Ayako is a feminine Japanese given name.

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 ...

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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 *

Ayako Miyazaki Ayako Miyazaki (born 9 March 1982) is a former Japanese cricketer who played four Women's One Day International cricket matches for Japan national women's cricket team The Japan women's national cricket team is the team that represents the co ...

(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 *

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 ...

'' *, a character in the video game series ''Variable Geo'' *Ayako Kamisato (), a character in Genshin Impact {{given name Japanese feminine given names