group-level written forms
Canonical reference record
JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context
Reference coverageDistinct recorded spellings62 Source spelling/reading rows64 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 Hinako
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: Hinako. 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 Hinako 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 “Hinako”, this page explains each recorded spelling separately.
character meanings available
no kanji meaning attached
based on the exact written form
Kana-only spelling
ヒナコ
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
ヒKana characterナKana characterコKana character
Kana-only spelling
ひなこ
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
ひKana characterなKana characterこKana character
Mixed kanji and kana spelling
ヒナ子
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
ひな子
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
一七子
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
光南子
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
品子
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
妃七子
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
妃凪子
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
妃南子
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
妃名子
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
妃奈子
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 64. 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 Hinako 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.
ひなこ · ヒナコ · ヒナこ
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.
ひなこ in the imported JMnedict corpus
64 source spelling/reading rows
5 source spelling/reading rows
row counts carrying each JMnedict source label
| Exact reading | Given-name evidence | Given-name labels | Surname evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| ひなこHinako | 6264 source rows | female 64source rows · distinct forms: female 62 | 35 source rows |
| ひなこHinako | 00 source rows | —source rows · distinct forms: — | 00 source rows |
| ひなこHinako | 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 Hinako
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.
3–31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ひなこ | Hinako | 3 | 64 |
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
奈子11 analyzed forms菜子8 analyzed forms南子7 analyzed forms名子6 analyzed forms那子4 analyzed forms七子2 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?
11 of 64 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
日和子
日向子
日奈子
雛子
品子
2 source-recorded readings
ShinakoしなこHinakoひなこ · this page
日南子
2 source-recorded readings
KanakoかなこHinakoひなこ · this page
日夏子
2 source-recorded readings
HikakoひかこHinakoひなこ · this page
日菜子
2 source-recorded readings
KanakoかなこHinakoひなこ · 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 Hinako 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 | 57 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 3 | い, き, ぎ, く +2 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1 |
| 日 | day, sun, Japan | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | あ, あき, いる, く +8 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1 |
| 奈 | Nara, what? | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 8 | — | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 陽 | sunshine, yang principle, positive | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | あき, あきら, あけ, はる +3 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3 |
| 名 | name, noted, distinguished | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | と | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1 |
| 南 | south | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 | なみ, は, みな, みまみ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2 |
| 菜 | vegetable, side dish, greens | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 11 | よう | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 妃 | queen, princess | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | き, ぴ, み | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 比 | compare, race, ratio | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | い, ぴっ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5 |
| 那 | what? | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | とも, やす | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 姫 | princess | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 緋 | scarlet, cardinal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | — | 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
ヒナコ
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Hinakoひなこ
Characters in order
ヒKanaナKanaコKana
Exact written form
ひなこ
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Hinakoひなこ · this page
Characters in order
ひKanaなKanaこKana
Exact written form
ヒナ子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Hinakoひなこ
Characters in order
Exact written form
ひな子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Hinakoひなこ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
一七子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Hinakoひなこ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
光南子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Hinakoひなこ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
品子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
ShinakoしなこHinakoひなこ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
妃七子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Hinakoひなこ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
妃凪子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Hinakoひなこ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
妃南子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Hinakoひなこ · this page
Characters in order
Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 64. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.
Corpus pattern
Kanji recurring across Hinako 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-1AM57 of 64 analyzed forms日day, sun, Japan13 of 64 analyzed forms奈Nara, what?11 of 64 analyzed forms陽sunshine, yang principle, positive11 of 64 analyzed forms名name, noted, distinguished9 of 64 analyzed forms南south8 of 64 analyzed forms菜vegetable, side dish, greens8 of 64 analyzed forms妃queen, princess7 of 64 analyzed forms比compare, race, ratio6 of 64 analyzed forms那what?4 of 64 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing
Explore written forms of Hinako
64 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading ひなこ. 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.
ヒナコ
ヒナコ · Hinako
This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.
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ひなこ
ひなこ · Hinako
This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.
