Sayaka (Japanese: さやか, サヤカ) is a feminine Japanese given name.
Pronunciation | [sa.ja.ka] |
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Gender | Female |
Origin | |
Word/name | Japanese |
Meaning | Different meanings depending on the kanji used |
Region of origin | Japan |
People with the name
edit- Sayaka Aida (born 1975), Japanese voice actress
- Sayaka Akase (赤瀬 紗也香, born 1994), Japanese swimmer
- Sayaka Akimoto (born 1988), Japanese singer, dancer, actress, television host, and model
- Sayaka Ando (born 1981), Japanese gravure idol
- Sayaka Aoki (comedian) (born 1973), Japanese comedian
- Sayaka Aoki (voice actress) (born 1972), Japanese voice actress
- Sayaka Araki (born 1984), Japanese fashion model and hostess
- Sayaka Hirota (born 1994), Japanese badminton player
- Sayaka Hobara (born 1998), Japanese badminton player
- Sayaka Ichii (born 1983), member of Morning Musume
- Sayaka Ishii (born 2005), Japanese tennis player
- Sayaka Isoyama (磯山 さやか, born 1983), Japanese gravure idol, television personality, actress and writer
- Sayaka Kamiya (born 1982), Japanese actress and model
- Sayaka Kamiyama, Japanese singer, member of Thyme
- Sayaka Kanda (1986–2021), singer
- Sayaka Karasugi, Japanese-Canadian dancer
- Sayaka Kinoshita, Japanese voice actress
- Sayaka Kitahara (born 1993), Japanese voice actress
- Sayaka Kobayashi (born 1970), Japanese film and voice actress
- Sayaka Matsumoto (born 1982), American judoka
- Sayaka Mikami (三上 紗也可, born 2000), Japanese diver
- Sayaka Minami (born 1983), Japanese singer
- Sayaka Murata (born 1979), Japanese writer
- Sayaka Ohara (born 1975), Japanese voice actress
- Sayaka Sasaki (佐咲 紗花, born 1982), Japanese musician
- Sayaka Senbongi (千本木 彩花, born 1995), Japanese voice actress
- Sayaka Shoji (born 1983), Japanese violinist
- Sayaka Takahashi (born 1992), Japanese badminton player
- Sayaka Yamaguchi (山口 紗弥加, born 1980), Japanese actress
- Sayaka Yamamoto (born 1993), Japanese singer
- Kim Chung-seon (1571–1642), born name Sayaka (沙也可) and often known by his pen name Mohadang, was a Japanese general who defected to Korea during the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598).
Fictional characters
edit- The heroine of the video game Ape Escape 3, known as Sayaka in Japan and Europe and as Yumi in the US
- Sayaka, Akuma's wife and Gotetsu's niece in Street Fighter
- Sayaka, a character in the film Super Heroine Witch Hunter SAYAKA
- Sayaka Hozumi, a character in the anime Brighter than Dawning Blue
- Sayaka Igarashi, a character in the anime Kakegurui
- Sayaka Kanamori, a character in the anime Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!
- Sayaka Maizono, a character in the video game Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
- Sayaka Murano, a main character in mobile app Link! Like! Love Live!
- Sayaka Miki, a main character in the anime Puella Magi Madoka Magica
- Sayaka Mine, a character in the Yaiba
- Sayaka Nagisa, a character in the Dengeki Sentai Changeman
- Sayaka Ogino, a main character in Guilty (manga)
- Sayaka Saeki, a character in the anime Bloom Into You
- Sayaka Yumi, heroine of Go Nagai's manga and anime Mazinger Z