Canonical reference record

JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context

Japanese given name

Eriko

エリコ

Given-name classification varies across source records.

えりこエリコEriko

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Reference coverage

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.

Distinct recorded spellings130

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows132

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Eriko

The kana reading is source-recorded. Romanization and mora segmentation are deterministic reading aids generated from that kana; pitch accent is not inferred.

Source readingえりこ

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formエリコ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationEriko

Macron-style display. Vowel-sequence form: Eriko. Personal spelling and true vowel boundaries can differ.

Mora segmentationえ · り · こ

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 Eriko 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 “Eriko”, this page explains each recorded spelling separately.

Kanji spellings10

character meanings available

Kana-only spellings2

no kanji meaning attached

InterpretationBy spelling

based on the exact written form

Kana-only spelling

エリコ

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

エKana characterリKana characterコKana character

Kana-only spelling

えりこ

Characters and loaded glosses

えKana characterりKana characterこKana character

Mixed kanji and kana spelling

エリ子

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

エKana characterリKana character子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM

Mixed kanji and kana spelling

えり子

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

えKana characterりKana character子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM

Kanji spelling

会理子

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

会meeting, meet, party理logic, arrangement, reason子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM

Kanji spelling

会里子

Characters and loaded glosses

会meeting, meet, party里ri, village, parent's home子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM

Kanji spelling

依利子

Characters and loaded glosses

依reliant, depend on, consequently利profit, advantage, benefit子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM

Kanji spelling

依梨子

Characters and loaded glosses

依reliant, depend on, consequently梨pear tree子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM

Kanji spelling

依理子

Characters and loaded glosses

依reliant, depend on, consequently理logic, arrangement, reason子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM

Kanji spelling

依莉子

Characters and loaded glosses

依reliant, depend on, consequently莉jasmine子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM

Kanji spelling

依里子

Characters and loaded glosses

依reliant, depend on, consequently里ri, village, parent's home子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM

Kanji spelling

偉里子

Characters and loaded glosses

偉admirable, greatness, remarkable里ri, village, parent's home子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM

Showing meaning context for the first 12 distinct written forms out of 132. 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 Eriko 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.

Recorded kana readings3

えりこ · エリコ · エリこ

Kanji-based spellings130

among the forms analyzed on this page

Kana characters3

in the primary dictionary reading

Morae3

small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana combine with the preceding mora

Kana-only2

recorded spellings

1-kanji forms2

recorded spellings

2-kanji forms3

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms125

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.

Primary reading recorded asGiven name

えりこ in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms130

132 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms0

0 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsfemale 131 · unspecified 1

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact reading	Given-name evidence	Given-name labels	Surname evidence
えりこEriko	130132 source rows	female 131 · unspecified 1source rows · distinct forms: female 129 · unspecified 1	00 source rows
えりこEriko	00 source rows	—source rows · distinct forms: —	00 source rows
えりこEriko	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 Eriko

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.

Kanji forms with complete stroke data130

3–35 strokes observed span

Median total strokes22

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms127

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms3

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution

Reading	Romanization	Morae	Forms
えりこ	Eriko	3	132

Recurring first-position kanji

恵favor, blessing14 forms 江creek, inlet11 forms 絵picture, drawing10 forms 映reflect, reflection9 forms 英England, English9 forms 慧wise7 forms

Recurring final-position kanji

子child, sign of the rat124 forms 心heart, mind1 form 香incense, smell1 form 鼓drum, beat1 form 都capital, metropolis1 form 湖lake1 form

Recurring adjacent kanji sequences

里子22 analyzed forms 理子21 analyzed forms 利子15 analyzed forms 莉子15 analyzed forms 梨子10 analyzed forms 吏子9 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?

10 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.

