Asako

Asako

Gender	Female
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used

Asako (written: 麻子, 朝子, 浅子, 亜少子, あさ子 or あさこ in hiragana) from Japanese 麻 (asa) meaning "morning" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child", is a feminine Japanese given name.

Notable persons

• Asako Dodo (百々 麻子, born 1967), Japanese voice actress
• Asako Hirabayashi, Japanese-American harpsichordist and composer
• Asako Hirooka (広岡 浅子, 1849–1919), Japanese businesswoman, banker and college founder
• Asako Ideue (井手上 麻子, born 1987), Japanese women's footballer
• Asako Ito (いとう あさこ, born 1970), Japanese comedian
• Asako Kishi (岸 朝子, born 1923), Japanese journalist
• Asako Kōzuki (春花 亜少子) Japanese voice actress
• Asako Narahashi (楢橋 朝子, born 1959), Japanese photographer
• Asako Shirakura (白倉 麻子, born 1977), Japanese voice actress
• Asako Tajimi (多治見 麻子, born 1972), Japanese volleyball player
• Asako Takakura (高倉 麻子, born 1968), Japanese women's footballer and manager
• Asako Toki (土岐 麻子, born 1976), Japanese singer and composer
• Asako Watanabe (渡辺 麻子, born 1959), Japanese sprint canoeist
• Asako Yuzuki (柚木 麻子, born 1981), Japanese writer

Fictional characters

• Asako Natsume (夏目 あさ子), a character in the manga series My Little Monster
• Asako Nakamura (中村 麻子), a character in the manga series Ushio and Tora

Films & Television

• Asako I & II (寝ても覚めても, Netemo Sametemo, "whether asleep or awake"), a 2018 Japanese romance drama film directed by Ryūsuke Hamaguchi.