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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 ...

. It can have many different meaning depending on the

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 used and may also be written using the

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", ...

and

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 ...

writing systems. Different variations include these listed below.

Written forms

Forms in

can include: *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

*, javelin thrower *, actress and essayist *, long-distance runner *, singer, songwriter and pianist *, actress *, women's basketball player *

Misako Takashima Misako Takashima (高嶋美沙子, known professionally as Misako Rocks!ミサコ・ロックス) is a Japanese comic strip artist and writer/illustrator of children's books, known for her illustrations in the column "Savage Love" and other featur ...

, manga artist, writer and illustrator *, swimmer *, actress *, actress *, nurse, model, and lolita fashion president

Fictional characters

* Misako ''(Ninjago)'', a character in ''Ninjago'' *, a character in the manga series ''

Kodocha is a Japanese manga series by Miho Obana. The series was adapted as an OVA by J.C. Staff and released on December 16, 1995, by Shueisha under their Ribon Video label. An anime television series was produced by NAS and TV Tokyo, animated ...

'' *, a character in the anime series ''

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