Possible writings in Japanese

The name ''Mariko'' can be written using various ''

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, each of which has a different meaning, such as the following: * , "ball" + "child" * , "truth" + "child" * , "long distance" + "child" * , "jasmine" + "child" * , "hemp, village (country house)" + "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 ...

'': * (''hiragana'') * (''katakana'')

People

Notable people with the given name ''Mariko'' include: *

Mariko Daouda Mariko Daouda (born 13 November 1981 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire) is a retired Ivorian footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are associati ...

(born 1981), Ivorian football player *

Mariko Ebralidze Mariko Ebralidze ( ka, მარიკო ებრალიძე; born 1984) is a Georgian jazz singer who represented her country in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 along with the group The Shin with the song "Three Minutes to Earth". Born ...

(), a Georgian jazz singer *

Mariko Gotō (born February 22, 1982 in Izumiōtsu, Osaka) is a Japanese singer, lyricist, composer and actress. Her career started in the early 2000s with the band , where she served as vocalist and guitarist. After it broke up in 2003, she joined punk jaz ...

(), a Japanese musician and actress * , Japanese writer *

Mariko Iwadate is a Japanese '' shōjo'' manga artist who writes primarily for ''Margaret'' and ''Young You''. She made her debut as a manga artist in 1973. She won the 1992 Kodansha Manga Award for ''shōjo'' for ''Uchi no Mama ga iu Koto ni wa'', and her mang ...

(), a Japanese manga artist *

Mariko Kaga is a Japanese actress. Career Scouted in Shibuya, Kaga starred in the television drama ''Yonjū hassai no teikō'' in 1962. She became known for playing femme fatale characters in films such as '' Pale Flower'' and ''Getsuyōbi no Yuka''. She w ...

(), a Japanese actress *

Mariko Kawana (born November 9, 1967) began the most notable phase of her life as a Japanese model and actress who has appeared in softcore pink film and V-Cinema, and who has also been a hardcore adult video (AV) performer and director. She was one of the e ...

(), a Japanese AV idol and pink film actress *

Mariko Kōda is a Japanese actress, voice actress, J-pop singer and radio personality. She graduated from Kasukabe Kyōei High School and went on to major in Communications at Tamagawa University in Machida City, Tokyo, graduating in 1990. Kouda has had at l ...

(), a Japanese voice actress and J-pop singer * , Japanese writer * , Japanese softball player *

Mariko Mori is a Japanese multidisciplinary artist. She is known for her photographs and videos of her hybridized future self, often presented in various guises and featuring traditional Japanese motifs. Her work often explores themes of technology, spirit ...

(), a Japanese video and photographic artist * Mariko Nanba, (), a Japanese video game composer * Mariko Nishiwaki (), a Japanese volleyball player *

Mariko Ōhara is a Japanese science fiction writer. She won the 6th Hayakawa SF Contest in 1980, when she was still a student. Later she published various SF works and became the 10th president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan. Ōhara is th ...

(), a Japanese science fiction writer *

Mariko Okada is a Japanese stage and film actress who starred in films of directors Mikio Naruse, Yasujirō Ozu, Keisuke Kinoshita and others. She was married to film director Yoshishige Yoshida. Biography Okada was born the daughter of silent film actor ...

(), a Japanese actress *

Mariko Okamoto (born 28 December 1951) is a Japanese volleyball player This is a list of top international volleyball players. A * Foluke Akinradewo * Carolina Albuquerque * Todor Aleksiev * Ana Ida Alvares * Thiago Soares Alves * Dante Amaral * ...

(), a Japanese volleyball player * Mariko Peters, a Dutch politician *

Mariko Suzuki is a Japanese voice actress who works for Aoni Production. Notable voice roles Anime *''Air Master'' (Yu Takigawa) *''DearS'' (Harumi Ikuhara) *''Detective Conan'' (Tenko Himemiya) *'' Green Green'' (Chigusa Iino) *''Gunparade March'' (Sarasa ...