Written forms checked80

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings10

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading68

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set3

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

依里子

3 source-recorded readings

IrikoいりこErikoえりこ · this pageYorikoよりこ

愛梨子

3 source-recorded readings

Airisuあいりす ArisuありすErikoえりこ · this page

愛里子

3 source-recorded readings

Arikoありこ ArisuありすErikoえりこ · this page

依利子

2 source-recorded readings

Erikoえりこ · this pageYorikoよりこ

依理子

2 source-recorded readings

Erikoえりこ · this pageYorikoよりこ

彫子

2 source-recorded readings

Erikoえりこ · this pageChōkoちょうこ

恵律子

2 source-recorded readings

EtsukoえつこErikoえりこ · this page

恵理香

2 source-recorded readings

ErikaえりかErikoえりこ · this page

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 Eriko 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	Strokes	KANJIDIC2 nanori	Loaded class
子	child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM	124	0	124	0	3	い, き, ぎ, く +2	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
理	logic, arrangement, reason	25	0	0	25	11	あや, おさむ, さと, さとる +12	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
里	ri, village, parent's home	22	0	0	22	7	さ	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
利	profit, advantage, benefit	15	0	0	15	7	かが, と, とし, のり +2	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
莉	jasmine	15	0	0	15	10	—	Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
恵	favor, blessing, grace	14	14	0	0	10	あや, け, さと, さとし +4	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
梨	pear tree	11	0	0	11	11	か	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
江	creek, inlet, bay	11	11	0	0	6	くん, とうみ, み, りえ	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
絵	picture, drawing, painting	10	10	0	0	12	—	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
吏	officer, an official	9	0	0	9	6	さと, し	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
映	reflect, reflection, projection	9	9	0	0	9	あきら, え, てる	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
英	England, English, hero	9	9	0	0	8	あ, あい, え, すぐる +5	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4

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

エリコ

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Erikoえりこ

Characters in order

エKanaリKanaコKana

Exact written form

えりこ

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Erikoえりこ · this page

Characters in order

えKanaりKanaこKana

Exact written form

エリ子

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Erikoえりこ

Characters in order

エKanaリKana子child, sign of the rat

Exact written form

えり子

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Erikoえりこ · this page

Characters in order

えKanaりKana子child, sign of the rat

Exact written form

会理子

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Erikoえりこ · this page

Characters in order

会meeting, meet理logic, arrangement子child, sign of the rat

Exact written form

会里子

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Erikoえりこ · this page

Characters in order

会meeting, meet里ri, village子child, sign of the rat

Exact written form

依利子

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Erikoえりこ · this pageYorikoよりこ

Characters in order

依reliant, depend on利profit, advantage子child, sign of the rat

Exact written form

依梨子

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Erikoえりこ · this page

Characters in order

依reliant, depend on梨pear tree子child, sign of the rat

Exact written form

依理子

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Erikoえりこ · this pageYorikoよりこ

Characters in order

依reliant, depend on理logic, arrangement子child, sign of the rat

Exact written form

依莉子

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Erikoえりこ · this page

Characters in order

依reliant, depend on莉jasmine子child, sign of the rat

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 132. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.

Corpus pattern

Kanji recurring across Eriko 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-1AM124 of 132 analyzed forms 理logic, arrangement, reason25 of 132 analyzed forms 里ri, village, parent's home22 of 132 analyzed forms 利profit, advantage, benefit15 of 132 analyzed forms 莉jasmine15 of 132 analyzed forms 恵favor, blessing, grace14 of 132 analyzed forms 梨pear tree11 of 132 analyzed forms 江creek, inlet, bay11 of 132 analyzed forms 絵picture, drawing, painting10 of 132 analyzed forms 吏officer, an official9 of 132 analyzed forms

Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Eriko

132 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading えりこ. 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.

エリコ

エリコ · Eriko

Katakana エリコMorae 3Strokes —

This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.

Character-set checkKana spelling

Eriko

Extended source depth

How to read Eriko

What can Eriko mean?

エリコ

えりこ

エリ子

えり子

会理子

会里子

依利子

依梨子

依理子

依莉子

依里子

偉里子

How to read these meanings

How Eriko is represented

How this reading is classified in the source corpus

Corpus structure behind Eriko

Can the same writing be read another way?

How recurring characters function across Eriko spellings

Move from a spelling to its readings, characters and literal sequence context

エリコ

えりこ

エリ子

えり子

会理子

会里子

依利子

依梨子

依理子

依莉子

Kanji recurring across Eriko spellings

Explore written forms of Eriko

エリコ

えりこ

エリ子

えり子

会理子

会里子

依利子

依梨子

依理子

依莉子

依里子

偉里子

叡理子

咲立子

咲莉子

園里子

央里子

彫子

得理子

恵俚子

恵倫子

恵利子

恵厘子

恵吏子

恵律子

恵梨子

恵玲子

恵理子

恵理心

恵理香

恵莉子

恵裏子

恵里子

悦史子

悦吏子

惠利子

惠吏子

惠理子

惠里子

愛利子

愛梨子

愛理子

愛璃子

愛莉子

愛里子