dragon Ash