Madoka
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Madoka is a common Japanese feminine given name which can also be used as a surname.
characters and can mean:
as a given name
The given name can also be written in hiragana
or katakana
.
as a surname
with the surname Madoka
with the taken name Madoka
Possible Writings
Madoka can be written using different kanjiKanji
Kanji are the adopted logographic Chinese characters hanzi that are used in the modern Japanese writing system along with hiragana , katakana , Indo Arabic numerals, and the occasional use of the Latin alphabet...
characters and can mean:
as a given name
- 円, "circle"
- 円花, "circle, flower"
- 窓香, "window, incense/aroma"
- 窓花, "window, flower"
The given name can also be written in hiragana
Hiragana
is a Japanese syllabary, one basic component of the Japanese writing system, along with katakana, kanji, and the Latin alphabet . Hiragana and katakana are both kana systems, in which each character represents one mora...
or katakana
Katakana
is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji, and in some cases the Latin alphabet . The word katakana means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana scripts are derived from components of more complex kanji. Each kana represents one mora...
.
as a surname
- 円, "circle"
Real people
with the given name Madoka- Madoka HaradaMadoka HaradaMadoka Harada is a Japanese luger who has competed since 2004. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of 13th in the women's singles event at Turin in 2006....
(窓香), a Japanese lugeLugeA Luge is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds supine and feet-first. Steering is done by flexing the sled's runners with the calf of each leg or exerting opposite shoulder pressure to the seat. Racing sleds weigh 21-25 kilograms for singles and 25-30 kilograms for doubles. Luge...
r - Madoka KimuraMadoka Kimurais a Japanese voice actress and singer working for Production Baobab.- Notable voice roles :* Kimie Sugawara in Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru* Yuuna Akashi in Negima!* Miki Tachibana in Night Head Genesis...
(まどか), a Japanese voice actress - Madoka NatsumiMadoka NatsumiMadoka Natsumi is a Japanese cross country skier who has competed since 1995. She earned the best individual finish of the host nation Japan at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 in Sapporo with a fifth place finish in the women's sprint event which was also her best individual finish at...
(円), a Japanese cross country skier - Madoka OzawaMadoka Ozawais a Japanese AV idol and V-Cinema actress who has been described as "a very popular ... AV actress in the late 1990s" and "the number one AV idol of 1997".-Life and career:...
(まどか), a Japanese AV actress
with the surname Madoka
- Yoriko MadokaYoriko Madokais a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Yokosuka, Kanagawa and graduate of Tsudajuku University, she was elected for the first time in 1993 after an unsuccessful run in 1992.- External links :* in Japanese....
(円), a Japanese politician - Marsden Madoka, Foreign Minister of KenyaKenyaKenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
with the taken name Madoka
- MadokaMadokaMadoka is a common Japanese feminine given name which can also be used as a surname.-Possible Writings:Madoka can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:as a given name*円, "circle"*円花, "circle, flower"...
(円), a Japanese rock star and guitarist for the band UnsraWUnsraw, is a Japanese visual kei metal band currently signed to the label Speed Disk. They formed in July 2006.- Biography :After the dissolution of the independent band Core the Child, vocalist Yuuki and drummer Shou started a new project called UnsraW...
(with a notorious chin).
Fictional characters
with the given name Madoka- Madoka Ayukawa (まどか), a character in the manga and anime series Kimagure Orange RoadKimagure Orange Road, usually abbreviated as KOR, is a popular shōnen romantic comedy manga and anime series from the 1980s.Written by Izumi Matsumoto and serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump, it was later adapted into an anime series broadcast on Nippon Television, animated by Studio Pierrot and directed by...
- Madoka Fujisaki, a character in the anime series Angelic LayerAngelic Layeris a manga series released by Clamp. The manga is published in Japan by Kadokawa Shoten, and in English originally by Tokyopop, but has since been re-licensed by Dark Horse Comics. It is the group's first work to use a quite different art style unseen in any other CLAMP series, which uses a more...
- Madoka Hino, a minor character in the anime/manga/visual novel Da Capo
- Madoka Kaname (鹿目 まどか), the main character of the anime Puella Magi Madoka MagicaPuella Magi Madoka Magicais a Japanese anime television series produced by Shaft and Aniplex. The series is directed by Akiyuki Shinbo and written by Gen Urobuchi with original character designs by Ume Aoki, character design adaptation by Takahiro Kishida and music by Yuki Kajiura...
- Madoka Kijou (まどか), a character in the game Tokimeki Memorial Girl's SideTokimeki Memorial Girl's Sideis a female-oriented dating sim video game released by Konami for the PlayStation 2 game console on June 20, 2002. It was also rereleased with enhancements for the Nintendo DS as Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side: 1st Love on February 15, 2007...
, playable in PS2 and DS. - Madoka Kiyoko (円 紀世子), a character from the anime series "Gilgamesh"
- Madoka Kugimiya (円), a character in the manga series Negima!
- Madoka Mano (マドカ), a character in the anime series Devil Hunter YohkoDevil Hunter Yohkois an anime series created by Madhouse, produced by Toho, and published in North America by ADV Films. Devil Hunter Yohko was ADV Films' first VHS release...
- Madoka MawariMadoka Mawariis a character in the manga series Tenjho Tenge. She is a member of F, but now sides with the Juken Club.- Character outline :Madoka is a middle school student, so unlike most of the characters she is not enrolled at Todo Academy. She is the current head of the Mawari family, a White Feather Family...
(円), a character in the manga series Tenjho Tenge - Madoka Narumi, a character from the manga and anime Spiral: The Bonds of Reasoning
- Madoka Tatsuya (円 竜也), a character from the anime series "Gilgamesh"
- Madoka Terumichi (円 輝道), a character from the anime series "Gilgamesh"
- Madoka Tsukimori (つきもり まどか), a character in the game Fatal Frame IV.
- Madoka Wakamatsu a character in "Full Moon Wo Sagashite" does a remix version of "Eternal Snow"
- Madoka, the name of the 5th dragon in the anime Flame of ReccaFlame of Reccais a manga series written and illustrated by Nobuyuki Anzai, which was adapted into an anime series spanning forty-two episodes by Studio Pierrot. The series has also been adapted into two video games; Flame of Recca for the Game Boy Advance and Flame of Recca Final Burning for the PlayStation...
- Madoka, a minor character of TwinBeeTwinbeeis a video game series composed primarily of cartoon-themed vertical-scrolling shoot-'em-up games produced by Konami that were released primarily in Japan. The series originated as a coin-operated video game simply titled TwinBee in , which was followed by several home versions and sequels...
and a major character of OtomediusOtomediusis a side scrolling shooter by Konami which featured personification of space fighters from various Konami games. The main characters are mostly females, designed by Mine Yoshizaki, with a set of equipment resembling space fighters from side-scroller games by the same company like Gradius,...
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