Naoko

Naoko (ナオ子) is a character in Studio Ghibli's film, Only Yesterday. She is Taeko's friend and helps with the harvest. She is like most teenagers, and keeps up with the trends, such as PUMA trainers and the movie "E.T.", she is also a friendly and fast runner. In 2016, she was dubbed by Tara Strong.

Appearance
Naoko has brown hair.

She wears a beige shirt and a skirt.

Etymology

 * The name Naoko is written in kanji/katakana (ナオ子), which has no special meaning except the kanji "子" means "child". However, when part of the name Nao is written in kanji (直, 奈央 or 奈緒), it could possibly mean:
 * 直 - "straight, direct".
 * 奈央 - "apple tree" (奈) (na) and "center" (央) (o).
 * 奈緒 - "apple tree" (奈) (na) and "thread" (緒) (o).

Naoko (Kazuos Tochter) おもひでぽろぽろ