Miho
undifferentiated Japanese kana female given name (みほ)
Miho (美穂, 美保, 美帆, 美歩, みほ, ミホ) is a feminine Japanese given name. It can have many different meanings in Japanese depending on the kanji used.
Possible Japanese writings
Miho can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
実穂, "truth, ear of grain"
美穂, "beauty, ear of grain"
美保, "beauty, care"
未歩, "future (part of the word 未来), step"
美帆, "beauty, sail"
美歩, "beauty, walk"
The name can also be written in hiragana "みほ" or katakana "ミホ".
People with the name
Miho Adachi (足立 美穂; born 1979), Japanese sprint canoeist
Miho Arai (荒井 美帆; born 1988), Japanese retired competitor in synchronized swimming
Miho Arakawa (荒川 美穂; born 1987), Japanese voice actress
Miho Dukov (Михо Дуков, born 1955), former Bulgarian wrestler
Miho Fujii (藤井 美穂), Japanese actress, comedian, and model
Miho Fujima (藤真 美穂; born 1978), Japanese actress
Miho Fukuhara (福原 美穂; born 1987), Japanese singer
Miho Fukumoto (福元 美穂; born 1983), Japanese football player
Miho Hamada (濱田 美穂), Japanese table tennis player
Miho Hamaguchi (浜口 ミホ; 1915–1988), Japanese architect
Miho Hashiguchi (橋口 美穂; born 1977), Japanese gymnast
Miho Hatori (羽鳥 美保; born 1970), Japanese singer and songwriter
Miho Hazama (挾間 美帆; born 1986), Japanese composer and jazz musician
Miho Igarashi (五十嵐 未帆; born 1997), Japanese freestyle wrestler
Miho Imada (今田 美穂; born 1962), Japanese sake brewmaster
Miho Imai (今井 美穂; born 1987), Japanese cyclist
Miho Iwata (born 1962), Japanese performance artist, scenographer and choreographer
Miho Kajioka (born 1973), Japanese photographer
Miho Kamogawa (鴨川 実歩; born 1997), Japanese professional footballer
Miho Kaneda (金田 美保), former Japanese football player
Miho Kanno (菅野 美穂; born 1977), Japanese actress and J-pop singer
Miho Kanno (cricketer) (菅野 美保; born 1990), Japanese cricketer
Miho Karasawa (唐沢 美帆; born 1983), Japanese J-pop singer
Miho Kawabe (河邉 美穂; born 1974), Japanese former synchronized swimmer
Miho Komatsu (小松 未歩; born 1974), former Japanese pop singer-songwriter
Miho Konishi (小西 美帆; born 1977), Japanese actress
Miho Kuramochi (倉持 美穂; born 1998), Japanese tennis player
Miho Manya (万屋 美穂; born 1996), Japanese football player
Miho Matsuoka (松岡 美保; born 1953), Japanese women's basketball player
Miho Minei (嶺井 美穂, born 1997), Japanese judoka
Miho Miyahara (宮原 美穂, born 1996), Japanese karateka
Miho Miyazaki (宮崎 美穂, born 1993), Japanese idol singer, AKB48 member
Miho Morikawa (森川美穂; born 1968), Japanese singer and model
Miho Mosulishvili (მიხო მოსულიშვილი, born 1962), Georgian writer and playwright
Miho Murata (村田 美穂; born 1970), retired Japanese volleyball player
Miho Nakata (born 1989), Japanese ultramarathon runner
Miho Nakayama (中山 美穂; 1970–2024), Japanese actress, model, and J-pop idol singer
Miho Nakayama (comedian) (中山 美保; 1938–2017), Japanese comedian
Miho Ninomiya (二宮 美穂; born 1975), Japanese female judoka
Miho Nishida (born 1992), Filipino-born Japanese actress
Miho Nonaka (野中 生萌; born 1997), Japanese climber
Miho Obana (小花 美穂; born 1970), Japanese shōjo manga artist
Miho Ohwada (大和田 美帆; born 1983), Japanese actress
Miho Okasaki (岡咲 美保; born 1998), Japanese voice actress
Miho Oki (沖 美穂; born 1974), Japanese former women's racing cyclist
Miho Otani (大谷 三穂; born 1971), Japanese military officer
Miho Saeki (佐伯 美穂; born 1976), Japanese former tennis player
Miho Sato (佐藤 美保; born 1978), Japanese retired athlete
Miho Shingu (新宮 美歩; born 1991), Japanese track and field athlete
Miho Shinoda (信田 美帆; born 1972), Japanese former gymnast and singer
Miho Shiraishi (白石 美帆; born 1978), Japanese actress
Miho Shishiuchi (獅子内 美帆; born 1992), Japanese ice hockey player
Miho Takagi (actress) (高木 美保; born 1962), Japanese actress and essayist
Miho Takagi (speed skater) (高木 美帆; born 1994), Japanese speed skater
Miho Takai (高井 美穂; born 1971), Japanese politician
Miho Takahashi (高橋 美帆; born 1992), Japanese swimmer
Miho Tanaka (badminton) (田中 美保; born 1976), Japanese badminton player
Miho Tanaka (model) (田中 美保; born 1983), Japanese model, entertainer, and actress
Miho Teramura (寺村 美穂; born 1994), Japanese swimmer
Miho Wada (born 1979), Japanese-born jazz musician from New Zealand
Miho Wakizawa (脇沢 美穂; born 1979), Japanese retired professional wrestler
Miho Watanabe (渡邉 美穂; born 2000), one of the members of Japanese idol group Hinatazaka46
Miho Wataya (渡谷 美帆), Japanese voice actress
Miho Yabe (矢部 美穂; born 1977), Japanese model and J-pop idol singer
Miho Yamada (山田 美穂; born 1973), Japanese voice actress
Miho Yamada (gymnast) (山田 海蜂; born 1973), Japanese rhythmic gymnast
Miho Yoshikawa (吉川 美穂; born 1993), Japanese cyclist
Miho Yoshimura (吉村 美穂; born 1997), Japanese fencer
Miho Yoshioka (吉岡 美帆; born 1990), Japanese competitive sailor
Miho Yoshioka (tarento) (吉岡 美穂; born 1980), Japanese tarento, actress and former gravure idol
Fictional characters
Miho, female lead of the anime Fancy Lala
Miho, a character from the Saint Seiya manga/anime
Miho, a character from the graphic novel series Sin City
Miho, a character from the video game Vainglory
Miho Amakata, a character from Free!
Miho Azuki, a character from the manga/anime series Bakuman
Miho Karasuma, a character from Witch Hunter Robin
Miho Kirishima, Kamen Rider Femme from the tokusatsu TV series Kamen Rider Ryuki
Miho Kohinata, a character from The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls
Miho Maruyama, a character from Ojamajo Doremi
Miho Mukai, a character from Noein
Miho Nishizumi, a character from Girls und Panzer
Miho Nosaka, a character from the manga/anime series Yu-Gi-Oh!
Miho Odagiri, a character from Hot Gimmick
Miho Segawa, a character from Ojamajo Doremi
Miho Shinjo, a character from the videogame Front Mission 3
Miho Tohya, a character from Megatokyo
Miho, a monster in the popular mobile game Summoners War.
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