(), a Japanese voice actress * Mariko Shiga (), a Japanese idol and voice actress * Mariko Shimizu (), a Japanese novelist * Mariko Shinoda (), a former member of the Japanese idol group

AKB48 AKB48 (pronounced ''A.K.B. Forty-Eight'') is a Japanese idol girl group named after the Akihabara (''Akiba'' for short) area in Tokyo, where the group's theater is located. AKB48's producer, Yasushi Akimoto, wanted to form a girl group with it ...

* , Japanese gymnast * , Japanese model and actress * , Japanese singer *

Mariko Takamura was widely described as a cultural icon for the deaf and hard of hearing in Japan. She overcame many barriers to deafness in her home country to the benefit of thousands of deaf people in Japan. It is in large part due to her efforts that the ...

(), a Japanese deaf artist, writer, and performer *

Mariko Yamada Mariko Yamada (born October 23, 1950) is a Japanese Americans, Japanese-United States, American social worker who served as the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic assemblywoman from California's 4th Assembly district from 2008 to 2014 ...

, an American Democratic assemblywoman * Mariko Yamamoto (), (born 1983), Japanese cricketer *

Mariko Yoshida is a Japanese professional wrestler better known by the ring name . She is best known for her work with the ARSION professional wrestling promotion, where she was also head trainer. Professional wrestling career Yoshida debuted for All Japan W ...

(), a Japanese professional wrestler *

(), a Japanese volleyball player * , Japanese fencer *

Plum Mariko , better known by her ring name , was a Japanese female professional wrestler who wrestled for Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling from 1986 to 1992 and then, JWP Joshi Puroresu from 1992 until her death in 1997. Mariko was the first professional wrestler ...

(), a Japanese professional wrestler

Fictional characters

Notable fictional characters with the given name ''Mariko'' include: * Mariko, a character in the newspaper and webcomic strip ''

Piled Higher and Deeper ''Piled Higher and Deeper'' (also known as ''PhD Comics''), is a newspaper and webcomic strip written and drawn by Jorge Cham that follows the lives of several grad students. First published in 1997 when Cham was a grad student himself at Stanfo ...

'' * Mariko Konjo, a character in the anime and manga series ''Ranma ½'' * Mariko Kurama, a supporting character of the anime series '' Elfen Lied'' * Mariko Shinobu, a character in the anime and manga series '' Onii-sama e...'' * Mariko Takeda, a fictional character from the comic book series ''

W.I.T.C.H ''W.I.T.C.H.'' (stylised as ''W.i.t.c.h.'') is an Italian fantasy Disney comics series created by Elisabetta Gnone, Alessandro Barbucci, and Barbara Canepa. The series features a group of five teenage girls who become the guardians of the classi ...

'' * Mariko Tanaka, a character in the video game '' Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi'' * Mariko Toda, a character in the novel ''

Shōgun , officially , was the title of the military dictators of Japan during most of the period spanning from 1185 to 1868. Nominally appointed by the Emperor, shoguns were usually the de facto rulers of the country, though during part of the Kamakur ...

'' * Mariko Uehara, a character from the television drama ''

Nobuta wo Produce is a Japanese television drama produced and aired in 2005 by Nippon Television, NTV. The television show is based on the book of the same name by Gen Shiraiwa (). The story follows the high school lives of Kiritani and Kusano as they attempt to m ...

'' * Mariko Uki, a character in the Japanese horror movie '' Ju-on: The Grudge'' *

Mariko Yashida Mariko Yashida is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character has been depicted as Wolverine's romantic interest. She was portrayed by Tao Okamoto in the 2013 film '' The Wolverine''. Publica ...

, a character that appears in various comic books published by Marvel Comics

References

*''Dictionnaire des prénoms'' - Larousse - 2009 {{given name Japanese feminine given names