Misako

Misako

Gender	Female
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used

Misako (みさこ, ミサコ) is a feminine Japanese given name. It can have many different meaning depending on the kanji characters used and may also be written using the hiragana and katakana writing systems. Different variations include these listed below.

Possible writings

• 美沙子, "beauty, fine sand, child"
• 海沙子, "sea, fine sand, child"
• 巳砂子, "sign of the snake, sand, child"
• 実冴子, "truth, serene, skillful, child"
• 美咲子, "beauty, blossom, child"
• 魅佐子, "fascination, help, child"

People

• Misako Katayama (片山 美佐子, born 1944), javelin thrower
• Misako Konno (紺野 美沙子, born 1960), actress and essayist
• Misako Miyahara (宮原 美佐子, born 1962), long-distance runner
• Misako Odani (小谷 美紗子, born 1976), singer, songwriter and pianist
• Misako Renbutsu (蓮佛 美沙子, born 1991), actress
• Misako Satake (佐竹 美佐子, born 1951), women's basketball player
• Misako Takashima, manga artist, writer and illustrator
• Misako Tamura (田村 美佐子, born 1934), swimmer
• Misako Tanaka (田中 美佐子, born 1959), actress
• Misako Watanabe (渡辺 美佐子, born 1932), actress
• Misako Aoki (青木 美沙子, born 1983), nurse, model, and lolita fashion president

Fictional characters

• Misako (Ninjago), a character in Ninjago
• Misako Kurata (倉田 美紗子), a character in the manga series Kodocha
• Misako Tōgane (東金 美沙子), a character in the anime series Psycho-Pass