Miwa
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Miwa is a feminine Japanese given name which can also be used as a surname.
The given name can also be written in hiragana
or katakana
.
with the surname Miwa
with the surname Miwa
Possible writings
Miwa can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:- 三和 "three, harmony"
- 三輪 "three, wheel/ring"
- 美和 "beauty, harmony"
- 美輪 "beauty, wheel/ring"
The given name can also be written in 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...
or 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...
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Place
- Miwa, AichiMiwa, Aichiwas a town located in Ama District, Aichi, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 23,961 and a density of 2,415 persons per km². The total area was 9.92 km²....
(美和町), Japan - Miwa, FukuokaMiwa, Fukuokawas a town located in Asakura District, Fukuoka, Japan.On March 22, 2005 Miwa was merged with the town of Yasu, also from Asakura District, to form the new town of Chikuzen....
(三輪町), Japan - Miwa, HiroshimaMiwa, HiroshimaMiwa was a town located in Futami District, Hiroshima, Japan.On April 1, 2004 Miwa, along with the towns of Kisa and Mirasaka, the villages of Funo, Kimita and Sakugi, all from Futami District, and the town of Kōnu, from Kōnu District, was merged with the expanded city of Miyoshi and no longer...
(三和町), Japan - Miwa, KyotoMiwa, Kyotowas a town located in Amata District, Kyoto, Japan.On January 1, 2006 Miwa, along with the town of Yakuno, also from Amata District, and the town of Ōe, from Kasa District, was merged into the expanded city of Fukuchiyama....
(三和町), Japan - Miwa, YamaguchiMiwa, Yamaguchiwas a town located in Kuga District, Yamaguchi, Japan.On March 20, 2006 Miwa, along with the towns of Kuga, Mikawa, Nishiki, Shūtō and Yū, and the village of Hongō, all from Kuga District, was merged into the expanded city of Iwakuni....
(美和町), Japan
People
with the given name Miwa- MiwaMiwa (singer)Miwa is a Japanese singer-songwriter. She debuted in 2010 with the single "Don't Cry Anymore", used as the theme song for the drama Nakanai to Kimeta hi.- Biography :...
(born 1990), a musician who sung the theme song for the drama Nakanai to Kimeta Hi. - Miwa AsaoMiwa Asaois a female Japanese beach volleyball player. Often referred to in media reports as the "pixie of beach volleyball" or simply "pixie of the beach" for her good looks, Asao has helped to popularize beach volleyball in Japan while herself becoming a national celebrity through her numerous appearances...
(美和, born 1986), a beach volleyball player - Miwa FukuharaMiwa Fukuharais a Japanese figure skater who is now a coach. She was born in Tokyo.She is a six-time Japanese national champion. She finished 21st in the 1960 Winter Olympic Games, and 5th in the 1964 Winter Olympic Games. She is a member of the founding family of Shiseido....
(美和, born 1944), a figure skater - Miwa MatsumotoMiwa Matsumoto' is a seiyū.-Notable voice roles:*Patamon in Digimon Adventure, Digimon Adventure 02*Mako in Digimon Tamers*Kokuwamon child in Digimon Frontier*Chiharu Mihara in Cardcaptor Sakura*Jama-P in Wedding Peach*Scylle in Beast Wars Second...
(美和, born 1971), a voice actress - Miwa NishikawaMiwa Nishikawais a Japanese director.Hirokazu Koreeda produced her feature film Wild Berries after she worked as an assistant director on his Distance...
(美和, born 1974), a director - Miwa Shoda (美和, 21st century), a video game designer and scenario writer
- Miwa UedaMiwa Uedais a Japanese manga artist known for her works like Peach Girl and Angel Wars. In 1999, she received the Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo for Peach Girl....
(美和, 21st century), a manga artistMangakais the Japanese word for a comic artist or cartoonist. Outside of Japan, manga usually refers to a Japanese comic book and mangaka refers to the author of the manga, who is usually Japanese... - Miwa YasudaMiwa Yasudais a Japanese voice actress who works for Aoni Production.-Anime:*Blue Gender *Boogiepop Phantom *Gakuen Alice *Hand Maid May *Kanon...
(美和, born 1977), a voice actress - Miwa YoshidaMiwa Yoshidais a Japanese musician, and the lead singer for the band Dreams Come True.Yoshida also fronts a Dreams Come True side-project called "Funk the Peanuts", and has released two solo albums, Beauty and Harmony and Beauty and Harmony 2...
(美和, born 1965), lead singer of the band Dreams Come True - Miwa TakadaMiwa Takadais a Japanese film, TV and stage actress. She has starred in several Japanese movies that are today considered classics ....
(美和, born 1947), an actress
with the surname Miwa
- Shigeyoshi MiwaShigeyoshi Miwa-External links:*-Notes:...
(三輪, born 1892), an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy - Akihiro MiwaAkihiro Miwa, is a Japanese singer, actor, drag queen, director, composer and author from Nagasaki in Nagasaki Prefecture. His real name is . He writes most of his own music and has written over 20 books. An open homosexual, he is also a drag queen who often dyes his shoulder-length hair bright yellow.-Early...
(美輪, born 1935), a singer, actor, and theatre director - Tetsuya Miwa (三輪), the guitarist of the rock band SpitzSpitz (band)is a Japanese rock band formed in 1987. They gained remarkable commercial success in the mid and late 1990s, and are known for their abstract and eccentric songs penned by primary singer-songwriter and guitarist Masamune Kusano....
- Shirow MiwaShirow Miwais a Japanese manga artist and illustrator. He is best known as the writer and artist for the Dogs manga series, but has also contributed illustrations to various tribute books, and magazines, including Square Enix's Monthly Shōnen Gangan. Miwa sometimes publishes under the circle name of m.m.m...
(三輪, born 1978), a manga artist - Takashi MiwaTakashi MiwaTakashi Miwa is a former professional baseball player from Chiba, Japan. He was drafted by the Orix BlueWave in the second round of the 1993 amateur draft, and played with the team until 2004...
(三輪, born 1969), a former professional baseball player
Fictional characters
with the given name Miwa- Miwa Tamashiro (美和), a character in the anime series Kotetsushin JeegKotetsushin Jeegis a Japanese animated television series and retcon to the 1975 Super Robot series Steel Jeeg, created by Go Nagai. It is directed by Jun Kawagoe . The show began airing on the satellite network WOWOW on April 5, 2007 at 11:30 p.m...
- Miwa Isono, a character in the manga series MPD PsychoMPD Psycho, short for Multiple Personality Detective Psycho, is a manga series written by and illustrated by , published in Kadokawa Shoten's Comic Charge since 1997...
with the surname Miwa
- Satoshi Miwa (三輪), a character in the manga and anime Marmalade Boy
- Sakamori Miwa (三輪), a character in the anime series Tōshō Daimos
- Shinobu Miwa (三輪), a character in the anime, manga, and novel series RahXephon
See also
- Miwa StationMiwa Stationis a train station on the West Japan Railway Company Sakurai Line in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, Japan.-Adjacent stations:...
, a train station in Nara Prefecture, Japan - Mount MiwaMount Miwaor is a mountain located in the city of Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It has been an important religious and historical mountain in Japan, especially during its early history, and serves as a holy site in Shinto. The entire mountain is considered sacred, and is home to one of the earliest...
, a mountain located in Nara Prefecture, Japan - 8855 Miwa8855 Miwa8855 Miwa is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 3, 1991 by S. Otomo and O. Muramatsu at Kiyosato.- External links :*...
, a Main-belt Asteroid