group-level written forms
Canonical reference record
JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context
Japanese given name
Akiko
あきこ
Given-name classification varies across source records.
あきこアキコAkiko
Reference coverageDistinct recorded spellings288 Source spelling/reading rows290 Coverage levelExtended
Extended source depth
This reading group has a comparatively broad dictionary footprint across source-recorded spellings or records. The counts describe corpus coverage, not real-world popularity.
records contributing to this reading group
based only on the imported source footprint
Pronunciation & romanization
How to read Akiko
The kana reading is source-recorded. Romanization and mora segmentation are deterministic reading aids generated from that kana; pitch accent is not inferred.
Normalized to hiragana for comparison.
The same reading converted to katakana.
Macron-style display. Vowel-sequence form: Akiko. Personal spelling and true vowel boundaries can differ.
3 morae in this reading. Small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana join the preceding mora.
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Meaning by written form
What can Akiko mean?
A Japanese name can be written in more than one way, and its meaning can change with the kanji used. Rather than assigning one English meaning to “Akiko”, this page explains each recorded spelling separately.
character meanings available
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based on the exact written form
Kana-only spelling
あきこ
This spelling is written only in kana. Because it contains no kanji, there is no kanji meaning to interpret here. The kana record the name’s sound; any personal or cultural meaning would depend on context not supplied by the dictionary.
Characters and loaded glosses
あKana characterきKana characterこKana character
Kana-only spelling
アキコ
This spelling is written only in kana. Because it contains no kanji, there is no kanji meaning to interpret here. The kana record the name’s sound; any personal or cultural meaning would depend on context not supplied by the dictionary.
Characters and loaded glosses
アKana characterキKana characterコKana character
Mixed kanji and kana spelling
アキ子
This spelling combines kanji and kana. Dictionary meanings are shown only for the kanji characters; the kana represent sound and do not add a kanji-derived English meaning.
Characters and loaded glosses
Mixed kanji and kana spelling
あき子
This spelling combines kanji and kana. Dictionary meanings are shown only for the kanji characters; the kana represent sound and do not add a kanji-derived English meaning.
Characters and loaded glosses
Kanji spelling
一季子
These are dictionary meanings for the kanji used in this spelling. Together they can suggest associations, but they do not establish one fixed English translation or a particular person’s naming intent.
Characters and loaded glosses
Kanji spelling
亜丘子
These are dictionary meanings for the kanji used in this spelling. Together they can suggest associations, but they do not establish one fixed English translation or a particular person’s naming intent.
Characters and loaded glosses
Kanji spelling
亜企子
These are dictionary meanings for the kanji used in this spelling. Together they can suggest associations, but they do not establish one fixed English translation or a particular person’s naming intent.
Characters and loaded glosses
Kanji spelling
亜伎子
These are dictionary meanings for the kanji used in this spelling. Together they can suggest associations, but they do not establish one fixed English translation or a particular person’s naming intent.
Characters and loaded glosses
Kanji spelling
亜公子
These are dictionary meanings for the kanji used in this spelling. Together they can suggest associations, but they do not establish one fixed English translation or a particular person’s naming intent.
Characters and loaded glosses
Kanji spelling
亜喜子
These are dictionary meanings for the kanji used in this spelling. Together they can suggest associations, but they do not establish one fixed English translation or a particular person’s naming intent.
Characters and loaded glosses
Kanji spelling
亜基子
These are dictionary meanings for the kanji used in this spelling. Together they can suggest associations, but they do not establish one fixed English translation or a particular person’s naming intent.
Characters and loaded glosses
Kanji spelling
亜妃子
These are dictionary meanings for the kanji used in this spelling. Together they can suggest associations, but they do not establish one fixed English translation or a particular person’s naming intent.
Characters and loaded glosses
Showing meaning context for the first 12 distinct written forms out of 290. The recorded-spellings section below retains the wider source set.
How to read these meanings
The English words shown here are dictionary meanings of individual kanji. They help explain what a spelling can suggest, but they are not a guaranteed translation of the full name and do not establish why a particular person was given that name.
Reading profile
How Akiko is represented
These counts describe records in the imported name corpus. They are not a ranking of how popular a spelling is among people in Japan.
あきこ · アキコ · アキこ
among the forms analyzed on this page
in the primary dictionary reading
small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana combine with the preceding mora
recorded spellings
recorded spellings
recorded spellings
recorded spellings
JMnedict classification evidence
How this reading is classified in the source corpus
This separates dictionary classification from popularity. The same exact kana reading can be recorded as a given name, a surname, or both, and given-name records can carry male, female or unspecified source labels.
