yuko

Y4U1K5O1

noun

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

OriginJapanese 有効 →
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Meanings

yuko1

nounyuko (plural yukos)

plural yukos

  1. governmentThe 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.

    2008, Roy Inman, The Judo Handbook, page 25

Yuko2

proper noun
  1. A female given name from Japanese.

Origin

yuko · noun

  1. Japanese有効
  2. Englishyuko

From Japanese 有効.

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Yuko · proper noun

  1. Japaneseゆうこ
  2. EnglishYuko

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

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APA

yuko. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yuko

MLA

“yuko.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yuko. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yuko,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yuko.

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