group-level written forms
Canonical reference record
JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context
Reference coverageDistinct recorded spellings176 Source spelling/reading rows198 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 Kazuko
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: Kazuko. 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 Kazuko 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 “Kazuko”, this page explains each recorded spelling separately.
character meanings available
no kanji meaning attached
based on the exact written form
Kana-only spelling
カズコ
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
カKana characterズKana characterコKana character
Kana-only spelling
かずこ
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
かKana characterずKana characterこKana character
Mixed kanji and kana spelling
カズ子
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
かず子
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
Kana-only spelling
かづこ
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
かKana characterづKana characterこKana character
Mixed kanji and kana spelling
カヅ子
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
かづ子
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
一心
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
一虹
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
万子
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
主子
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 179. 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 Kazuko 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.
かずこ · かづこ · カズコ · カズこ · カヅこ
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.
かずこ in the imported JMnedict corpus
135 source spelling/reading rows
0 source spelling/reading rows
row counts carrying each JMnedict source label
| Exact reading | Given-name evidence | Given-name labels | Surname evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| かずこKazuko | 131135 source rows | female 135source rows · distinct forms: female 131 | 00 source rows |
| かつこKatsuko | 89128 source rows | female 128source rows · distinct forms: female 89 | 00 source rows |
| かづこKazuko | 00 source rows | —source rows · distinct forms: — | 00 source rows |
| かずこKazuko | 00 source rows | —source rows · distinct forms: — | 00 source rows |
| かずこKazuko | 00 source rows | —source rows · distinct forms: — | 00 source rows |
| かづこKazuko | 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.
JMnedict source text
Source-supplied text attached to Kazuko records
JMnedict can attach trans_det text to a name-classification block. This may be a Latin spelling, label or descriptor. It is shown only when it adds information beyond this site’s generated romanization.
| Written form | Source reading | JMnedict source text |
|---|---|---|
| カヅ子 | かづこ | Kadzuko |
Meaning boundary: this is text supplied by JMnedict for the associated name-classification block. It is not an inferred kanji meaning, a translation of the written characters as a whole, proof of a person’s preferred Latin spelling, or evidence of popularity.
198 source-text items were omitted because they are equivalent to the generated romanization and would add no distinct information.
Spelling anatomy
Corpus structure behind Kazuko
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.
3–38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| かずこ | Kazuko | 3 | 133 |
| かづこ | Kazuko | 3 | 65 |
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
寿子18 analyzed forms津子15 analyzed forms住子12 analyzed forms数子12 analyzed forms都子12 analyzed forms通子11 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?
30 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
和
和子
18 source-recorded readings
一子
8 source-recorded readings
一心
6 source-recorded readings
倭子
6 source-recorded readings
二子
主子
千子
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 Kazuko 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 | 165 | 0 | 165 | 0 | 0 | 3 | い, き, ぎ, く +2 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1 |
| 寿 | longevity, congratulations, one's natural life | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 7 | かず, じ, じゅう, すっ +9 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 加 | add, addition, increase | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 津 | haven, port, harbor | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 9 | ず, ち, と | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 佳 | excellent, beautiful, good | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | けい, よし | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 香 | incense, smell, perfume | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | こ, こお, ひゃん, よし | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 住 | dwell, reside, live | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 7 | し, じゅ, すみ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3 |
| 数 | number, strength, fate | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 13 | じゅ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2 |
| 都 | capital, metropolis | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 11 | — | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 10 |
| 和 | harmony, Japanese style, peace | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | あい, いず, かず, かつ +13 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3 |
| 通 | traffic, pass through, avenue | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 10 | とん, どうし, どおり, みち | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2 |
| 須 | ought, by all means, necessarily | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 12 | もとむ, ぞ | 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
カズコ
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Kazukoかずこ
Characters in order
カKanaズKanaコKana
Exact written form
かずこ
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Kazukoかずこ · this page
Characters in order
かKanaずKanaこKana
Exact written form
カズ子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Kazukoかずこ
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Exact written form
かず子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Kazukoかずこ · this page
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Exact written form
かづこ
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Kazukoかづこ · this page
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かKanaづKanaこKana
Exact written form
カヅ子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Kazukoかづこ
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Exact written form
かづ子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Kazukoかづこ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
一子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Characters in order
Other public forms containing the same contiguous sequence
The exact sequence 一子 appears contiguously inside these other source-recorded forms.
