is a unisex Japanese name although it is more commonly used by males.

As a noun, Makoto means "sincerity" (誠) or "truth" (真, 眞).

Makoto

People

Given name

Makoto (musician) (born 1977), drum and bass artist

Makoto (Sharan Q) (まこと), drummer of Sharan Q

Makoto (streamer) (まこと), Japanese streamer, voice actress

Makoto (wrestler) (born 1989), professional wrestler

, Japanese basketball player

, Japanese shogi player

, Japanese actor

, Japanese chemist

, Japanese writer

, Japanese voice actor

, Japanese writer

, Japanese academic

, landscape designer often credited with inventing the fortune cookie

, Japanese footballer

, Japanese basketball player

, Japanese Paralympic judoka

, birth name of , Japanese actor and voice actor

, professional baseball player

, professional golfer

, Japanese economist

Mako (actor) (岩松 誠, 1933–2006), Japanese-American actor and voice actor frequently credited as Mako , Japanese sport wrestler , Japanese musician , Japanese ice hockey player , Japanese pop singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (1925–2012), Japanese physicist , Japanese field hockey player , Japanese footballer Makoto Kobayashi (disambiguation), multiple people , Japanese basketball player , Japanese composer, son of Saburō Moroi , artist famous for pictures of cats and dogs , 2006 SASUKE winner , former commissioner of the Japan Patent Office , Japanese anime screenwriter , manga artist , former member of the idol group Morning Musume , professional wrestler Makoto Okazaki (disambiguation), multiple people , J-pop idol and member of idol group Passpo , Japanese poet and literary critic , Japanese jazz pianist , Japanese manga artist , Japanese footballer , Japanese naval officer and politician Makoto Sakamoto (マコト・サカモト), drummer Makoto Sakamoto (born 1947), retired Japanese-born American artistic gymnast and coach Makoto Sasaki (disambiguation), multiple people Makoto Satō (disambiguation), multiple people , anime director , Japanese sport shooter , Japanese actress and voice actress , former Japanese professional motorcycle racer , Japanese engineer , Japanese diplomat and academic , Japanese film and anime director, son of Osamu Tezuka , Japanese shogi player Makoto Tomioka (1897–1926), terrorist , Japanese voice actress Makoto Ueda (disambiguation) , origami artist , Japanese footballer and manager , Japanese voice actor , Japanese footballer , Japanese manga artist

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