あきこ in the imported JMnedict corpus
290 source spelling/reading rows
0 source spelling/reading rows
row counts carrying each JMnedict source label
| Exact reading | Given-name evidence | Given-name labels | Surname evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| あきこAkiko | 288290 source rows | female 287 · unspecified 3source rows · distinct forms: female 285 · unspecified 3 | 00 source rows |
| あきこAkiko | 00 source rows | —source rows · distinct forms: — | 00 source rows |
| あきこAkiko | 00 source rows | —source rows · distinct forms: — | 00 source rows |
Classification boundary: male/female/unspecified are labels attached to imported JMnedict name records. They are not population shares, probabilities, identity claims, or evidence that a spelling is currently common in Japan. A source row can also be repeated across different written forms, so row counts and distinct-writing counts are shown separately.
Spelling anatomy
Corpus structure behind Akiko
This section summarizes the exact source-recorded forms loaded for this reading group. Stroke and character-position statistics are descriptive corpus properties, not popularity or style scores.
3–33 strokes observed span
among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data
all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes
contains at least one character outside that loaded classification
| Reading | Romanization | Morae | Forms |
|---|---|---|---|
| あきこ | Akiko | 3 | 290 |
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
希子17 analyzed forms紀子13 analyzed forms季子11 analyzed forms貴子11 analyzed forms樹子9 analyzed forms記子8 analyzed forms
Shown only when the same adjacent two-kanji sequence occurs in at least two analyzed source forms. Open a sequence in Kanji Pair Research for corpus co-occurrence context.
Reading ambiguity
Can the same writing be read another way?
28 of 80 displayed written forms have more than one given-name reading somewhere in the active JMnedict corpus. This is dictionary-record ambiguity, not a prediction of how a particular person reads the name.
distinct spellings displayed on this page
exact written forms with 2+ source readings
within this active given-name corpus
distinct kana readings for one displayed writing
央子
12 source-recorded readings
享子
11 source-recorded readings
亨子
10 source-recorded readings
光子
10 source-recorded readings
哲子
8 source-recorded readings
亮子
7 source-recorded readings
叡子
6 source-recorded readings
啓子
6 source-recorded readings
A reading shown without a link is still source-recorded, but its destination group does not yet meet the reference-depth standard used for the main library. Limited records are not promoted merely to create extra internal links.
Kanji role reference
How recurring characters function across Akiko spellings
Position counts are calculated only from the distinct written forms analyzed for this page. KANJIDIC2 nanori are character-level name-reading references; they are not used here to decompose or assert the reading of a specific multi-kanji name.
| Kanji | Character glosses | Forms | First | Final | Internal | Solo | Strokes | KANJIDIC2 nanori | Loaded class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 子 | child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM | 264 | 0 | 264 | 0 | 0 | 3 | い, き, ぎ, く +2 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1 |
| 亜 | Asia, rank next, come after | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | や, つぎ, つぐ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 安 | relax, cheap, low | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | あ, あす, あず, あっ +1 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3 |
| 明 | bright, light | 22 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | あきら, あけ, あす, きら +7 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2 |
| 希 | hope, beg, request | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 7 | のぞ, のぞみ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 紀 | chronicle, account, narrative | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 9 | おさむ, ただす, とし, とも +2 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5 |
| 阿 | Africa, flatter, fawn upon | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ほとり, あず, あわ, おか +2 | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9 |
| 貴 | precious, value, prize | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 12 | きよ, ぎ, たか, たかし +1 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6 |
| 季 | seasons | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 8 | すえ, とし | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 愛 | love, affection, favourite | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | あ, あし, え, かな +5 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 樹 | timber, trees, wood | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 16 | いつき, うえ, こ, しげ +5 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6 |
| 吾 | I, my, our | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | あ, あが | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9 |
Counts describe this source-recorded spelling set, not population use. A repeated kanji can contribute to more than one position role across different spellings.
Exact writing research map
Move from a spelling to its readings, characters and literal sequence context
These relationships are exact and source-backed. Whole-name readings shown in each card come from JMnedict within the current name class; exact-writing search can surface records from other name classes. Character links open KANJIDIC2-backed kanji pages. Sequence context means the same kanji string occurs contiguously in another recorded written form—it does not prove shared origin or meaning.
