is a very common feminine Japanese given name which can also be used as a

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

. Maki can be written using different kanji characters and can mean (the list is not exhaustive): ;as a given name *真貴, "true, precious" *真樹, "true, timber trees" *真紀, "true, chronicle" *真希, "true, hope" *麻紀, "linen, chronicle" *麻貴, "linen, precious" The given name can also be written in hiragana or katakana. ;as a surname *巻, "roll" *槙, "evergreen tree" *槇, "yew plum pine" *牧, "herd" *真木, "true, tree"

People

Given name

Mākii (born August 23, 1987 in Okinawa, Japan) is a Japanese musician who was formerly the vocalist and songwriter for the Okinawa-based band High and Mighty Color. She was the youngest member of the band. She has an older brother who introduced her ...

(マーキー, born 1987), Japanese musician * Maki Arai (麻葵, born 1982), Japanese tennis player * Maki Goto (真希, born 1985), Japanese pop singer * Maki Horikita (真希, born 1988), Japanese actress *

Maki Ishii was a Japanese composer of contemporary classical music, and brother of composer Kan Ishii. Biography Born in Tokyo, Ishii studied composition privately (with Akira Ifukube and Tomojiro Ikenouchi) and conducting with Akeo Watanabe from 1952 ...

(眞木, 1936–2003), Japanese male composer *, Japanese professional wrestler * Maki Kaji (真起, 1951–2021), Japanese male businessman * Maki Kawamura (真樹), Japanese ballerina *, Japanese voice actress *

Maki Meguro Maki Meguro (目黒真希 ''Meguro Maki'', born July 27, 1972, in Miyagi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. Miyagi Prefecture has a population of 2,305,596 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of ...

(真希, born 1972), Japanese actress *, Japanese swimmer *

Maki Miyamae is a Japanese pop singer, and the oldest member of the group Coco. She was born in Tōkamachi, Niigata, but grew up in Tokyo. Miyamae was a member of Coco from September 1989 until the group's dissolution in 1994. She worked as a solo singer ...

(真樹, born 1973), J-pop singer *

Maki Mizuno is a Japanese actress. She has appeared in ''jidaigeki'' and contemporary dramas. She has also appeared in the 2004 Toho movie Godzilla:Final Wars. Filmography Films * '' Godzilla: Final Wars'' (2004) * ''The Setting Sun'' (2022) * ''Even If ...

(真紀, born 1970), Japanese actress *

Maki Murakami is a Japanese manga artist most famous for the boys love manga ''Gravitation'', which, in addition to the ''Gravitation'' novel, is published in the U.S. by Tokyopop. Biography History She began working as an assistant to the older sister of on ...

(真紀), Japanese manga artist *

Maki Narumiya is a retired Japanese professional wrestler. A former dancer, Narumiya was trained in professional wrestling by Emi Sakura and made her debut for the Ice Ribbon promotion in March 2011. During her four years in the promotion, she became a one-ti ...

(真希, born 1985), Japanese professional wrestler *

Maki Nishiyama Maki Nishiyama (西山茉希, Nishiyama Maki; born November 16, 1985) is a Japanese model, and actress. Her best-known modeling work has been with the Japanese fashion magazine, ''CanCam''. Career In 2005, Nishiyama started her career as a mode ...

(茉希, born 1985), Japanese fashion model * Maki Ohguro (摩季, born 1969), Japanese pop singer and songwriter *, Japanese television personality * (マキ, born 1973), Japanese singer and musician *

Maki Sakai (born 17 May 1970 in Taito, Tokyo) is a Japanese actress. The fourth rehouse girl of Mitsui, she has starred in a number of TV drama series such as '' Daburu kitchin'' (1993) and '' Watashi no unmei'' (1994). She is a graduate of Jumonji Jun ...

(真紀, born 1970), Japanese actress *

Maki Tabata is a Japanese speed skater and track cyclist. Maki Tabata won bronze at the World Allround Championships in 2000 and one month later, she won another bronze, this time on the 3000 m at the World Single Distance Championships. The next y ...

(真紀, born 1974), Japanese speed skater *

Maki Tsukada (born January 5, 1982) is a Japanese judoka, who was born in Shimotsuma, Ibaraki Prefecture. She won the Women's +78 kg category gold medal at the Athens Olympic in 2004 and the silver medal at the Beijing Olympics. In September 2003, T ...

