Misaki (みさき, ミサキ) is a popular[1] feminine Japanese given name occasionally used for men. It can also be used as a surname.
Pronunciation | (MEE-sah-kee)[citation needed] |
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Gender | Female |
Origin | |
Word/name | Japanese |
Meaning | different meanings depending on the Kanji |
Other names | |
Related names | Misa Misako Misumi |
Possible writings
editMisaki can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
As a given name
edit- 美咲 "beautiful, blossom"
- 美沙紀 "beautiful, sand, chronicle"
- 海咲 “ocean, blossom”
The given name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.
As a surname
edit- 岬 "cape/promontory"
- 三崎 "three promontories"
- 三咲 "three blossoms"
- 美崎 "beautiful promontory"
- 見崎 "to look, promontory"
People with the given name
editMen
edit- Misaki Kubota (久保田 美咲), male Japanese mixed martial artist
Women
edit- Misaki Doi (土居 美咲, born 1991), Japanese professional tennis player
- Misaki Emura (江村 美咲, born 1998), Japanese fencer
- Misaki Ito (伊東 美咲, born 1977), Japanese actress, model, and idol
- Misaki Iwasa (岩佐 美咲, born 1995), Japanese idol, enka singer, and a member of Jpop group AKB48
- Misaki Kawai (河井 美咲, born 1978), Japanese artist
- Misaki Kobayashi (小林 海咲, born 1990), Japanese squash player
- Misaki Kumakura (熊倉 美咲, born 1983), Japanese rower
- Misaki Kuno (久野 美咲, born 1993), Japanese voice actress and singer
- Misaki Matsutomo (松友 美佐紀, born 1992), Japanese badminton player
- Misaki Momose (桃瀬 美咲, born 1993), Japanese actress and tarento
- Misaki Morizono (森薗 美咲, born 1992), Japanese table tennis player
- Misaki Nakayama (born 2002), Japanese professional footballer
- Misaki Ohata (大畠 美咲, born 1989), Japanese professional wrestler
- Misaki Onishi (尾西 美咲, born 1985), Japanese long-distance runner
- Misaki Oshigiri (押切 美沙紀, born 1992), Japanese speed skater
- Misaki Oshiro (大城 みさき, born 1984), Japanese weightlifter
- Misaki Ozawa (小沢 みさき, born 1985), Japanese former field hockey player
- Misaki Sekiyama (関山 美沙紀, born 1981), Japanese voice actress
- Misaki Watada (和多田 美咲), Japanese voice actress
- Misaki Yamaguchi (山口 美咲, born 1990), Japanese swimmer
People with the surname
edit- Ayame Misaki (水崎 綾女, born 1989), Japanese actress
- Erin Misaki (born 1981), American soccer player
- Hiromi Misaki (三崎 宏美, born 1976), Japanese sport shooter
- Juri Misaki (みさき 樹里, born 1980), Japanese manga artist
- Kazuo Misaki (三崎 和雄), Japanese professional mixed martial arts fighter and former judoka
- Kiyoshi Misaki (見崎 清志, born 1946), Japanese racing driver
- Mitsuhiro Misaki (見崎 充洋, born 1970), Japanese football player
- Nako Misaki (岬 なこ), Japanese voice actress and singer
- Shiro Misaki (三崎 四郎), Japanese football player
Characters with the given name
edit- Misaki Jurai (美砂樹), a character in the anime Tenchi Muyo!
- Misaki Suzuhara (みさき), the main character in the anime Angelic Layer
- Misaki Takahashi (美咲), a male main character in the anime Junjou Romantica
- Misaki Nakahara (中原 岬), character of Welcome to the N.H.K.
- Misaki Harada (美咲), a character in the anime Gakuen Alice
- Misaki Ayuzawa, the main character of the anime/manga Maid Sama!
- Misaki Kureha, the main character in the anime Divergence Eve and Misaki Chronicles
- Misaki Kirihara (霧原 未咲), character of Darker than Black
- Misaki Asou, one of the protagonists in the video game Fatal Frame 4
- Misaki Aoyagi, a character in the manga Loveless
- Misaki Oga, a character in the anime Beelzebub
- Mei Misaki, a character in the anime Another
- Misaki Yata (美咲), a male character in the anime K Project
- Misaki Shokuhō (食蜂操祈), a character of A Certain Magical Index
- Misaki Tokura (戸倉 ミサキ), a character of Cardfight!! Vanguard
- Misaki Kamiigusa (上井草 美咲), a character of Sakura-sō no Pet na Kanojo
- Misaki Shouta, a character in the manga Hana No Mizo Shiru
- Misaki Okusawa, a character from the BanG Dream! media franchise
- Misaki, a character from the Dead or Alive Xtreme 3
- Misaki Tobisawa (鳶沢 みさき), a main heroine in the visual novel and anime Aokana - Four Rhythms Across the Blue and the main heroine in the sequel EXTRA2.
Characters with the surname
edit- Taro Misaki (岬), a male character in the manga, anime, and video game series Captain Tsubasa
- Hana Misaki (岬 話), a manager of Jōzenji High in Haikyū!!
- Ryo Misaki (岬), a minor character in the anime Angelic Layer
- Shiki Misaki, a protagonist in the video game The World Ends with You
References
edit- ^ "Given name best 100 (2007)" (in Japanese). Meiji Yasuda Seimei. 2008-08-31. Archived from the original on 2008-09-13. Retrieved 2008-08-31.