Exact written form
あきこ
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Akikoあきこ · this page
Characters in order
あKanaきKanaこKana
Exact written form
アキコ
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Akikoあきこ
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アKanaキKanaコKana
Exact written form
アキ子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Akikoあきこ
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Exact written form
あき子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Akikoあきこ · this page
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Exact written form
一季子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Akikoあきこ · this page
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Exact written form
亜丘子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Akikoあきこ · this page
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Exact written form
亜企子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Akikoあきこ · this page
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Exact written form
亜伎子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Akikoあきこ · this page
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Exact written form
亜公子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Akikoあきこ · this page
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Exact written form
亜喜子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Akikoあきこ · this page
Characters in order
Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 290. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.
Corpus pattern
Kanji recurring across Akiko spellings
Only characters appearing in at least two distinct analyzed spellings are shown here. Frequency describes this source-recorded spelling set, not real-world baby-name popularity.
子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM264 of 290 analyzed forms亜Asia, rank next, come after28 of 290 analyzed forms安relax, cheap, low25 of 290 analyzed forms明bright, light22 of 290 analyzed forms希hope, beg, request17 of 290 analyzed forms紀chronicle, account, narrative13 of 290 analyzed forms阿Africa, flatter, fawn upon13 of 290 analyzed forms貴precious, value, prize12 of 290 analyzed forms季seasons11 of 290 analyzed forms愛love, affection, favourite11 of 290 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing
Explore written forms of Akiko
290 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading あきこ. Other source readings can appear in this romanized group when the imported records converge on the same index form. Use Compare to inspect exact spellings side by side.
あきこ
あきこ · Akiko
This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.
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アキコ
アキコ · Akiko
This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.
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アキ子
アキこ · Akiko
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あき子
あきこ · Akiko
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一季子
あきこ · Akiko
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亜丘子
あきこ · Akiko
亜Asia, rank next, come after, -ous丘hill, knoll子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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亜企子
あきこ · Akiko
亜Asia, rank next, come after, -ous企undertake, scheme, design, attempt子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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亜伎子
あきこ · Akiko
亜Asia, rank next, come after, -ous伎deed, skill子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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亜公子
あきこ · Akiko
亜Asia, rank next, come after, -ous公public, prince, official, governmental子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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亜喜子
あきこ · Akiko
亜Asia, rank next, come after, -ous喜rejoice, take pleasure in子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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亜基子
あきこ · Akiko
亜Asia, rank next, come after, -ous基fundamentals, radical (chem), counter for machines, foundation子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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亜妃子
あきこ · Akiko
亜Asia, rank next, come after, -ous妃queen, princess子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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亜季子
あきこ · Akiko
亜Asia, rank next, come after, -ous季seasons子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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亜己子
あきこ · Akiko
亜Asia, rank next, come after, -ous己self子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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亜希子
あきこ · Akiko
亜Asia, rank next, come after, -ous希hope, beg, request, pray子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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亜揮子
あきこ · Akiko
亜Asia, rank next, come after, -ous揮brandish, wave, wag, swing子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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亜旗子
あきこ · Akiko
亜Asia, rank next, come after, -ous旗flag, banner, standard子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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亜木子
あきこ · Akiko
亜Asia, rank next, come after, -ous木tree, wood子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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亜来子
あきこ · Akiko
亜Asia, rank next, come after, -ous来come, due, next, cause子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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亜樹子
あきこ · Akiko
亜Asia, rank next, come after, -ous樹timber, trees, wood, establish子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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亜生子
あきこ · Akiko
亜Asia, rank next, come after, -ous生life, genuine, birth子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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亜祈子
あきこ · Akiko
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亜稀子
あきこ · Akiko
亜Asia, rank next, come after, -ous稀rare, phenomenal, dilute (acid)子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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亜紀子
あきこ · Akiko
亜Asia, rank next, come after, -ous紀chronicle, account, narrative, history子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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亜綺子
あきこ · Akiko
亜Asia, rank next, come after, -ous綺figured cloth, beautiful子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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亜芸子
あきこ · Akiko
亜Asia, rank next, come after, -ous芸technique, art, craft, performance子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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亜葵子
あきこ · Akiko
亜Asia, rank next, come after, -ous葵hollyhock子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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亜規子
あきこ · Akiko
亜Asia, rank next, come after, -ous規standard, measure子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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亜記子
あきこ · Akiko
亜Asia, rank next, come after, -ous記scribe, account, narrative子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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亜貴子
