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Japanese Name Explorer

Combine pronunciation, written-form and corpus classifications to find source-recorded names. Filters are a research utility: combinations stay temporary and canonical name pages remain the primary reference records.

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First 48 matching groups shownAlphabetical by indexed reading.
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Aki

安吉あき · 2 morae

35 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Akimoto

秋吉あきもと · 4 morae

15 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Akiyoshi

穐吉あきよし · 4 morae

13 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Ariyoshi

蟻吉ありよし · 4 morae

6 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Asakichi

浅吉あさきち · 4 morae

3 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Ashimura

吉村あしむら · 4 morae

4 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Chi

陳吉ち · 1 mora

9 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Chigira

千吉良ちぎら · 3 morae

7 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Chikira

千吉良ちきら · 3 morae

3 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Fujiyoshi

藤吉ふじよし · 4 morae

5 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Fukuyoshi

福吉ふくよし · 4 morae

6 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Furanku

吉永ふらんく · 4 morae

3 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Furuyoshi

古吉ふるよし · 4 morae

3 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Hirayoshi

平吉ひらよし · 4 morae

6 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Hiroyoshi

広吉ひろよし · 4 morae

9 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Hisayoshi

久吉ひさよし · 4 morae

4 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Hiyoshi

旭吉ひよし · 3 morae

12 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Hōki

法吉ほうき · 3 morae

15 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Iriyoshi

入吉いりよし · 4 morae

3 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Iwayoshi

岩吉いわよし · 4 morae

3 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Iyoshi

伊吉いよし · 3 morae

4 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Kamiyoshi

上吉かみよし · 4 morae

3 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Kaneyoshi

金吉かねよし · 4 morae

10 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Kanki

神吉かんき · 3 morae

7 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Kawayoshi

河吉かわよし · 4 morae

4 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Kenyoshi

剣吉けんよし · 4 morae

4 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Kibe

吉部きべ · 2 morae

13 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Kibi

吉比きび · 2 morae

5 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Kibiki

吉引きびき · 3 morae

3 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Kichi

吉きち · 2 morae

3 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Kichiya

吉屋きちや · 3 morae

4 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Kiga

吉賀きが · 2 morae

7 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Kigoshi

吉越きごし · 3 morae

4 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Kikawa

吉川きかわ · 3 morae

11 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Kikkawa

吉河きっかわ · 4 morae

4 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Kikkō

吉向きっこう · 4 morae

3 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Kikuyoshi

菊吉きくよし · 4 morae

5 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Kimi

吉海きみ · 2 morae

11 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Kimikōbe

吉弥侯部きみこうべ · 5 morae

3 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Kimiyoshi

君吉きみよし · 4 morae

3 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Kimu

君吉きむ · 2 morae

3 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Kinari

吉成きなり · 3 morae

5 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Kino

吉埜きの · 2 morae

21 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Kinomoto

吉ノ元きのもと · 4 morae

13 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Kira

吉良きら · 2 morae

7 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Kiryū

吉きりゅう · 3 morae

11 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Kisa

吉舎きさ · 2 morae

4 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Kise

吉瀬きせ · 2 morae

8 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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What the explorer can and cannot tell you

Exact-kanji filters require the selected character(s) to occur in the same JMnedict written form. Morae are calculated from the source-recorded kana reading. Gender labels reflect dictionary classifications in the imported records. “Most corpus spelling variants” measures source-record coverage only; it is not a popularity ranking in Japan.