Miwa (みわ, ミワ) is a feminine Japanese given name which can also be used as a

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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" *美羽 "beauty, feather" *美輪 "beauty, wheel/ring" *美環 "beauty, ring; circle; loop" The given 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 ...

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 ...

People

;with the given name Miwa *

Miwa (singer) Miwa (stylised as miwa) (born 15 June 1990) is a Japanese singer-songwriter. She debuted in 2010 with the single " Don't Cry Anymore", which was used as the theme song for the drama ''Nakanai to Kimeta hi''. Her stage name officially starts with ...

(born 1990), a musician who sung the theme song for the drama ''Nakanai to Kimeta Hi'' * Miwa Asao (美和, born 1986), a beach volleyball player *

Miwa Fukuhara is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. She is a two-time Winter Universiade champion and a six-time Japanese national champion. She finished 21st in the 1960 Winter Olympic Games, and 5th in the 1964 Winter Olympic Games. After retiri ...

(美和, born 1944), a figure skater *, Japanese women's basketball player *

Miwa Matsumoto is a Japanese voice actress. Filmography Television *''Digimon Adventure'' – Patamon *'' Digimon Adventure 02'' – Patamon *''Digimon Tamers'' – Mako *'' Digimon Frontier'' – Kokuwamon *''Cardcaptor Sakura'' – Chiharu Mihara *'' Car ...

(美和, born 1971), a voice actress *

Miwa Nishikawa is a Japanese director and screenwriter. Nishikawa received a degree in literature from the University of Waseda, and after working on several independent films as well as catching the eye of Hirokazu Kore-eda, her film making career took off ...

(美和, born 1974), a director *

Miwa Oshiro Miwa Oshiro (大城美和, born August 26, 1983) is a Japanese gravure idol and actress. Biography Oshiro was born in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan on August 26, 1983 to an Okinawan father and mother from Hokkaido. She is best known for her appeara ...

(大城美和, born 1983), gravure idol, model and actress *, Japanese cross-country skier * Miwa Ueda (美和, 21st century), a manga artist *

Miwa Yasuda is a Japanese voice actress. She was born in Hyōgo, and works for Aoni Production. Notable voice roles Anime *''Blue Gender'' (Alicia Whistle) *''Boogiepop Phantom'' (Akane Kojima) *''Gakuen Alice'' (Ruka Nogi) *'' Hand Maid May'' (Ikariya, ...

(美和, born 1977), a voice actress *

Miwa Yoshida is a Japanese musician, and the lead singer for the band Dreams Come True. She is also a founding member with bassist Masato Nakamura and keyboardist Takahiro Nishikawa. Yoshida also fronts a Dreams Come True side-project, Funk the Peanuts, ...

(美和, born 1965), lead singer of the band Dreams Come True *

Miwa Takada is a Japanese film, TV and stage actress. She has starred in several Japanese movies that are today considered classics (especially in the '' Zatoichi saga'', and the ''Daimajin'' trilogy). Takada also worked as a singer, and the duet she reco ...

(美和, born 1947), an actress ;with the surname Miwa * Akihiro Miwa (美輪, born 1935), a singer, actor, and theatre director *, Japanese actress * Sadahiro Miwa (三輪定広, born 1941), Olympic weightlifter * Shigeyoshi Miwa (三輪, born 1892), an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy * Shirow Miwa (三輪, born 1978), a manga artist *, Japanese racewalker * Takashi Miwa (三輪, born 1969), a former professional baseball player *

Teppei Miwa Teppei (written: , , or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese comedian and television presenter *Teppei Isaka (born 1974), Japanese footballer * (born 1986), Japanese actor and singer * (born 1975 ...

(三輪哲平, born 2000), Japanese artistic gymnast * Tetsuji Miwa (三輪哲二,, born 1949), Japanese mathematician * Tetsuya Miwa (三輪), the guitarist of the rock band '' Spitz''

Fictional characters

;with the given name Miwa *Miwa Hamato, a recurring character in the 2012 of '' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles''. She is the biological daughter of

Hamato Yoshi Splinter, often referred to as Master Splinter or Sensei by his students/sons, is a fictional character from the ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' comics and all related media. A mutant rat, he is the grave and stoic sage of the Turtles, their ...

and the late Tang Shen, but was abducted by the Shredder as an infant and was renamed Karai. *Miwa Tamashiro (美和), a character in the anime series '' Kotetsushin Jeeg'' *Miwa Isono, a character in the manga series ''

MPD Psycho ''MPD Psycho'', short for , is a manga series written by Eiji Ōtsuka and illustrated by Shou Tajima, published by Kadokawa Shoten from 1997 to 2016. The series follows a police detective suffering from multiple personality disorder. ''MPD Ps ...

'' *Miwa Kageyama (美羽), the sister of Tobio Kageyama from the anime and manga series '' Haikyū!!'' ;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 is a Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Dōga and animated by Nippon Sunrise, directed by Tadao Nagahama as his last work. It is the third and final installment of the '' Robot Romance Trilogy'', following ''Chōdenji Robo Co ...

'' *Ichigen Miwa (三輪一言), a character in the anime series K * Shinobu Miwa (三輪), a character in the anime, manga, and novel series '' RahXephon'' *Konekomaru Miwa (三輪), a character in Blue Exorcist {{given name, type=both Japanese feminine given names Japanese-language surnames