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Gender Feminine & Masculine
Usage Japanese
Scripts 雫, 滴, 静紅, 静玖, 静空, 静久, 滴玖, 志津久, 詩寿玖(Japanese Kanji) しずく(Japanese Hiragana) シズク(Japanese Katakana)
Pronounced Pron. SHEE-ZOO-KOO  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

This name can be used as 雫 (da, shizuku) or 滴 (teki, shizuki, shitata.ru), both referring to a drop of liquid (e.g. water).
This name can also be used as 静紅, 静玖, 静空, 静久 or 滴玖 with 静 (jou, sei, shizu.ka, shizu.meru) meaning "quiet," 紅 (ku, kou, aka.i, kurenai, beni) meaning "crimson, deep red," 玖 (kyuu, ku), a form of 九 (nine) used in legal documents, 空 (kuu, a.ku, a.keru, kara, su.ku, sora, muna.shii, ku) meaning "sky, empty" and 久 (kyuu, ku, hisa.shii) meaning "long time."
Examples of Shizuku with 3 kanji include 志津久 and 詩寿玖 with 志 (shi, kokorozashi, kokoroza.su, shiringu, yuki) meaning "aspire, hope," 津 (shin, tsu, zu) meaning "harbour, port," 詩 (shi, uta) meaning "poem" and 寿 (shuu, ju, su, kotobuki, kotobu.ku, kotoho.gu) meaning "congratulations, longevity."

One fictional bearer is Shizuku Tsukishima (月島 雫), the main character in the Studio Ghibli film, Whisper of the Heart.
Added 1/17/2015 by m4yb3_daijirou
Edited 3/8/2020 by Mike C and m4yb3_daijirou