Canonical reference record

JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context

Japanese given name

Ikumi

イクミ

Female-classified given-name records.

いくみイクミIkumi

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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 spellings187

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows188

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Ikumi

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いくみ

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formイクミ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationIkumi

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

Mora segmentationい · く · み

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 Ikumi 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 “Ikumi”, 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

イクミ

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

イKana characterクKana characterミKana character

Kana-only spelling

いくみ

Characters and loaded glosses

いKana characterくKana characterみKana character

Mixed kanji and kana spelling

いく味

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

いKana characterくKana character味flavor, taste

Mixed kanji and kana spelling

いく巳

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

いKana characterくKana character巳sign of the snake or serpent, 9-11AM, sixth sign of Chinese zodiac

Mixed kanji and kana spelling

いく未

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

いKana characterくKana character未un-, not yet, hitherto

Mixed kanji and kana spelling

いく海

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

いKana characterくKana character海No English gloss loaded

Mixed kanji and kana spelling

いく美

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

いKana characterくKana character美beauty, beautiful

Mixed kanji and kana spelling

いく見

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

いKana characterくKana character見see, hopes, chances

Kanji spelling

井久実

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

井well, well crib, town久long time, old story実reality, truth, seed

Kanji spelling

井久美

Characters and loaded glosses

井well, well crib, town久long time, old story美beauty, beautiful

Kanji spelling

井玖実

Characters and loaded glosses

井well, well crib, town玖beautiful black jewel, nine実reality, truth, seed

Kanji spelling

井玖美

Characters and loaded glosses

井well, well crib, town玖beautiful black jewel, nine美beauty, beautiful

Showing meaning context for the first 12 distinct written forms out of 188. 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 Ikumi 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 readings2

いくみ · イクミ

Kanji-based spellings186

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 forms7

recorded spellings

2-kanji forms71

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms108

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 + surname

いくみ in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms187

188 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms10

11 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsfemale 188

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact reading	Given-name evidence	Given-name labels	Surname evidence
いくみIkumi	187188 source rows	female 188source rows · distinct forms: female 187	1011 source rows
いくみIkumi	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 Ikumi

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 data186

3–39 strokes observed span

Median total strokes20

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms185

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms1

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution

Reading	Romanization	Morae	Forms
いくみ	Ikumi	3	188

Recurring first-position kanji

育bring up, grow up21 forms 郁cultural progress, perfume17 forms 伊Italy, that one12 forms 生life, genuine11 forms 維fiber, tie11 forms 依reliant, depend on10 forms

Recurring final-position kanji

美beauty, beautiful61 forms 実reality, truth39 forms 見see, hopes27 forms 未un-, not yet8 forms 海Kanji8 forms 水water5 forms

One-character kanji forms

育bring up, grow up1 form

Recurring adjacent kanji sequences

久美18 analyzed forms 玖美13 analyzed forms 久実11 analyzed forms 玖実11 analyzed forms 矩美9 analyzed forms 久見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?

