Sayaka Takino

Sayaka Takino
Kanji	滝野 さやか
Romaji	Takino Sayaka
Age	15-16
Gender	Female
Musical profile
Role	Trumpeter
Instrument	Trumpet
Personal Status
Relative(s)	Junichi Takino (brother)
Affiliation
School	Kitauji High School
Occupation	High School Student (1st year)(Our Promise)
First appearance
Anime	Sound! Euphonium: The Movie - Our Promise: A Brand New Day

Sayaka Takino (滝野 さやか, Takino Sayaka) is a supporting character in the Sound! Euphonium series. She is a student at Kitauji High School one year below Kumiko Oumae who is a trumpeter in the school's concert band.

Appearance

Sayaka has long, wavy bluish-gray hair that rest on her shoulder and is adorned by two bow tie on the left side. She has wine-red eyes.

Personality

Sayaka has a charming personality, so it's easy for people to like her. Despite just enrolling at the school, she became an immensely popular person with many friends. However, her brother Junichi Takino sometimes sneaks up from behind her.

Etymology

• The name Sayaka is written in hiragana (さやか), which has no special meaning. However, when written in kanji (沙也香, 沙耶香, 沙也加 or 紗耶香), it could possibly mean:**沙也香 - "sand" (沙) (sa), "to be, also" (也) (ya) and "fragrance, fragrant" (香) (ka).
  • 沙耶香 - "sand" (沙) (sa), "question mark" (耶) (ya) and "fragrance, fragrant" (香) (ka).
  • 沙也加 - "sand" (沙) (sa), "to be, also" (也) (ya) and "add, increase" (加) (ka).
  • 紗耶香 - "thread, silk" (紗) (sa), "question mark" (耶) (ya) and "fragrance, fragrant" (香) (ka).
• Sayaka's surname Takino means "waterfall, cascade, watering place" (滝) (taki) and "field, wilderness" (野) (no).

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