Exact written form
一心
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Characters in order
Other public forms containing the same contiguous sequence
The exact sequence 一心 appears contiguously inside these other source-recorded forms.
Exact written form
一虹
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Kazukoかずこ · this page
Characters in order
Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 179. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.
Corpus pattern
Kanji recurring across Kazuko 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-1AM165 of 179 analyzed forms寿longevity, congratulations, one's natural life18 of 179 analyzed forms加add, addition, increase18 of 179 analyzed forms津haven, port, harbor16 of 179 analyzed forms佳excellent, beautiful, good16 of 179 analyzed forms香incense, smell, perfume14 of 179 analyzed forms住dwell, reside, live12 of 179 analyzed forms数number, strength, fate12 of 179 analyzed forms都capital, metropolis12 of 179 analyzed forms和harmony, Japanese style, peace12 of 179 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing
Explore written forms of Kazuko
133 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading かずこ. 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.
カズコ
カズコ · Kazuko
This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.
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かずこ
かずこ · Kazuko
This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.
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カズ子
カズこ · Kazuko
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かず子
かずこ · Kazuko
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かづこ
かづこ · Kazuko
This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.
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カヅ子
カヅこ · Kazuko
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かづ子
かづこ · Kazuko
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一子
かずこ · Kazuko
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Same writing, other recorded readings
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一子
かづこ · Kazuko
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一心
かずこ · Kazuko
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一虹
かずこ · Kazuko
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万子
かずこ · Kazuko
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Same writing, other recorded reading
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主子
かずこ · Kazuko
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九子
かずこ · Kazuko
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二子
かずこ · Kazuko
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伽主子
かずこ · Kazuko
伽nursing, attending, entertainer主lord, chief, master, main thing子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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伽住子
かずこ · Kazuko
伽nursing, attending, entertainer住dwell, reside, live, inhabit子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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伽寿子
かずこ · Kazuko
伽nursing, attending, entertainer寿longevity, congratulations, one's natural life子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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伽数子
かづこ · Kazuko
伽nursing, attending, entertainer数number, strength, fate, law子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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伽津子
かづこ · Kazuko
伽nursing, attending, entertainer津haven, port, harbor, ferry子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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伽通子
かづこ · Kazuko
伽nursing, attending, entertainer通traffic, pass through, avenue, commute子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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伽都子
かづこ · Kazuko
伽nursing, attending, entertainer都capital, metropolis子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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Same writing, other recorded reading
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伽須子
かずこ · Kazuko
伽nursing, attending, entertainer須ought, by all means, necessarily子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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佳主子
かずこ · Kazuko
佳excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing主lord, chief, master, main thing子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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佳住子
かずこ · Kazuko
佳excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing住dwell, reside, live, inhabit子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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佳壽子
かずこ · Kazuko
佳excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing壽longevity, congratulations子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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佳寿子
かずこ · Kazuko
佳excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing寿longevity, congratulations, one's natural life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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佳寿子
かづこ · Kazuko
佳excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing寿longevity, congratulations, one's natural life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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佳数子
かづこ · Kazuko
佳excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing数number, strength, fate, law子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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佳月子
かずこ · Kazuko
佳excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing月month, moon子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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佳月子
かづこ · Kazuko
佳excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing月month, moon子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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佳朱子
かずこ · Kazuko
佳excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing朱vermilion, cinnabar, scarlet, red子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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佳津好
かづこ · Kazuko
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佳津子
かずこ · Kazuko
佳excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing津haven, port, harbor, ferry子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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佳津子
かづこ · Kazuko
佳excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing津haven, port, harbor, ferry子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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佳珠子
かずこ · Kazuko
佳excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing珠pearl, gem, jewel子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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佳瑞子
かずこ · Kazuko