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ヒナ子
ヒナこ · Hinako
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ひな子
ひなこ · Hinako
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一七子
ひなこ · Hinako
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光南子
ひなこ · Hinako
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品子
ひなこ · Hinako
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Same writing, other recorded reading
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妃七子
ひなこ · Hinako
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妃凪子
ひなこ · Hinako
妃queen, princess凪lull, calm, (kokuji)子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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妃南子
ひなこ · Hinako
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妃名子
ひなこ · Hinako
妃queen, princess名name, noted, distinguished, reputation子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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妃奈子
ひなこ · Hinako
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妃成子
ひなこ · Hinako
妃queen, princess成turn into, become, get, grow子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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妃菜子
ひなこ · Hinako
妃queen, princess菜vegetable, side dish, greens子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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姫名子
ひなこ · Hinako
姫princess名name, noted, distinguished, reputation子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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姫奈子
ひなこ · Hinako
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姫菜子
ひなこ · Hinako
姫princess菜vegetable, side dish, greens子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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彼奈子
ひなこ · Hinako
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披名子
ひなこ · Hinako
披expose, open名name, noted, distinguished, reputation子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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斐奈子
ひなこ · Hinako
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日南子
ひなこ · Hinako
日day, sun, Japan, counter for days南south子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
日名子
ひなこ · Hinako
日day, sun, Japan, counter for days名name, noted, distinguished, reputation子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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日名瑚
ひなこ · Hinako
日day, sun, Japan, counter for days名name, noted, distinguished, reputation瑚ancestral offering receptacle, coral
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日向子
ひなこ · Hinako
日day, sun, Japan, counter for days向yonder, facing, beyond, confront子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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Same writing, other recorded readings
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日和子
ひなこ · Hinako
日day, sun, Japan, counter for days和harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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Same writing, other recorded readings
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日夏子
ひなこ · Hinako
日day, sun, Japan, counter for days夏summer子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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日奈子
ひなこ · Hinako
日day, sun, Japan, counter for days奈Nara, what?子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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日捺子
ひなこ · Hinako
日day, sun, Japan, counter for days捺press, print, affix a seal, stamp子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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日暖幸
ひなこ · Hinako
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日生子
ひなこ · Hinako
日day, sun, Japan, counter for days生life, genuine, birth子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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日菜子
ひなこ · Hinako
日day, sun, Japan, counter for days菜vegetable, side dish, greens子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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日那子
ひなこ · Hinako
日day, sun, Japan, counter for days那what?子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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日陽子
ひなこ · Hinako
日day, sun, Japan, counter for days陽sunshine, yang principle, positive, male子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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柊南子
ひなこ · Hinako
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比南子
ひなこ · Hinako
比compare, race, ratio, Philippines南south子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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比名子
ひなこ · Hinako
比compare, race, ratio, Philippines名name, noted, distinguished, reputation子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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比奈子
ひなこ · Hinako
比compare, race, ratio, Philippines奈Nara, what?子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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比直子
ひなこ · Hinako
比compare, race, ratio, Philippines直straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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比菜子
ひなこ · Hinako
比compare, race, ratio, Philippines菜vegetable, side dish, greens子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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比那子
ひなこ · Hinako
比compare, race, ratio, Philippines那what?子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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火那子
ひなこ · Hinako
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燈名虹
ひなこ · Hinako
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百南子
ひなこ · Hinako
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瞳菜子
ひなこ · Hinako
瞳pupil (of eye)菜vegetable, side dish, greens子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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秀菜子
ひなこ · Hinako
秀excel, excellence, beauty, surpass菜vegetable, side dish, greens子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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緋名子
ひなこ · Hinako
緋scarlet, cardinal名name, noted, distinguished, reputation子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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緋奈子
ひなこ · Hinako
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緋那子
ひなこ · Hinako
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裕奈子
ひなこ · Hinako
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鄙子
ひなこ · Hinako
鄙lowly, the country, the countryside, be countrified子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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陽南子
