Ayako 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 ...
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Possible writings
Ayako can be written using different
kanji
are the logographic Chinese characters taken from the Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script and 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 ...
characters and can mean:
* 文子, "writings, child"
* 綾子, "twill, child"
* 絢子, "kimono design, child"
* 彩子, "coloring, child"
* 順子, "order, child"
* 礼子, "courtesy, child"
* 亜矢子, "Asia, arrow, child"
* 安夜子, "peaceful, night, child"
The name can also be written in
hiragana
is a 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" originally as contrast ...
() or
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 ...
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People with the name
*, Japanese model and actress
*, Japanese politician
*, Japanese enka singer
*, Japanese writer, actress and daughter of Steven Seagal
*, Japanese-Mexican professional wrestler
*, Japanese model and beauty pageant winner
*, Japanese tennis player
*, Japanese singer-songwriter
*, Japanese comedian
*, Japanese-born American journalist
*, Japanese announcer
*, Japanese middle-distance runner
*, Japanese announcer
*, Japanese voice actress and pop singer
*, Japanese hurdler
*, Japanese women's footballer
*, Japanese synchronized swimmer
*, Japanese novelist
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Ayako Miyazaki
Ayako Miyazaki (born 9 March 1982) is a former Japanese cricketer who played four Women's One Day International cricket
Women's One Day International (WODI) is the limited overs form of women's cricket. Matches are scheduled for 50 overs, eq ...
(born 1982), Japanese cricketer
*, former Japanese princess
*, Japanese swimmer
*, Japanese cricketer
*, Japanese physician and television personality
*, Japanese golfer
*, Japanese volleyball player
*, Japanese badminton player
*, Japanese volleyball player
*, Japanese shogi player
*, Japanese voice actress
*, Japanese jazz musician
*, Japanese sport wrestler
*, Japanese writer
*, Japanese speed skater
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Ayako Tsuru
Ayako Tsuru (born 1941) is a contemporary Japanese artist from Mexico City.
She studied at the National Institute of Fine Arts (San Carlos Academy) from 1959 to 1963, before moving on to the International Summer Academy of Fine Arts of Salzburg, A ...
(born 1941), Mexican artist
*, Japanese golfer
*, Japanese classical pianist
*, Japanese actress
*, Japanese rower
*, Japanese sprinter and long jumper
Fictional characters
*, a character in the manga series ''Slam Dunk''
*, a character in the video game ''
Tokimeki Memorial
is a dating simulation series by Konami. It consists of six main games in addition to many spin-offs. The games are notable in the dating sim genre for being highly nonlinear. Their nickname amongst their fans is the contraction ''TokiMemo''.
Th ...
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*, a character in the video game series ''Variable Geo''
*Ayako Kamisato (), a character in
Genshin Impact
''Genshin Impact'' is an action role-playing game developed and published by miHoYo. It was released for Android (operating system), Android, iOS, PlayStation 4, and Windows in 2020, on PlayStation 5 in 2021, and is set for release on Nintendo ...
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Japanese feminine given names