Michiko is a

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 ...

, used for females. Although written romanized the same way, the

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written forms (

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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", ...

) can be different. Common forms include: * 美智子 — "beautiful wise child" * 美千子 — "child of a thousand beauties" * 見知子 — "child of recognition" * 道子 — "child of the way" * 路子 — "child of the road" * 倫子 — "child of morals" * 皆子 — "child of all" * 通子 — "child of passage" Phonetic spellings (no particular meaning): * みちこ (in

) * ミチコ (in

)

People

* Michiko Shoda (正田美智子), later Empress Michiko of Japan *, Japanese nurse and politician *

Michiko Fukushima is a Japanese sport shooter. Fukushima had won a total of nine medals (four golds, three silver, and two bronze) for both air and sport pistol at the ISSF World Cup series. She also captured two medals (silver and bronze) in the same events at ...

(長谷川-福島實智子), a Japanese

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from Kumaishi, Hokkaidō Japan * Michiko Godai (五大路子), Japanese actress from

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, Japan * Michiko Hada (羽田美智子), an actress from Mitsukaido, Japan * Michiko Hattori (服部道子), Japanese

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and former Player of the Year on the Japan LPGA * Michiko Hamamura (浜村美智子), Japanese singer and actress from

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, Japan *, Japanese actress and voice actress * Horibe Michiko (堀部美智子), a Japanese ski mountaineer and telemark skier * Michiko Inukai (犬養道子), Japanese

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author and

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*, Japanese politician * Michiko Ishimure (石牟礼道子), a Japanese writer * Michiko Itatani (born 1948), Japanese artist *

Michiko Kakutani is an American writer and retired literary critic, best known for reviewing books for ''The New York Times'' from 1983 to 2017. In that role, she won the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism in 1998. Early life and family Kakutani, a Japanese Americ ...

(角谷美智子), an American

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*, Japanese communist * Michiko Kashiwabara (柏原理子), a Japanese cross-country skier who competed at the

2010 Winter Olympic Games The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXI Olympic Winter Games () and also known as Vancouver 2010 (), were an international winter multi-sport event held from February 12 to 28, 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with ...

Michiko Katagiri Michiko Katagiri (片桐美智子, ''Katagiri Michiko'') is a paralympic swimmer from Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered o ...

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from Japan *, Japanese actress and singer *

Michiko Kichise is a Japanese actress and model. She received the Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year in 2011 for her work in ''Liar Game: Season 2'' (2009–10), ''Liar Game: The Final Stage'' (2010), and ''Bloody Monday (manga), Bloody Monday Season 2 ...

(吉瀬美智子), a Japanese actress * Michiko Kon (今道子), Japanese photographer * Michiko Kono, Japanese former

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* Michiko Koshino (小篠美智子), a Japanese fashion designer *

Michiko Maeda is a Japanese film and television actress who became known as the first Japanese actress to appear in a nude scene in a mainstream film. Life and career Michiko Maeda was born in Osaka Prefecture on February 27, 1934. She was working in a depar ...

(前田通子), Japanese film and television actress from

*, former Japanese football player * Michiko Matsumoto (松本路子), Japanese photographer * Michiko Nagai (永井路子), Japanese

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writer *

Michiko Neya is a Japanese voice actress. She was affiliated with Arts VisionAffiliation with Arts Vision in the 1990s:* 1998 profile: * Roster as of January 1998: * Roster as of May 1998: and is currently freelancing. Some of her major roles in anime inc ...

(根谷美智子), a voice actress from

Echizen, Fukui is a Cities of Japan, city located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 83,078 in 20,341 households and a population density of 360 persons per km². The total area of the city was . The modern city of Echiz ...

Japan * Michiko Nishiwaki (西脇美智子), a Japanese stunt woman, actress, martial artist, and former female bodybuilder * Michiko Nomura (野村道子, born 1938), a voice actress * Michiko Naruke (なるけみちこ), a Japanese video game composer * Michiko Okada, Japanese

who played on the

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*, Japanese former professional wrestler *, Japanese long-distance runner *, Japanese television personality, comedian and actress * Michiko Shiokawa (塩川美知子), retired Japanese

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who competed in the

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* Michiko Suganuma (菅沼　三千子), Kamakura-bori now Wagae-nuri artist from Japan * Michiko Tanaka (田中路子, 1913-1988), a Japanese actress and singer who was married to German stage and film actor

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*, Japanese curler *, Japanese politician *, Japanese writer and poet *

Michiko Yamamoto (screenwriter) is a Filipinos, Filipina screenwriter of Japanese diaspora, Japanese ancestry. Her screenwriting credits include ''Magnifico (film), Magnifico'' (2003), ''The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros'' (2006), ''Remington and the Curse of the Zombadings'' ...

(born 1979), Filipino screenwriter *, Japanese designer and textile artist *

Michiko Yokote is a Japanese screenwriter. Screenwriting • Head writer/series composition denoted in bold Anime television series *'' Patlabor: The TV Series'' (1990) *'' Ranma ½'' (1990–1992) *''Rurouni Kenshin'' (1996) *'' Magical Project S '' (1996– ...

(横手美智子), a Japanese screenwriter

Fictional characters

* Michiko Malandro (ミチコ・マランドロ), protagonist of the anime series ''

Michiko to Hatchin is a Japanese anime television series conceptualized by Manglobe and produced by Media Factory, Fuji TV, Shochiku, Yomiko Advertising and Hakuhodo DY Media Partners. It is directed by Sayo Yamamoto, with Takashi Ujita writing the scripts, H ...

'' * Michiko Sawada (沢田・ミチ子), a character from manga and anime '' Perman'' * Michiko, a character from anime '' Dennō Coil'' * Michiko Ueda, a character from the book '' The Knox Chronicles'' * Daimon Michiko (大門未知子), the eponymous protagonist of the successful Japanese television series '' Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon '' (ドクターX〜外科医・大門未知子〜) (2012-2021) *Michiko (美智子), a hunter in the video game '' Identity V'' {{given name Japanese feminine given names Feminine given names