is a very common feminine

Japanese given name in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name. Japanese names are usually written in kanji, where the pronunciation follows a special set of rules. Because parents when naming children, and foreigners when adoptin ...

which can also be used as a

surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

. Maki can be written using different

kanji are logographic Chinese characters, adapted from Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script, used in the writing of Japanese language, Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese and are ...

characters and can mean (the list is not exhaustive): ;as a given name *真貴, "true, precious" *真樹, "true, timber trees" *真紀, "true, chronicle" *真希, "true, hope" *麻紀, "linen, chronicle" *麻貴, "linen, precious" The given name can also be written in

hiragana is a Japanese language, Japanese syllabary, part of the Japanese writing system, along with ''katakana'' as well as ''kanji''. It is a phonetic lettering system. The word ''hiragana'' means "common" or "plain" kana (originally also "easy", ...

katakana is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji and in some cases the Latin script (known as rōmaji). The word ''katakana'' means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana characters are derived fr ...

. ;as a surname *巻, "roll" *槙, "evergreen tree" *槇, "yew plum pine" *牧, "herd" *真木, "true, tree"

People

Given name

Women

* Mākii (マーキー, born 1987), Japanese musician * Maki Arai (麻葵, born 1982), Japanese tennis player * Maki Asakawa (浅川マキ, 1942–2010), Japanese singer *

Maki Goto is a Japanese singer, lyricist, and former actress. Born and raised in Edogawa, Tokyo, Goto began her musical career in 1999 when she joined Morning Musume as the only third generation member. Her first single with the group, "Love Machine (Mo ...

(真希, born 1985), Japanese pop singer * Maki Horikita (真希, born 1988), Japanese actress *, Japanese professional wrestler * Maki Kawamura (真樹), Japanese ballerina *, Japanese voice actress * Maki Meguro (真希, born 1972), Japanese actress *, Japanese swimmer * Maki Miyamae (真樹, born 1973), J-pop singer *

Maki Mizuno is a Japanese actress. She has appeared in ''jidaigeki'' and contemporary dramas. She has also appeared in the 2004 Godzilla is a fictional monster, or ''kaiju'', that debuted in the eponymous 1954 film, directed and co-written by ...

(真紀, born 1970), Japanese actress * Maki Murakami (真紀), Japanese manga artist * Maki Narumiya (真希, born 1985), Japanese professional wrestler * Maki Nishiyama (茉希, born 1985), Japanese fashion model * Maki Ohguro (摩季, born 1969), Japanese pop singer and songwriter *, Japanese television personality * (マキ, born 1973), Japanese singer and musician * Maki Sakai (真紀, born 1970), Japanese actress * Maki Tabata (真紀, born 1974), Japanese speed skater *

Maki Tsukada (born 5 January 1982) is a Japanese judoka, who was born in Shimotsuma, Ibaraki, Shimotsuma, Ibaraki Prefecture. She won the Women's +78 kg category gold medal at the Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's +78 kg, Athens Olympics in ...

(真希, born 1982), Japanese female judoka * Maki Yano (真紀, born 1977), Japanese pop singer * (真季, born 1996), Japanese television announcer

Men

* Maki Ishii (眞木, 1936–2003), Japanese male composer *

Maki Kaji was a Japanese businessman who was the president of Nikoli, a puzzle manufacturer. He is widely known as "the father of Sudoku" for his role in popularizing the number game. Early life Kaji was born in Sapporo on 8 October 1951. His father w ...

(真起, 1951–2021), Japanese male businessman * Maki Kitahara (北原槙, born 2009), Japanese male footballer

Surname

* Carmen Maki (マキ), born Maki Annette Lovelace, American-Japanese singer *

Fumihiko Maki was a Japanese architect. In 1993, he received the Pritzker Prize for his work, which often explores pioneering uses of new materials and fuses the cultures of east and west. Maki died on 6 June 2024, at the age of 95. Early life Maki was born ...

(槇) (1928—2024) Japanese architect * Fuyukichi Maki (牧), Japanese actor * Jun Maki (眞木), Japanese copywriter * Karina Maki (巻), Japanese handball player * Kazumi Maki (真木), Japanese theoretical physicist * Seiichiro Maki (巻), Japanese football player * Shinichi Maki (牧), Japanese fencer * Shinji Maki (牧), Japanese comedian *

Taichiro Maki (born March 19, 1980) is a Japanese people, Japanese Professional wrestling, professional wrestler, better known by his ring name , shortened from his previous ring name . He is primarily working for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a ...

