Michiko
Encyclopedia
Michiko is a Japanese given name
, used for females. Although written romanized the same way, the Japanese language
written forms (kanji
, katakana
, hiragana
) can be different. Common forms include:
Phonetic spellings (no particular meaning):
Japanese name
in modern times usually consist of a family name , followed by a given name. "Middle names" are not generally used.Japanese names are usually written in kanji, which are characters of usually Chinese origin in Japanese pronunciation...
, used for females. Although written romanized the same way, the Japanese language
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
written forms (kanji
Kanji
Kanji are the adopted logographic Chinese characters hanzi that are used in the modern Japanese writing system along with hiragana , katakana , Indo Arabic numerals, and the occasional use of the Latin alphabet...
, katakana
Katakana
is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji, and in some cases the Latin alphabet . The word katakana means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana scripts are derived from components of more complex kanji. Each kana represents one mora...
, hiragana
Hiragana
is a Japanese syllabary, one basic component of the Japanese writing system, along with katakana, kanji, and the Latin alphabet . Hiragana and katakana are both kana systems, in which each character represents one mora...
) 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
- 典子 — born on a lucky planet
- 道子 — child of the way
- 路子
- 倫子
- 皆子
- 通子
Phonetic spellings (no particular meaning):
- みちこ
- ミチコ
People
, later Empress Michiko of JapanEmpress Michiko of Japan
Empress Michiko of Japan is the wife and consort of Emperor Akihito, the current monarch of Japan. She was the first commoner to marry into the Japanese Imperial Family. As crown princess and later as empress consort, she has become the most visible and widely-travelled imperial consort in...
- Michiko NeyaMichiko Neyais a female Japanese voice actress born in Echizen, Fukui . Neya is a freelancer, although she worked at Arts Vision.-Anime:*Aka-chan to Boku *Cardcaptor Sakura *Chrono Crusade...
(根谷 美智子), a voice actress - Michiko HadaMichiko Hada, born 24 September 1968 in Mitsukaido, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, is a Japanese actress.-External links:*...
(羽田 美智子), an actress - Michiko NomuraMichiko Nomurais a Japanese voice actress. She is married to fellow voice actor Kenji Utsumi.-Notable voice roles:*Speed Racer : Mitchi Shimura *Sazae-san : Wakame Isono *Doraemon : Shizuka...
(野村 道子), a voice actress - Michiko NarukeMichiko Narukeis a Japanese video game music composer, well-known for her work in the Wild Arms series.-Composing career:She used to work for Telenet Japan and Riot, but many people who worked for these two companies left, and along with Naruke, later started working for Media.Vision...
, a composer - Michiko KakutaniMichiko Kakutaniis an American Pulitzer Prize-winning critic for The New York Times and is considered by many to be a leading literary critic in the United States.-Life and career:...
, a literary critic - Michiko Shimizu, a comedian
- Michiko NishiwakiMichiko Nishiwakiis a Japanese actress and stunt woman, martial artist, fight choreographer, and former female bodybuilder and powerlifter. She played stunt double for Lucy Liu in the film Charlie's Angels....
, a female bodybuilder and later actress - Michiko, a cartoonist, creator of the Strip Show published in the Daily MailDaily MailThe Daily Mail is a British daily middle-market tabloid newspaper owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust. First published in 1896 by Lord Northcliffe, it is the United Kingdom's second biggest-selling daily newspaper after The Sun. Its sister paper The Mail on Sunday was launched in 1982...
- Michiko (Musician), an electronic musician & vocalist, signed to the Lemongrassmusic label
Fictional characters
- Michiko Malandro (ミチコ・マランドロ), from the anime series Michiko to HatchinMichiko to Hatchinis a Japanese animated television series. The show is produced by studio Manglobe and directed by Sayo Yamamoto, her first directorial work. The two eponymous starring roles are portrayed by noted Japanese film actresses Yōko Maki and Suzuka Ohgo respectively...