group-level written forms
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
How to read Kakuko
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: Kakuko. 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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What can Kakuko 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 “Kakuko”, this page explains each recorded spelling separately.
character meanings available
no kanji meaning attached
based on the exact written form
カク子
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.
かく子
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.
伽久子
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.
伽玖子
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.
佳久子
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.
佳玖子
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.
加久子
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.
加玖子
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.
可久子
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.
可功子
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.
可玖子
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.
可矩子
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.
Showing meaning context for the first 12 distinct written forms out of 38. 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.
How Kakuko 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.
かくこ · カクこ
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
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.
かくこ in the imported JMnedict corpus
40 source spelling/reading rows
2 source spelling/reading rows
row counts carrying each JMnedict source label
| Exact reading | Given-name evidence | Given-name labels | Surname evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| かくこKakuko | 3940 source rows | female 39 · unspecified 1source rows · distinct forms: female 38 · unspecified 1 | 22 source rows |
| かくこKakuko | 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.
Corpus structure behind Kakuko
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.
3–24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| かくこ | Kakuko | 3 | 38 |
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.
Can the same writing be read another way?
8 of 38 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
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.
How recurring characters function across Kakuko 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 | 38 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 3 | い, き, ぎ, く +2 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1 |
| 久 | long time, old story | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3 | きゅ, わ, なが, ひさ +1 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5 |
| 玖 | beautiful black jewel, nine | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | たま, き, ひさ | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9 |
| 可 | can, passable, approval | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | よし | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5 |
| 香 | incense, smell, perfume | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | こ, こお, ひゃん, よし | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 伽 | nursing, attending, entertainer | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9 |
| 佳 | excellent, beautiful, good | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | けい, よし | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 加 | add, addition, increase | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 夏 | summer | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2 |
| 果 | fruit, reward, carry out | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | み | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 歌 | song, sing | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | — | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2 |
| 花 | flower | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | わ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1 |
Counts describe this source-recorded spelling set, not population use. A repeated kanji can contribute to more than one position role across different spellings.
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.
カク子
かく子
伽久子
伽玖子
佳久子
佳玖子
加久子
加玖子
可久子
可功子
Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 38. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.
Kanji recurring across Kakuko 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.
Explore written forms of Kakuko
38 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading かくこ. 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.
カク子
カクこ · Kakuko
かく子
かくこ · Kakuko
伽久子
かくこ · Kakuko
伽玖子
かくこ · Kakuko
佳久子
かくこ · Kakuko
佳玖子
かくこ · Kakuko
加久子
かくこ · Kakuko
加玖子
かくこ · Kakuko
可久子
かくこ · Kakuko
可功子
かくこ · Kakuko
可玖子
かくこ · Kakuko
可矩子
かくこ · Kakuko
哥久子
かくこ · Kakuko
嘉久子
かくこ · Kakuko
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
嚇子
かくこ · Kakuko
夏久子
かくこ · Kakuko
夏玖子
かくこ · Kakuko
果久子
かくこ · Kakuko
果玖子
かくこ · Kakuko
格子
かくこ · Kakuko
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
歌久子
かくこ · Kakuko
歌玖子
かくこ · Kakuko
確子
かくこ · Kakuko
花久子
かくこ · Kakuko
花玖子
かくこ · Kakuko
華久子
かくこ · Kakuko
華玖子
かくこ · Kakuko
覚子
かくこ · Kakuko
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
角子
かくこ · Kakuko
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
賀久子
かくこ · Kakuko
赫子
かくこ · Kakuko
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
郭子
かくこ · Kakuko
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
雅久子
かくこ · Kakuko
香久子
かくこ · Kakuko
香公子
かくこ · Kakuko
香玖子
かくこ · Kakuko
鶴子
かくこ · Kakuko
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
鹿久子
かくこ · Kakuko
Compare Kakuko 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| カク子 | カクこ | 子 — child, sign of the rat | 3 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| かく子 | かくこ | 子 — child, sign of the rat | 3 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 伽久子 | かくこ | 伽 — nursing, attending · 久 — long time, old story · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 13 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 伽玖子 | かくこ | 伽 — nursing, attending · 玖 — beautiful black jewel, nine · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 17 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 佳久子 | かくこ | 佳 — excellent, beautiful · 久 — long time, old story · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 14 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 佳玖子 | かくこ | 佳 — excellent, beautiful · 玖 — beautiful black jewel, nine · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 18 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 加久子 | かくこ | 加 — add, addition · 久 — long time, old story · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 11 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 加玖子 | かくこ | 加 — add, addition · 玖 — beautiful black jewel, nine · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 15 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 可久子 | かくこ | 可 — can, passable · 久 — long time, old story · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 11 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 可功子 | かくこ | 可 — can, passable · 功 — achievement, merits · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 13 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 可玖子 | かくこ | 可 — can, passable · 玖 — beautiful black jewel, nine · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 15 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 可矩子 | かくこ | 可 — can, passable · 矩 — ruler, carpenter's square · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 18 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 哥久子 | かくこ | 哥 — big brother · 久 — long time, old story · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 16 | Includes unclassified/outside loaded jōyō-jinmeiyō class |
| 嘉久子 | かくこ | 嘉 — applaud, praise · 久 — long time, old story · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 20 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 嚇子 | かくこ | 嚇 — menacing, dignity · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 20 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 夏久子 | かくこ | 夏 — summer · 久 — long time, old story · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 16 | 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 Kakuko 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.
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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.
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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