Kanoko

Kanoko

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

Kanoko (written: 鹿子, 鹿乃子, かの子 or かのこ in hiragana) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Kanoko Goto (後藤 鹿子, born 1975), Japanese cross-country skier
• Kanoko Okamoto (岡本 かの子, 1889–1939), Japanese writer, poet and Buddhist scholar
• Kanoko Sakurakoji (桜小路 かのこ), Japanese manga artist
• Kanoko Tsutani-Mabuchi (津谷-馬淵 鹿乃子, born 1938), Japanese diver

Fictional characters

• Kanoko (カノコ), a character in the anime series Sweet Valerian
• Kanoko Kikuchiya (菊池屋 花乃子), a character in the manga series Velvet Kiss
• Kanoko Naedoko (苗床 かのこ), protagonist of the manga series The Secret Notes of Lady Kanoko
• Kanoko Yuki (結希 かの子), a character in the anime series Maho Girls PreCure!

See also

• Kanoko Dam, a dam in Hokkaidō, Japan