Kanako

{{Infobox given name | name = Kanako | image = | image_size = | caption = | pronunciation = | gender = Female | meaning = Different meanings depending on the kanji used | region = | language = | origin = Japanese | alternative spelling = | nickname = | variant forms = | related names = | name day = | derived = | popularity = | footnotes = }} '''Kanako''' is a feminine Japanese given name.

== Written forms == Forms in kanji can include: *{{Nihongo2|加奈子}}, "addition, (means nothing on its own), child" *{{Nihongo2|香奈子}}, "fragrance, (means nothing on its own), child" *{{Nihongo2|佳南子}}, "good, fine, etc., south, child" *{{Nihongo2|香菜子}}, "fragrance, vegetables, child" *{{Nihongo2|可南子}}, "acceptable, south, child"

==People with the name== *{{Nihongo|Kanako Abe|阿部加奈子||born 1973}}, Japanese conductor, composer and pianist *{{Nihongo|Kanako Domori|堂森佳南子||born 1975}}, Japanese wheelchair tennis player *{{Nihongo|Kanako Enomoto|榎本加奈子||born 1980}}, Japanese actress and model *{{Nihongo|Kanako Fukaura|深浦加奈子||1960-2008}}, Japanese actress *{{Nihongo|Kanako Haginaga|萩永佳奈子||born 1975}}, Japanese runner *{{Nihongo|Kanako Higuchi|樋口可南子||born 1958}}, Japanese actress *{{Nihongo|Kanako Hirai|平井香菜子||born 1984}}, Japanese volleyball player *{{Nihongo|Kanako Hiramatsu|平松可奈子||born 1991}}, Japanese former idol of idol group SKE48 *{{Nihongo|Kanako Inuki|犬木加奈子||born 1958}}, Japanese manga writer and illustrator *{{Nihongo|Kanako Itō|いとうかなこ||born 1973}}, Japanese singer *{{Nihongo|Kanako Itō (footballer)|伊藤香菜子||born 1983}}, Japanese women's footballer *{{Nihongo|Kanako Kase|加瀬加奈子||born 1980}}, Japanese professional racing cyclist *{{Nihongo|Kanako Kitao|北尾佳奈子||born 1982}}, Japanese-American synchronized swimmer *{{Nihongo|Kanako Kobayashi|小林花奈子||born 1998}}, Japanese rugby union player *{{Nihongo|Kanako Kondō|近藤佳奈子||born 1981}}, Japanese voice actress and singer *{{Nihongo|Kanako Mitsuhashi|三橋加奈子||born 1978}}, Japanese actress and voice actress *{{Nihongo|Kanako Miyamoto|宮本佳那子||born 1989}}, Japanese actress and singer *{{Nihongo|Kanako Momota|百田夏菜子||born 1994}}, Japanese singer and actress *{{Nihongo|Kanako Morisaki|森崎可南子||born 1996}}, Japanese tennis player *{{Nihongo|Kanako Murakami|村上佳菜子||born 1994}}, Japanese figure skater *{{Nihongo|Kanako Murata|村田夏南子||born 1993}}, Japanese mixed martial artist and former wrestler *{{Nihongo|Kanako Naito|内藤香菜子||1980 – 2019}}, Japanese female volleyball player *{{Nihongo|Kanako Nishi|西加南子||born 1970}}, Japanese women's racing cyclist *{{Nihongo|Kanako Nishi (author)|西加奈子||born 1977}}, Japanese writer and artist *{{Nihongo|Kanako Ogata|緒方かな子||born 1973}}, Japanese singer and television personality *{{Nihongo|Kanako Omura|大村加奈子||born 1976}}, Japanese volleyball player *{{Nihongo|Kanako Otsuji|尾辻かな子||born 1974}}, Japanese politician and activist *{{Nihongo|Kanako Sakai|酒井香奈子||born 1986}}, Japanese voice actress *{{Nihongo|Kanako Tahara|田原可南子||born 1994}}, Japanese actress and singer *{{Nihongo|Kanako Takatsuki|高槻かなこ||born 1993}}, Japanese voice actress and singer *{{Nihongo|Kanako Tanikawa|谷川可奈子||born 1970}}, Japanese cyclist *{{Nihongo|Kanako Tateno|立野香菜子||born 1981}}, Japanese voice actor *{{Nihongo|Kanako Tōjō|東條加那子||born 1984}}, Japanese voice actress *{{Nihongo|Kanako Urai|浦井佳奈子||born 1981}}, Japanese professional wrestler, journalist and artist *{{Nihongo|Kanako Watanabe|渡部香生子||born 1996}}, Japanese swimmer *{{Nihongo|Kanako Yanagihara|柳原可奈子||born 1986}}, Japanese actor and comedian *{{Nihongo|Kanako Yonekura|米倉加奈子||born 1976}}, Japanese badminton player

==Fictional characters== *{{Nihongo|Kanako Yasaka|八坂神奈子}}, a character in ''Mountain of Faith'' from ''Touhou Project'' *{{Nihongo|Kanako Kurusu|来栖加奈子}}, a character in the light novel series ''Oreimo'' *{{Nihongo|Kanako Ketsukane|決鐘仮名子}}, a character in the ''Undertale'' fangame ''Undertale Yellow'' *{{Nihongo|Kanako Mimura|三村かな子}}, a character in the game series ''The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls''

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