ひなこ · Hinako
陽sunshine, yang principle, positive, male南south子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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陽南己
ひなこ · Hinako
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陽名菊
ひなこ · Hinako
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陽向子
ひなこ · Hinako
陽sunshine, yang principle, positive, male向yonder, facing, beyond, confront子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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陽和子
ひなこ · Hinako
陽sunshine, yang principle, positive, male和harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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陽夏子
ひなこ · Hinako
陽sunshine, yang principle, positive, male夏summer子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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陽奈子
ひなこ · Hinako
陽sunshine, yang principle, positive, male奈Nara, what?子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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陽波子
ひなこ · Hinako
陽sunshine, yang principle, positive, male波waves, billows, Poland子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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陽笑子
ひなこ · Hinako
陽sunshine, yang principle, positive, male笑laugh子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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陽菜子
ひなこ · Hinako
陽sunshine, yang principle, positive, male菜vegetable, side dish, greens子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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雛奈子
ひなこ · Hinako
雛chick, squab, duckling, doll奈Nara, what?子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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雛子
ひなこ · Hinako
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Same writing, other recorded readings
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
飛奈子
ひなこ · Hinako
飛fly, skip (pages), scatter奈Nara, what?子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
飛菜子
ひなこ · Hinako
飛fly, skip (pages), scatter菜vegetable, side dish, greens子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Spelling comparator
Compare Hinako 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ヒナコ | ヒナコ | Kana-only spelling | — | Kana spelling |
| ひなこ | ひなこ | Kana-only spelling | — | Kana spelling |
| ヒナ子 | ヒナこ | 子 — child, sign of the rat | 3 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| ひな子 | ひなこ | 子 — child, sign of the rat | 3 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 一七子 | ひなこ | 一 — one, one radical (no.1) · 七 — seven · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 6 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 光南子 | ひなこ | 光 — ray, light · 南 — south · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 18 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 品子 | ひなこ | 品 — goods, refinement · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 12 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 妃七子 | ひなこ | 妃 — queen, princess · 七 — seven · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 11 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 妃凪子 | ひなこ | 妃 — queen, princess · 凪 — lull, calm · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 15 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 妃南子 | ひなこ | 妃 — queen, princess · 南 — south · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 18 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 妃名子 | ひなこ | 妃 — queen, princess · 名 — name, noted · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 15 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 妃奈子 | ひなこ | 妃 — queen, princess · 奈 — Nara, what? · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 17 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 妃成子 | ひなこ | 妃 — queen, princess · 成 — turn into, become · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 15 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 妃菜子 | ひなこ | 妃 — queen, princess · 菜 — vegetable, side dish · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 20 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 姫名子 | ひなこ | 姫 — princess · 名 — name, noted · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 19 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 姫奈子 | ひなこ | 姫 — princess · 奈 — Nara, what? · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 21 | 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 Hinako 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 ひな
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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85 recorded spellings
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64 recorded spellings
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52 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceHinari
47 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceHinami
29 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceHinaka
23 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceHinaki
17 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceHinae
14 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceHinase
10 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceHinatsu
8 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceHinagi
7 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceHinana
7 recorded spellings
Explore →Shared-kanji relationships
Other names sharing kanji with Hinako
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
Hina
南名奈妃日比菜那陽
9 shared kanji · 63 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipHinata
南奈妃日比菜那陽
8 shared kanji · 49 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipHinano
南奈妃日比菜那陽
8 shared kanji · 43 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipHinari
南奈妃日比菜那陽
8 shared kanji · 35 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipHinami
南奈妃日比菜那陽
8 shared kanji · 24 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipHimena
南名奈妃日菜那陽
8 shared kanji · 13 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipAkina
南名奈妃菜那陽
7 shared kanji · 271 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipKanako
南名奈子日菜那
7 shared kanji · 164 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipHaruna
南名奈日菜那陽
7 shared kanji · 109 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipKanae
南名奈子日菜那
7 shared kanji · 97 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipMinami
南名奈子菜那陽
7 shared kanji · 85 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipHana
南名奈子菜那陽
7 shared kanji · 46 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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