8 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 readings8

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading71

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set3

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

侑海

3 source-recorded readings

Ikumiいくみ · this pageYūゆう Yūmiゆうみ

如水

3 source-recorded readings

Ikumiいくみ · this pageKotomiことみJosuiじょすい

如美

3 source-recorded readings

Ikumiいくみ · this pageNaomiなおみ Yukimiゆきみ

恵久美

3 source-recorded readings

Ikumiいくみ · this pageEkumiえくみ Megumiめぐみ

伊久美

2 source-recorded readings

IkubiいくびIkumiいくみ · this page

如実

2 source-recorded readings

Ikumiいくみ · this pageNyojitsuにょじつ

幾美

2 source-recorded readings

Ikumiいくみ · this pageKimiきみ

征海

2 source-recorded readings

Ikumiいくみ · this pageYukimiゆきみ

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 Ikumi 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
美	beauty, beautiful	61	0	61	0	0	9	はる, よし, よしみ, り	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
実	reality, truth, seed	39	0	39	0	0	8	ぐみ, さね	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
久	long time, old story	38	0	0	38	0	3	きゅ, わ, なが, ひさ +1	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
玖	beautiful black jewel, nine	33	0	0	33	0	7	たま, き, ひさ	Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
見	see, hopes, chances	27	0	27	0	0	7	—	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
矩	ruler, carpenter's square	26	0	0	26	0	10	のり, つね, ただし	Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
育	bring up, grow up, raise	22	21	0	0	1	8	やす	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
郁	cultural progress, perfume	17	17	0	0	0	9	あや, かおる, い, か +2	Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
生	life, genuine, birth	13	11	3	0	0	5	あさ, いき, いく, いけ +21	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
伊	Italy, that one	12	12	0	0	0	6	これ, ただ, よし, いと +1	Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
維	fiber, tie, rope	11	11	0	0	0	14	これ, たもつ, つぐ, ゆい +1	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
依	reliant, depend on, consequently	10	10	0	0	0	8	よ, より	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8

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

イクミ

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Ikumiいくみ

Characters in order

イKanaクKanaミKana

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いくみ

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Ikumiいくみ · this page

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いKanaくKanaみKana

Exact written form

いく味

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Ikumiいくみ · this page

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いKanaくKana味flavor, taste

Exact written form

いく巳

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Ikumiいくみ · this page

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いKanaくKana巳sign of the snake or serpent, 9-11AM

Exact written form

いく未

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Ikumiいくみ · this page

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いKanaくKana未un-, not yet

Exact written form

いく海

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Ikumiいくみ · this page

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いKanaくKana海Kanji reference

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いく美

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Ikumiいくみ · this page

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いKanaくKana美beauty, beautiful

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いく見

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Ikumiいくみ · this page

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いKanaくKana見see, hopes

Exact written form

井久実

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Ikumiいくみ · this page

Characters in order

井well, well crib久long time, old story実reality, truth

Exact written form

井久美

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Ikumiいくみ · this page

Characters in order

井well, well crib久long time, old story美beauty, beautiful

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 188. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.

Corpus pattern

Kanji recurring across Ikumi 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.

美beauty, beautiful61 of 188 analyzed forms 実reality, truth, seed39 of 188 analyzed forms 久long time, old story38 of 188 analyzed forms 玖beautiful black jewel, nine33 of 188 analyzed forms 見see, hopes, chances27 of 188 analyzed forms 矩ruler, carpenter's square26 of 188 analyzed forms 育bring up, grow up, raise22 of 188 analyzed forms 郁cultural progress, perfume17 of 188 analyzed forms 生life, genuine, birth13 of 188 analyzed forms 伊Italy, that one12 of 188 analyzed forms

Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Ikumi

188 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading いくみ. 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.

イクミ

イクミ · Ikumi

Katakana イクミMorae 3Strokes —

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

Character-set checkKana spelling

Ikumi

Extended source depth

How to read Ikumi

What can Ikumi mean?

イクミ

いくみ

いく味

いく巳

いく未

いく海

いく美

いく見

井久実

井久美

井玖実

井玖美

How to read these meanings

How Ikumi is represented

How this reading is classified in the source corpus

Corpus structure behind Ikumi

Can the same writing be read another way?

How recurring characters function across Ikumi spellings

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

イクミ

いくみ

いく味

いく巳

いく未

いく海

いく美

いく見

井久実

井久美

Kanji recurring across Ikumi spellings

Explore written forms of Ikumi

イクミ

いくみ

いく味

いく巳

いく未

いく海

いく美

いく見

井久実

井久美

井玖実

井玖美

亥久美

亥玖美

以久実

以久美

以久見

以玖実

以玖美

以玖見

以矩実

以矩美

以矩見

伊久実

伊久美

伊久見

伊公実

伊公美

伊玖実

伊玖未

伊玖美

伊玖見

伊矩実

伊矩美

伊矩見

位久美

位来美

位玖美

位矩美

侑海

依久実

依久美

依久見

依玖実

依玖美