Asako

Asako

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

Asako (written: 麻子あさこ, 朝子あさこ, 浅子あさこ, 亜あ少子しょうし, あさ子こ or あさこ in hiragana) from Japanese 麻あさ (asa) meaning "morning" combined with 子こ (ko) meaning "child", is a feminine Japanese given name.

Notable persons

• Asako Dodo (百々とど 麻子あさこ, born 1967), Japanese voice actress
• Asako Hirabayashi, Japanese-American harpsichordist and composer
• Asako Hirooka (広岡ひろおか 浅子あさこ, 1849–1919), Japanese businesswoman, banker and college founder
• Asako Ideue (井手上いでうえ 麻子あさこ, born 1987), Japanese women's footballer
• Asako Ito (いとう あさこ, born 1970), Japanese comedian
• Asako Kishi (岸きし 朝子あさこ, born 1923), Japanese journalist
• Asako Kōzuki (春はる花はな 亜あ少子しょうし) Japanese voice actress
• Asako Narahashi (楢橋ならはし 朝子あさこ, born 1959), Japanese photographer
• Asako Shirakura (白倉しらくら 麻子あさこ, born 1977), Japanese voice actress
• Asako Tajimi (多治見たじみ 麻子あさこ, born 1972), Japanese volleyball player
• Asako Takakura (高倉たかくら 麻子あさこ, born 1968), Japanese women's footballer and manager
• Asako Toki (土岐とき 麻子あさこ, born 1976), Japanese singer and composer
• Asako Watanabe (渡辺わたなべ 麻子あさこ, born 1959), Japanese sprint canoeist
• Asako Yuzuki (柚木ゆずき 麻子あさこ, born 1981), Japanese writer

Fictional characters

• Asako Natsume (夏目なつめ あさ子こ), a character in the manga series My Little Monster
• Asako Nakamura (中村なかむら 麻子あさこ), a character in the manga series Ushio and Tora

Films & Television

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