name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The score for a throw that lands the opponent on his or her side.

   "As with yukos, kokas are not accumulative, so no amount of kokas are deemed equal to or greater than a yuko."

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A female given name from Japanese.

Example

More examples

"Yuko started the race very quickly."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Japanese 有効.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese ゆうこ (Yūko), a female given name with many variant kanji spellings.

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