Miwa (みわ, ミワ) is a feminine

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which can also be used as a

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Written forms

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 language, Japanese syllabary, part of the Japanese writing system, along with ''katakana'' as well as ''kanji''. It is a phonetic lettering system. The word ''hiragana'' means "common" or "plain" kana (originally also "easy", ...

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''. Biography History Miwa was born i ...

(born 1990), a musician who sung the theme song for the drama ''Nakanai to Kimeta Hi'' *

Miwa Asao is a female Japanese beach volleyball Beach volleyball is a team sport played by two teams of two to four players each on a sand court divided by a net. Similar to indoor volleyball, the objective of the game is to send the ball over the net ...

(美和, born 1986), a beach volleyball player *

Miwa Fukuhara is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. She is a two-time Figure skating at the Winter Universiade, Winter Universiade champion and a six-time Japan Figure Skating Championships, Japanese national champion. She finished 21st in the Figure ...

(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 *'' Card ...

(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 wi ...

(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 is the list of islands of ...

(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 (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, a ...

(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 (born 15 May 1935), better known by his stage name , is a Japanese singer, actor, director, composer, author and drag queen. Career Miwa began his career aged 17 as a professional cabaret singer in the Ginza district in Chūō, Tokyo, after ha ...

(美輪, born 1935), a singer, actor, and theatre director *, Japanese actress *

Sadahiro Miwa is a retired Japanese weightlifter. He competed at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics in the middleweight class (-78 kg) and finished in fifth and tenth place, respectively. References 1941 births 2003 deaths Olympic weightlifters for Japan ...

(三輪定広, born 1941), Olympic weightlifter * Shigeyoshi Miwa (三輪, born 1892), an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy *

Shirow Miwa is a Japanese manga artist and illustrator. He is best known as the writer and artist for the ''Dogs'' manga series, but has also contributed illustrations to various tribute books, and magazines, including Square Enix's Monthly Shōnen Gangan. M ...

(三輪, born 1978), a manga artist *, Japanese racewalker * Takashi Miwa (三輪, born 1969), a former professional baseball player * Tetsuji Miwa (三輪哲二,, born 1949), Japanese mathematician * Tetsuya Miwa (三輪), the guitarist of the rock band ''

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Fictional characters

;with the given name Miwa *Miwa Hamato, a recurring character in the 2012 of ''

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' (''TMNT'') is an American media franchise created by comic book artists Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. It follows Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Leonardo, Donatello (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), D ...

''. 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 ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' comics and all related media. A mutant rat, he is the grave and stoic sage of the Turtles, their ninj ...

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 is a 13-episode Japanese television anime sequel to the 1975 Super Robot series ''Steel Jeeg'', created by Go Nagai. It is directed by Jun Kawagoe (previously known for ''New Getter Robo'' and ''Innocent Venus''). This 21st century sequel be ...

'' *Miwa Isono, a character in the manga series ''

MPD Psycho ''MPD Psycho'', short for , is a Japanese manga series written by Eiji Ōtsuka and illustrated by Shōu Tajima. ''MPD Psycho'' is a very successful series having sold more than four million copies in Japan as of 2007. It was originally publi ...

'' *Miwa Kageyama (美羽), the sister of Tobio Kageyama from the anime and manga series ''

Haikyū!! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Haruichi Furudate. It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from February 2012 to July 2020, with its chapters collected in 45 volumes. The story f ...

'' ;With the surname Miwa * Satoshi Miwa (三輪), a character in the manga and anime ''

Marmalade Boy is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Wataru Yoshizumi. It was published in Shueisha's ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''Ribon'' from May 1992 to October 1995 and collected in eight ''tankōbon'' volumes. The series was adapt ...

'' *Sakamori Miwa (三輪), a character in the anime series ''

Tōshō Daimos is a Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Company 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 C ...

'' *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 is a Japanese anime television series created and directed by Yutaka Izubuchi. The series follows 17-year-old Ayato Kamina, his ability to control a mecha known as the RahXephon, and his inner journey to find a place in the world. His li ...

'' *Konekomaru Miwa (三輪), a character in

Blue Exorcist is a Japanese dark fantasy manga series written and illustrated by Kazue Kato. The story revolves around Rin Okumura, a teenager who discovers that he and his twin brother Yukio are the sons of Satan, born from a human woman, and he is ...

*Kasumi Miwa (三輪霞), a character in ''

Jujutsu Kaisen is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Gege Akutami. It was serialized in Shueisha's Shōnen manga, manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from March 2018 to September 2024, with its chapters collected in 30 volumes. The ...

'' *Taishi Miwa (三和タイシ), a character in ''

Cardfight!! Vanguard is a Japanese multimedia franchise jointly created by Akira Itō, Satoshi Nakamura, Mitsuhisa Tamura, and Bushiroad president Takaaki Kidani. It currently consists of multiple anime television series, an official t ...

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