(真希, born 1982), Japanese female judoka * Maki Yano (真紀, born 1977), Japanese pop singer * (真季, born 1996), Japanese television announcer

Surname

* Chitose Maki (真木), Japanese illustrator * Fumihiko Maki (槇) (b. 1928), Japanese architect * Fuyukichi Maki (牧), Japanese actor * (牧), Japanese physicist * Jun Maki (眞木), Japanese copywriter *

Karina Maki is a Team handball player from Uki in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. She plays for Japan Handball League side Omron. She is a sister of Japan National Team International and JEF United Ichihara Chiba star, Seiichiro Maki and Nagoya Grampus (fo ...

(巻), Japanese handball player * Kazumi Maki (真木), Japanese theoretical physicist *

Seiichiro Maki is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a forward. He played for the Japan national team. Club career Maki was a key player for Komazawa University in Tokyo along with Masaki Fukai. After graduating from Komazawa University ...

(巻), Japanese football player * Shinichi Maki (牧), Japanese fencer * Shinji Maki (牧), Japanese comedian * Taichiro Maki (牧), Japanese professional wrestler * Yasuomi Maki (真木), Japanese samurai of the late Edo period * Yōko Maki (actress) (真木), Japanese actress * Yoko Maki (manga artist) (槙), Japanese manga artist *

Yoshio Maki is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan. He is a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Nagoya, Aichi and drop-out of Sophia University Sophia University (Japanese: 上智大� ...

(牧), Japanese politician *

Yuki Maki is a Japanese former footballer. He played in the J1 League for Nagoya Grampus from 2008 to 2012, and he played in the J2 League for Shonan Bellmare in 2011. He played as a forward and defender. He is also the brother of Japan national team p ...

(巻), Japanese football player

Non-Japanese people

* Chico Maki (1939–2015) * Pete Maki * Tomi Maki (born 1983), Finnish ice hockey player *

Wayne Maki Wayne may refer to: People with the given name and surname * Wayne (given name) * Wayne (surname) Geographical Places with name ''Wayne'' may take their name from a person with that surname; the most famous such person was Gen. "Mad" Anthon ...

(1944–1973)

Fictional characters

Given name

* Maki Aikawa (相川摩季), the protagonist in the ''

Air Master is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yokusaru Shibata. It was serialized in Hakusensha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Young Animal'' from 1996 to 2006, with its chapters collected in twenty-eight ''tankōbon'' volumes. The st ...

'' series *

Maki Genryusai , more commonly known simply as , is a fictional character in the ''Final Fight'' and ''Street Fighter'' video game series by Capcom. She has originally appeared in 1993 beat 'em up game ''Final Fight 2'' as a younger sister of Guy's fiancée and ...

(源柳斉真紀; マキ), character in ''Final Fight'' and '' Street Fighter'' video game series * Maki Karii (雁井真希), an alias Minami Maki uses in ''

Magical Trans! is a magical girl manga series by Yutaka Kashii (香椎ゆたか, ''Kashii Yutaka''). It was serialised in eBookJapan's ''Minna no Comic'' magazine, and published by ''Manga-Mon'' in Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indo ...

'' * Maki Katsuragi (桂木眞己), a main character in '' Stars Align'' *Maki Harukawa (春川魔姫), a character from '' Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony'' * Maki Nikaido, one of the main characters of ''

Death Note ''Death Note'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from December 2003 to May ...

'' film series spin-off '' L: Change the World'' * Maki Nishikino (西木野真姫), character in the '' Love Live! School Idol Project'' series * Maki Oze (茉希尾瀬), a character in ''

Fire Force is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Atsushi Ohkubo. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from September 2015 to February 2022, with its chapters collected in thirty-four '' ...

'' * Maki Shijo (四条眞妃), character in the '' Kaguya-sama'' series * Maki Zenin (禪院真希), a character from ''

Jujutsu Kaisen is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Gege Akutami. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since March 2018, with its chapters collected and published in 21 ''tankōbon'' vo ...

Surname

*Kiyoka Maki, the Ultimate Sniper, from

Danganronpa Another Despair Academy is a Japanese video game franchise created by Kazutaka Kodaka and developed and owned by Spike Chunsoft (formerly Spike). The series primarily surrounds various groups of apparent high school students who are forced into murdering each other ...

* Kiyoto Maki (真木清人), character in the '' Kamen Rider OOO'' series *Minami Maki (真木南), a character from ''

'' *Shinichi Maki (牧紳一), a character from '' Slam Dunk'' {{given name, type=both Japanese feminine given names Japanese unisex given names Japanese-language surnames