(牧), Japanese professional wrestler * Maki Kitahara, Japanese footballer * Yasuomi Maki (真木), Japanese samurai of the late Edo period * Yōko Maki (actress) (真木), Japanese actress * Yoko Maki (manga artist) (槙), Japanese manga artist * Yoshio Maki (牧), Japanese politician * Yuki Maki (巻), Japanese football player

Non-Japanese people

Given name

* Maki (singer) (born 1999), Filipino singer *

Maki Pulido Maria Judea "Maki" Jimenez Pulido-Ilagan (; born May 20, 1972) is a Filipino journalist and one of the two hosts of '' Reporter's Notebook'', a current affairs programme on the Philippines terrestrial television channel GMA Network with Jigg ...

(born 1972), Filipino broadcaster

Surname

* Chico Maki (1939–2015) * Pete Maki * Tomi Maki (born 1983), Finnish ice hockey player *

Wayne Maki Wayne Maki (November 10, 1944 – May 12, 1974) was a professional ice hockey player and an early star of the Vancouver Canucks in the National Hockey League (NHL). Maki was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, and he was of Finnish descent. He b ...

(1944–1973)

Fictional characters

Given name

* Maki Aikawa (相川摩季), the protagonist in the '' Air Master'' series * Maki Genryusai (源柳斉真紀; マキ), character in ''Final Fight'' and ''

Street Fighter is a Media mix, Japanese media franchise centered on a series of fighting games developed and published by Capcom. Street Fighter 1, The first game in the series was released in 1987, followed by List of Street Fighter video games, six other ma ...

'' video game series * Maki Karii (雁井真希), an alias Minami Maki uses in '' Magical Trans!'' * Maki Katsuragi (桂木眞己), a male main character in '' Stars Align'' *Maki Harukawa (春川魔姫), a character from '' Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony'' * Maki Nikaido, one of the main characters of ''

Death Note ''Death Note'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. It was serialized in Shueisha's Shōnen manga, manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from December 2003 to ...

'' film series spin-off '' L: Change the World'' * Maki Nishikino (西木野真姫), character in the '' Love Live! School Idol Project'' series * Maki Oze (茉希尾瀬), a character in '' Fire Force'' * Maki Shijo (四条眞妃), character in the '' Kaguya-sama'' series * Maki Zen'in (禪院真希), a character from ''

Jujutsu Kaisen is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Gege Akutami. It was serialized in Shueisha's Shōnen manga, manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from March 2018 to September 2024, with its chapters collected in 30 volumes. The ...

'' *Maki Konuri (小塗マキ), a character from the role-playing game ''

Blue Archive ''Blue Archive'' is a 2021 real-time strategy role-playing game developed by the South Korean developer MX Studio under the management umbrella of Nexon Games (formerly NAT Games). The player and protagonist is a Sensei who was summoned ...

Surname

*Kiyoka Maki, the Ultimate Sniper, from Danganronpa Another Despair Academy * Kiyoto Maki (真木清人), character in the ''

Kamen Rider OOO is a 2010–2011 Japanese tokusatsu drama in Toei Company's Kamen Rider Series, being the twelfth series in the Heisei period run and the twenty-first overall. It began airing on September 5, 2010, the week following the conclusion of ''Kamen R ...

'' series *Minami Maki (真木南), a character from '' Magical Trans!'' *Natsuo Maki (真木夏緒), a character from '' Love Lab'' *Shinichi Maki (牧紳一), a character from ''

Slam Dunk A slam dunk, also simply known as a dunk, is a type of basketball shot that is performed when a player jumps in the air, controls the ball above the horizontal plane of the rim, and scores by shoving the ball directly through the basket with on ...

'' *Shoko Maki (間木照子), the alias of Naomi Misora from ''

'' * Shunichi Maki, the main character in '' Ultraman (2004 film)'' {{given name, type=both Japanese feminine given names Feminine given names Japanese unisex given names Japanese-language surnames