Shiraki
Shiraki is a Japanese surname. The word shiraki means "plain wood, unpainted wood, unvarnished wood; a bow made of unvarnished wood; Neoshirakia" in the Japanese language. In Old Japanese, Shiraki was also the Japanese name of the kingdom of Silla on the Korean Peninsula. Notable people with the surname include:
- Hideo Shiraki, Japanese jazz drummer and bandleader
- Mari Shiraki, Japanese actress
- Shizu Shiraki, Japanese writer
Fictional characters
- Meiko Shiraki, a character in the manga series ''Prison School''