group-level written forms
Canonical reference record
JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context
Japanese given name
Akira
アキラ
Recorded with both male and female given-name labels across dictionary entries.
あきらアキラAkira
Reference coverageDistinct recorded spellings219 Source spelling/reading rows223 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 Akira
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: Akira. 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 Akira 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 “Akira”, this page explains each recorded spelling separately.
character meanings available
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based on the exact written form
Kana-only spelling
アキラ
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ラKana character
Kana-only spelling
あきら
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らKana character
Mixed kanji and kana spelling
あき娘
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
丙
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
丞
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
丹
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
了
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
亜喜良
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
亜希羅
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
亜希麗
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
亜煌
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
亜紀良
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 220. 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 Akira 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.
あきら · アキラ
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.
あきら in the imported JMnedict corpus
223 source spelling/reading rows
13 source spelling/reading rows
row counts carrying each JMnedict source label
| Exact reading | Given-name evidence | Given-name labels | Surname evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| あきらAkira | 219223 source rows | male 9 · female 86 · unspecified 128source rows · distinct forms: male 9 · female 85 · unspecified 128 | 1313 source rows |
| あきらAkira | 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 Akira
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.
2–47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| あきら | Akira | 3 | 220 |
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
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?
57 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
光
希
央
15 source-recorded readings
啓
14 source-recorded readings
公
13 source-recorded readings
慧
13 source-recorded readings
斌
13 source-recorded readings
成
11 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 Akira 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 良 | good, pleasing, skilled | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 7 | じ, なが, まこと, よし +3 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 明 | bright, light | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | あきら, あけ, あす, きら +7 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2 |
| 亜 | Asia, rank next, come after | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | や, つぎ, つぐ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 羅 | gauze, thin silk, Rome | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 19 | — | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 輝 | radiance, shine, sparkle | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | あき, あきら, さき, てる +2 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 彰 | patent, clear | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | あき, あきら | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 愛 | love, affection, favourite | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | あ, あし, え, かな +5 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 朗 | clear, bright, distinct | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | — | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 10 |
| 晃 | clear | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | あき, あきら, てる, ひかる +1 | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9 |
| 晶 | sparkle, clear, crystal | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | あ, あき, あきら, ひかり +1 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 秋 | autumn | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | あい | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2 |
| 章 | badge, chapter, composition | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | あき, あきら, あや, ふみ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3 |
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
アキラ
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Akiraあきら
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アKanaキKanaラKana
Exact written form
あきら
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Akiraあきら · this page
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あKanaきKanaらKana
Exact written form
あき娘
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Akiraあきら · this page
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Exact written form
丙
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Akiraあきら · this pageHinoeひのえ
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丞
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丹
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了
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Exact written form
亜喜良
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Akiraあきら · this page
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Exact written form
亜希羅
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Akiraあきら · this page
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Exact written form
亜希麗
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Akiraあきら · this page
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Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 220. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.
Corpus pattern
Kanji recurring across Akira 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.
良good, pleasing, skilled18 of 220 analyzed forms明bright, light10 of 220 analyzed forms亜Asia, rank next, come after7 of 220 analyzed forms羅gauze, thin silk, Rome7 of 220 analyzed forms輝radiance, shine, sparkle5 of 220 analyzed forms彰patent, clear4 of 220 analyzed forms愛love, affection, favourite4 of 220 analyzed forms朗clear, bright, distinct4 of 220 analyzed forms晃clear4 of 220 analyzed forms晶sparkle, clear, crystal4 of 220 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing
Explore written forms of Akira
220 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading あきら. 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.
アキラ
アキラ · Akira
This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.
