Miwa (みわ, ミワ) is a feminine

Japanese given name in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name, in that order. Nevertheless, when a Japanese name is written in the Roman alphabet, ever since the Meiji era, the official policy has been to cater to Western expecta ...

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 wit ...

(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 or more players 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 and ...

(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 (大城美和, born 1983), gravure idol, model and actress *, Japanese cross-country skier *

Miwa Ueda is a Japanese manga artist, known for her works like ''Peach Girl'' and ''Angel Wars''. In 1999, she received the Kodansha Manga Award for '' shōjo'' for ''Peach Girl''. Miwa was born on September 29 in Hyōgo, Japan. She worked for some time ...

(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 (born May 15, 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 h ...

(美輪, born 1935), a singer, actor, and theatre director *, Japanese actress * Sadahiro Miwa (三輪定広, born 1941), Olympic weightlifter *

Shigeyoshi Miwa , was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. He commanded the Japanese submarine forces during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Biography Miwa was a native of Aichi prefecture, and graduated 59th out of 148 cadets in the 39th cl ...

(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 * Teppei Miwa (三輪哲平, born 2000), Japanese artistic gymnast *

Tetsuji Miwa Tetsuji Miwa (三輪哲二, ''Miwa Tetsuji''; born 10 February 1949 in Tokyo) is a Japanese mathematician, specializing in mathematical physics. Miwa received his undergraduate degree in 1971 and his master's degree in 1973 from the University o ...

(三輪哲二,, born 1949), Japanese mathematician * Tetsuya Miwa (三輪), the guitarist of the rock band ''

Spitz Spitz (derived from the German word ''spitz'' 'pointed') is a type of domestic dog characterized by long, thick, and often white fur, and pointed ears and muzzles. The tail often curls over the dog's back or droops. While all of the breeds rese ...

Fictional characters

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

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

''. She is the biological daughter of Hamato Yoshi 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 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!! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Haruichi Furudate. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from February 2012 to July 2020, with its chapters collected in 45 ''tankōbon ...

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

Marmalade Boy is a shōjo manga series by Wataru Yoshizumi. It was published by Shueisha in the magazine '' Ribon'' from May 1992 to October 1995 and collected in eight ''tankōbon'' volumes. The series was adapted by Toei Animation as a 76-episode an ...

'' *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 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 l ...

'' *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 he and his twin brother Yukio are the sons of Satan, born from a human woman, and he is the inhe ...

*Kasumi Miwa (三輪霞), a character in ''

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 ...

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