Maiko
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For Japanese apprentice geisha, see geisha.
| Maiko | |
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 The Maiko Ichiwaka-san (市和佳-さん） |
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| Gender | Female |
| Meaning | It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used. |
| Origin | Japanese |
| Related names | Mai |
| Popularity | Popular names page |
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Maiko (まいこ, マイコ) is a Japanese word for dancing girl and is an apprentice geisha. Maiko is also a feminine Japanese given name.
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[edit] Possible writings
Maiko can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
- 舞子 or 舞妓, apprentice geisha
- as a given name
- 舞子, "dance, child"
- 麻衣子, "hemp, clothes, child"
- 真衣子, "truth, clothes, child"
- 舞衣子, "dance, clothes, child"
The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.
[edit] Places
- Maiko Station (舞子駅), a train station in Tarumi-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
- Maiko-kōen Station (舞子公園駅), a train station in Tarumi-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
- Nishi-Maiko Station (西舞子駅), a train station in Tarumi-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
- Ōmi-Maiko Station (近江舞子駅), a train station in Ōtsu, Shiga, Japan
[edit] People
- Maiko Kawakami (麻衣子), a Swedish-born Japanese actress
- Maiko Ito (麻衣子), a Japanese actress
- Maiko Sakae (舞衣子), a Japanese singer and bassist
- Maiko Yūki (舞子), a Japanese AV idol, actress, and stripper
- Maiko Watson, a member of the Canadian pop group Sugar Jones
[edit] Fictional characters
- Maico Katou (マイコ), a character in the manga series Yu-Gi-Oh! R
- Maiko Kaji (舞子), a supporting character in the manga and anime series Hataraki Man
[edit] See also
- Maico 2010, a manga series
- Maiko Haaaan!!!, a Japanese comedy film released in 2007
- Maiko National Park, a national park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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