is a feminine

Japanese given name in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name, in that order. Nevertheless, when a Japanese name is written in the Roman alphabet, ever since the Meiji era, the official policy has been to cater to Western expecta ...

. It can have many different meaning depending on the

kanji are the logographic Chinese characters taken from the Chinese script and used in the writing of Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese and are still used, along with the subse ...

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'' literally means "flowing" or "simple" kana ("simple" ori ...

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 f ...

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

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, Japanese manga artist, writer and illustrator *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese actress *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese actress *, Japanese nurse, model, and President of the Japan Lolita Association for lolita fashion

Fictional characters

*Misako, a character in the animated series '' Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu'' *, a character in the manga series ''

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

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