Kanako is a Japanese feminine given name. It is commonly written as 加奈子. Some other kanji include 香奈子, 香菜子, 佳奈子, and 可南子.
加奈子, "addition, (means nothing on its own), child"香奈子, "fragrance, (means nothing on its own), child"佳南子, "good, fine, etc., south, child"香菜子, "fragrance, vegetables, child"可南子, "acceptable, south, child"Kanako may refer to:
Kanako Enomoto (born 1980), actor and modelKanako Fukaura (1960-2008), actorKanako Higuchi (born 1958), actorKanako Hirai (born 1984), volleyball playerKanako Itō (born 1973), singerKanako Maeda (born 1966), actorKanako Mitsuhashi (born 1978), voice actorKanako Miyamoto (born 1989), Japanese voice actressKanako Murakami (born 1994), figure skaterKanako Omura (born 1976), volleyball playerKanako Otsuji (born 1974), politician and activistKanako Sakai (born 1986), voice actorKanako Tōjō, Japanese voice actressKanako Tateno, voice actorKanako Urai (born 1981), professional wrestler, journalist and artistKanako Yanagihara (born 1986), actor and comedianKanako Yonekura (born 1976), badminton player