Sayaka Fukui

Sayaka Fukui (福井さやか Fukui Sayaka) is a minor character in the Hibike! Euphonium series. She is a first-year student who plays the trombone and a member of Monaka team.

Appearance[]

Sayaka has short black hair where she uses a hair clip with seal face to ties her hair into a knot on the left side of her head and brown eyes.

Personality[]

Not much is known about Sayaka's personality, but she seems to be a nice and cheerful person where she and Team Monaka created lucky charms for A-team members and played a piece to congratulate them after they won gold in the first competition.

Relationships[]

Tsubame Kamaya[]

Sayaka is good friends with Tsubame Kamaya.

Etymology[]

The name Sayaka is written in hiragana (さやか), which has no special meaning. However, when written in kanji (沙也香, 沙耶香, 沙也加 or 紗耶香), it could possibly mean:** 沙也香 - "sand" (沙) (sa), "to be, also" (也) (ya) and "fragrance, fragrant" (香) (ka).
- 沙耶香 - "sand" (沙) (sa), "question mark" (耶) (ya) and "fragrance, fragrant" (香) (ka).
- 沙也加 - "sand" (沙) (sa), "to be, also" (也) (ya) and "add, increase" (加) (ka).
- 紗耶香 - "thread, silk" (紗) (sa), "question mark" (耶) (ya) and "fragrance, fragrant" (香) (ka).
Sayaka's surname Fukui means "happiness, fortune/good fortune, blessing, luck, wealth, weal" (福) (fuku) and "well, mine shaft, pit" (井) (i).

Trivia[]

Sayaka failed the audition and thus was a member of Team Monaka.
Sayaka is obsessed with seals, earning the nickname "seal-chan" from anime fans.
Sayaka wants to work at an aquarium.
Team Monaka members gathered at Sayaka's house to make the charms.