あきこ · Akiko
亜Asia, rank next, come after, -ous貴precious, value, prize, esteem子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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亜起子
あきこ · Akiko
亜Asia, rank next, come after, -ous起rouse, wake up, get up子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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亜輝子
あきこ · Akiko
亜Asia, rank next, come after, -ous輝radiance, shine, sparkle, gleam子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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亜黄子
あきこ · Akiko
亜Asia, rank next, come after, -ous黄yellow子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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亞希子
あきこ · Akiko
亞rank, follow希hope, beg, request, pray子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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亨子
あきこ · Akiko
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享子
あきこ · Akiko
享enjoy, receive, undergo, answer (phone)子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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亮子
あきこ · Akiko
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光子
あきこ · Akiko
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光明子
あきこ · Akiko
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全子
あきこ · Akiko
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千晶
あきこ · Akiko
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叡子
あきこ · Akiko
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右子
あきこ · Akiko
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合気子
あきこ · Akiko
合fit, suit, join, 0.1気spirit, mind, air, atmosphere子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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吾喜子
あきこ · Akiko
吾I, my, our, one's own喜rejoice, take pleasure in子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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吾姫子
あきこ · Akiko
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吾季子
あきこ · Akiko
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吾希子
あきこ · Akiko
吾I, my, our, one's own希hope, beg, request, pray子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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吾木子
あきこ · Akiko
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吾樹子
あきこ · Akiko
吾I, my, our, one's own樹timber, trees, wood, establish子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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吾紀子
あきこ · Akiko
吾I, my, our, one's own紀chronicle, account, narrative, history子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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吾記子
あきこ · Akiko
吾I, my, our, one's own記scribe, account, narrative子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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吾貴子
あきこ · Akiko
吾I, my, our, one's own貴precious, value, prize, esteem子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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呆子
あきこ · Akiko
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和貴子
あきこ · Akiko
和harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften貴precious, value, prize, esteem子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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哲子
あきこ · Akiko
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啓子
あきこ · Akiko
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Same writing, other recorded readings
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堯子
あきこ · Akiko
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壮子
あきこ · Akiko
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天起子
あきこ · Akiko
天heavens, sky, imperial起rouse, wake up, get up子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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央子
あきこ · Akiko
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安亀子
あきこ · Akiko
安relax, cheap, low, quiet亀tortoise, turtle子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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安企子
あきこ · Akiko
安relax, cheap, low, quiet企undertake, scheme, design, attempt子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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安伎子
あきこ · Akiko
安relax, cheap, low, quiet伎deed, skill子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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安喜子
あきこ · Akiko
安relax, cheap, low, quiet喜rejoice, take pleasure in子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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安基子
あきこ · Akiko
安relax, cheap, low, quiet基fundamentals, radical (chem), counter for machines, foundation子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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安妃子
あきこ · Akiko
安relax, cheap, low, quiet妃queen, princess子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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Same writing, other recorded reading
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安嬉子
あきこ · Akiko
安relax, cheap, low, quiet嬉glad, pleased, rejoice子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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安季子
あきこ · Akiko
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安岐子
あきこ · Akiko
安relax, cheap, low, quiet岐branch off, fork in road, scene, arena子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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安己子
あきこ · Akiko
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安希子
あきこ · Akiko
安relax, cheap, low, quiet希hope, beg, request, pray子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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安幾子
あきこ · Akiko
安relax, cheap, low, quiet幾how many, how much, how far, how long子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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安来子
あきこ · Akiko
安relax, cheap, low, quiet来come, due, next, cause子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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安樹子
あきこ · Akiko
安relax, cheap, low, quiet樹timber, trees, wood, establish子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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安气子
あきこ · Akiko
安relax, cheap, low, quiet气spirit, steam radical (no. 84)子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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安熙子
あきこ · Akiko
安relax, cheap, low, quiet熙bright, sunny, prosperous, merry子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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安甲子
あきこ · Akiko
安relax, cheap, low, quiet甲armor, high (voice), A grade, first class子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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安祈子
あきこ · Akiko
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安紀子
あきこ · Akiko
安relax, cheap, low, quiet紀chronicle, account, narrative, history子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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Showing the first 80 spelling/reading records out of 290 loaded records for this reading group. The group contains 288 distinct written spellings.
