Mikako (みかこ)

Mikako is read みかこ and has 3 beats. Our data lists 3 spellings: 見佳子, 三佳子 and 三夏子. All three are feminine.

Reading

み·か·こ (3 beats)

Kanji spellings

3 in our data

Gender

Feminine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Mikako

One sound can be written with different kanji. Each spelling below is a different name on paper.

  • 見佳子
    みかこ
    Feminine

    See + beautiful

    • 見(み)— see
    • 佳(か)— beautiful
    • 子(こ)— name ending
  • 三佳子
    みかこ
    Feminine

    Three + beautiful

    • 三(み)— three
    • 佳(か)— beautiful
    • 子(こ)— name ending
  • 三夏子
    みかこ
    Feminine

    Three + summer

    • 三(み)— three
    • 夏(か)— summer
    • 子(こ)— name ending

The kanji in Mikako

What each kanji means on its own, and in how many of the spellings above it appears.

  • 子name ending3 spellings
  • 佳beautiful2 spellings
  • 三three2 spellings
  • 見see1 spelling
  • 夏summer1 spelling

Mikako with common surnames

Full names with a different spelling and surname on each card. Tap a card for the kanji breakdown.

Names that sound similar

Names that start or end with the same sounds.

Mika (みか)Chikako (ちかこ)Rikako (りかこ)Takako (たかこ)Wakako (わかこ)

Mikako on our lists

Topic pages that include a spelling of this name.

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Questions about Mikako

Is Mikako a boy's or a girl's name?

In our data every spelling of Mikako is feminine.

What does Mikako mean?

Mikako is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 見佳子 reads as "see + beautiful", 三佳子 reads as "three + beautiful" and 三夏子 reads as "three + summer". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Mikako be written in kanji?

Our data lists 3: 見佳子, 三佳子 and 三夏子. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.

How do you pronounce Mikako?

みかこ is 3 beats: み · か · こ. Give every beat the same length and keep vowels short and clear; Japanese has no stressed syllable the way English does.

Where this comes from

The spellings are from our hand-reviewed list of everyday names and from JMnedict, the open Japanese name dictionary. Meanings are built from what each kanji means on its own, so they describe the characters, not what a particular family had in mind.

How we check names · Content last reviewed: 2026-11-08.

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