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澪
みお
Mio
MEE-oh · a female name
“A waterway through still water”
Poetic · Deep · Serene
The story of Mio
The poet's Mio — one rare character, deep and quietly certain.
Mio is small, smooth and easy everywhere (it's also a beloved name in Italy). Its finest kanji, 澪, names the deep channel a boat follows through shallow water.
Kanji by kanji
water channel
A rare, beautiful kanji for the deep channel a boat follows — quiet water with a sure way through.
How it feels
The full story
About 澪
澪 is a single-kanji poem: stillness on the surface, a true course underneath. It suits a calm spirit who always seems to know the way.
Popularity in Japan
Mio has stayed comfortably inside the girls' top 20 through the 2010s and 2020s.
Through the decades
A modern literary favorite — short, soft and quietly deep.
Deep dive
澪 appears in classical poetry: the safe channel through a shallow bay, marked by wooden posts. To name a daughter Mio is to wish her a sure path through unclear water — depth where others run aground.
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