Spelling comparator
Compare Akiko forms side by side
Each exact written spelling appears once in this table even when JMnedict records more than one reading for that writing. Stroke totals and character glosses come from KANJIDIC2 when all component kanji are available.
| Spelling | One source reading | Character-level glosses | Total strokes | Loaded character class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| あきこ | あきこ | Kana-only spelling | — | Kana spelling |
| アキコ | アキコ | Kana-only spelling | — | Kana spelling |
| アキ子 | アキこ | 子 — child, sign of the rat | 3 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| あき子 | あきこ | 子 — child, sign of the rat | 3 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 一季子 | あきこ | 一 — one, one radical (no.1) · 季 — seasons · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 12 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 亜丘子 | あきこ | 亜 — Asia, rank next · 丘 — hill, knoll · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 15 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 亜企子 | あきこ | 亜 — Asia, rank next · 企 — undertake, scheme · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 16 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 亜伎子 | あきこ | 亜 — Asia, rank next · 伎 — deed, skill · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 16 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 亜公子 | あきこ | 亜 — Asia, rank next · 公 — public, prince · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 14 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 亜喜子 | あきこ | 亜 — Asia, rank next · 喜 — rejoice, take pleasure in · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 22 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 亜基子 | あきこ | 亜 — Asia, rank next · 基 — fundamentals, radical (chem) · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 21 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 亜妃子 | あきこ | 亜 — Asia, rank next · 妃 — queen, princess · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 16 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 亜季子 | あきこ | 亜 — Asia, rank next · 季 — seasons · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 18 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 亜己子 | あきこ | 亜 — Asia, rank next · 己 — self · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 13 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 亜希子 | あきこ | 亜 — Asia, rank next · 希 — hope, beg · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 17 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 亜揮子 | あきこ | 亜 — Asia, rank next · 揮 — brandish, wave · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 22 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
The comparison table shows the first 16 distinct written forms; the detailed cards above show up to 80 spelling/reading records.
What does Akiko mean?
There is not necessarily one fixed English meaning. The reading identifies the spoken name; different written forms can use different kanji. Character glosses describe individual kanji and should not be treated as proof of the intention behind a particular person’s name.
Related readings
More names beginning with あき
Related by the opening kana of the dictionary reading. This is a deterministic browsing relationship, not a claim that the names share the same meaning.
Given name · female · limited reference
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287 recorded spellings
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281 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceAkimi
229 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · mixed records · limited referenceAkira
219 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceAkiyo
183 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · mixed records · limited referenceAkio
152 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceAkiho
149 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceAkino
127 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceAkika
110 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · male · limited referenceAkihiro
109 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceAkisa
109 recorded spellings
Explore →Shared-kanji relationships
Other names sharing kanji with Akiko
These links are calculated from exact characters appearing in source-recorded spellings on this page. Sharing a kanji does not mean two names have the same reading, origin, gender or intended meaning.
Given-name relationship
Akie
亜季安希愛明紀貴阿
9 shared kanji · 190 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipAki
亜季安希愛明紀貴阿
9 shared kanji · 166 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipAkina
亜季安希愛明紀貴阿
9 shared kanji · 156 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipAkiyo
亜季安希愛明紀貴阿
9 shared kanji · 96 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipAkimi
亜季安希愛明紀貴阿
9 shared kanji · 86 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipAkino
亜季安希愛明紀貴阿
9 shared kanji · 67 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipAtsuki
亜季安希愛明紀貴阿
9 shared kanji · 27 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipChiaki
亜季安希愛明紀貴
8 shared kanji · 49 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipAkira
亜子安希愛明紀阿
8 shared kanji · 27 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipAkihiko
亜子季安希明紀貴
8 shared kanji · 25 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipAsuka
亜子安希愛明阿
7 shared kanji · 130 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipAkane
亜子安希愛明阿
7 shared kanji · 118 matching source-recorded spellings
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What each source establishes
JMnedict establishes recorded written forms, readings and name classifications; where safely associated, this page can also show JMnedict-supplied trans_det source text without treating it as a whole-name meaning. KANJIDIC2 supplies character readings, nanori, stroke counts, grade classes and English character glosses. The Ministry of Justice remains the official reference for Japanese child-name character rules. The Agency for Cultural Affairs romanization guidance is the reference for generated Latin-script reading aids.
Source boundary
The spelling-frequency and structural counts on this page are calculated from imported JMnedict records. They are corpus counts, not population-frequency claims. KANJIDIC2 supplies the kanji metadata used in character and stroke comparisons.
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