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あきら
あきら · Akira
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あき娘
あきら · Akira
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丙
あきら · Akira
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丞
あきら · Akira
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丹
あきら · Akira
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了
あきら · Akira
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亜喜良
あきら · Akira
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亜希羅
あきら · Akira
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亜希麗
あきら · Akira
亜Asia, rank next, come after, -ous希hope, beg, request, pray麗lovely, beautiful, graceful, resplendent
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亜煌
あきら · Akira
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亜紀良
あきら · Akira
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亜綺羅
あきら · Akira
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亜輝羅
あきら · Akira
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亞姫羅
あきら · Akira
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亨
あきら · Akira
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享
あきら · Akira
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亮
あきら · Akira
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侃
あきら · Akira
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信
あきら · Akira
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信良
あきら · Akira
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倬
あきら · Akira
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僚
あきら · Akira
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光
あきら · Akira
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党
あきら · Akira
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全
あきら · Akira
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公
あきら · Akira
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卓
あきら · Akira
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卯
あきら · Akira
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卿
あきら · Akira
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叡
あきら · Akira
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史
あきら · Akira
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吟
あきら · Akira
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命
あきら · Akira
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哲
あきら · Akira
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啓
あきら · Akira
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嗣
あきら · Akira
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嘩
あきら · Akira
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在
あきら · Akira
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圭
あきら · Akira
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坦
あきら · Akira
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士
あきら · Akira
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央
あきら · Akira
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奐
あきら · Akira
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存
あきら · Akira
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安喜良
あきら · Akira
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宣
あきら · Akira
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寛
あきら · Akira
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審
あきら · Akira
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将
あきら · Akira
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尭
あきら · Akira
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展
あきら · Akira
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嶂
あきら · Akira
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希
あきら · Akira
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幌
あきら · Akira
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彪
あきら · Akira
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彬
あきら · Akira
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彰
あきら · Akira
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彰一
あきら · Akira
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彰良
あきら · Akira
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徳
あきら · Akira
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徳明
あきら · Akira
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徴
あきら · Akira
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徹
あきら · Akira
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必
あきら · Akira
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惺
あきら · Akira
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愛星
あきら · Akira
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愛煌
あきら · Akira
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愛輝
あきら · Akira
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愛輝羅
あきら · Akira
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慧
あきら · Akira
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憲
あきら · Akira
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成
あきら · Akira
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担
あきら · Akira
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敞
あきら · Akira
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斉良
あきら · Akira
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斌
あきら · Akira
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斐
あきら · Akira
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日
あきら · Akira
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日明
あきら · Akira
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Showing the first 80 spelling/reading records out of 220 loaded records for this reading group. The group contains 219 distinct written spellings.
Spelling comparator
Compare Akira 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| アキラ | アキラ | Kana-only spelling | — | Kana spelling |
| あきら | あきら | Kana-only spelling | — | Kana spelling |
| あき娘 | あきら | 娘 — daughter, girl | 10 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 丙 | あきら | 丙 — third class, 3rd | 5 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 丞 | あきら | 丞 — help | 6 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 丹 | あきら | 丹 — rust-colored, red | 4 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 了 | あきら | 了 — complete, finish | 2 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 亜喜良 | あきら | 亜 — Asia, rank next · 喜 — rejoice, take pleasure in · 良 — good, pleasing | 26 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 亜希羅 | あきら | 亜 — Asia, rank next · 希 — hope, beg · 羅 — gauze, thin silk | 33 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 亜希麗 | あきら | 亜 — Asia, rank next · 希 — hope, beg · 麗 — lovely, beautiful | 33 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 亜煌 | あきら | 亜 — Asia, rank next · 煌 — glitter, gleam | 20 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 亜紀良 | あきら | 亜 — Asia, rank next · 紀 — chronicle, account · 良 — good, pleasing | 23 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 亜綺羅 | あきら | 亜 — Asia, rank next · 綺 — figured cloth, beautiful · 羅 — gauze, thin silk | 40 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 亜輝羅 | あきら | 亜 — Asia, rank next · 輝 — radiance, shine · 羅 — gauze, thin silk | 41 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 亞姫羅 | あきら | 亞 — rank, follow · 姫 — princess · 羅 — gauze, thin silk | 37 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 亨 | あきら | 亨 — pass through, go smoothly | 7 | 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 Akira 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
Akie
394 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceAkiko
288 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceAkina
287 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceAki
281 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceAkimi
229 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 Akira
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
Akiko
亜彰愛明晃晶朗良輝
9 shared kanji · 79 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipAkie
亜彰愛明晃晶朗輝
8 shared kanji · 159 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipAkina
亜彰愛明晃晶朗輝
8 shared kanji · 101 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipAki
亜彰愛明晃晶朗輝
8 shared kanji · 93 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipYoshiaki
彰愛明晃晶朗良輝
8 shared kanji · 79 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipAkimi
亜彰愛明晃晶朗輝
8 shared kanji · 76 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipChiaki
亜彰愛明晃晶朗輝
8 shared kanji · 48 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipAkiho
亜彰愛明晃晶朗輝
8 shared kanji · 42 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipAkiyo
亜彰愛明晃晶朗
7 shared kanji · 62 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipAkinori
彰愛明晃晶朗輝
7 shared kanji · 38 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipAkino
亜彰愛明晃晶朗
7 shared kanji · 36 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipAkiyoshi
彰愛明晃晶朗良
7 shared kanji · 35 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Evidence on this page
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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