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 of the name include those 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 with the given name

• Misako Katayama (片山 美佐子, born 1944), Japanese javelin thrower
• Misako Konno (紺野 美沙子, born 1960), Japanese actress and essayist
• Misako Miyahara (宮原 美佐子, born 1962), Japanese long-distance runner
• Misako Odani (小谷 美紗子, born 1976), Japanese singer, songwriter and pianist
• Misako Renbutsu (蓮佛 美沙子, born 1991), Japanese actress
• Misako Satake (佐竹 美佐子, born 1951), Japanese women's basketball player
• Misako Takashima, Japanese manga artist, writer and illustrator
• Misako Tamura (田村 美佐子, born 1934), Japanese swimmer
• Misako Tanaka (田中 美佐子, born 1959), Japanese actress
• Misako Tomioka (冨岡 美沙子, born 1988), Japanese voice actress
• Misako Watanabe (渡辺 美佐子, born 1932), Japanese actress
• Misako Aoki (青木 美沙子, born 1983), Japanese nurse, model, and President of the Japan Lolita Association for lolita fashion

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