佳excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing瑞congratulations子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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佳通子
かづこ · Kazuko
佳excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing通traffic, pass through, avenue, commute子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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佳都子
かずこ · Kazuko
佳excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing都capital, metropolis子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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佳都子
かづこ · Kazuko
佳excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing都capital, metropolis子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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佳附子
かずこ · Kazuko
佳excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing附affixed, attach, refer to, append子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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佳須子
かずこ · Kazuko
佳excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing須ought, by all means, necessarily子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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佳鶴子
かずこ · Kazuko
佳excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing鶴crane, stork子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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佳鶴子
かづこ · Kazuko
佳excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing鶴crane, stork子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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倭子
かずこ · Kazuko
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加住子
かずこ · Kazuko
加add, addition, increase, join住dwell, reside, live, inhabit子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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加受子
かずこ · Kazuko
加add, addition, increase, join受accept, undergo, answer (phone), take子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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加司子
かずこ · Kazuko
加add, addition, increase, join司director, official, govt office, rule子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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加壽子
かずこ · Kazuko
加add, addition, increase, join壽longevity, congratulations子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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加寸子
かずこ · Kazuko
加add, addition, increase, join寸measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little, small子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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加寿子
かずこ · Kazuko
加add, addition, increase, join寿longevity, congratulations, one's natural life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.
加寿子
かづこ · Kazuko
加add, addition, increase, join寿longevity, congratulations, one's natural life子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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Same writing, other recorded reading
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加数子
かづこ · Kazuko
加add, addition, increase, join数number, strength, fate, law子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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加治子
かずこ · Kazuko
加add, addition, increase, join治reign, be at peace, calm down, subdue子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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加津子
かずこ · Kazuko
加add, addition, increase, join津haven, port, harbor, ferry子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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加津子
かづこ · Kazuko
加add, addition, increase, join津haven, port, harbor, ferry子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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加澄子
かずこ · Kazuko
加add, addition, increase, join澄lucidity, be clear, clear, clarify子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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加珠子
かずこ · Kazuko
加add, addition, increase, join珠pearl, gem, jewel子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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加瑞子
かずこ · Kazuko
加add, addition, increase, join瑞congratulations子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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加純子
かずこ · Kazuko
加add, addition, increase, join純genuine, purity, innocence, net (profit)子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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加豆子
かずこ · Kazuko
加add, addition, increase, join豆beans, pea, midget子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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加通子
かずこ · Kazuko
加add, addition, increase, join通traffic, pass through, avenue, commute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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加通子
かづこ · Kazuko
加add, addition, increase, join通traffic, pass through, avenue, commute子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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加都子
かずこ · Kazuko
加add, addition, increase, join都capital, metropolis子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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加都子
かづこ · Kazuko
加add, addition, increase, join都capital, metropolis子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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加須子
かずこ · Kazuko
加add, addition, increase, join須ought, by all means, necessarily子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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加鶴子
かづこ · Kazuko
加add, addition, increase, join鶴crane, stork子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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千女
かずこ · Kazuko
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千子
かずこ · Kazuko
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可ず子
かずこ · Kazuko
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可主子
かずこ · Kazuko
可can, passable, approval主lord, chief, master, main thing子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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可住子
かずこ · Kazuko
可can, passable, approval住dwell, reside, live, inhabit子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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可壽子
かずこ · Kazuko
可can, passable, approval壽longevity, congratulations子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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可寿子
かずこ · Kazuko
可can, passable, approval寿longevity, congratulations, one's natural life子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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可数子
かづこ · Kazuko
可can, passable, approval数number, strength, fate, law子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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可津子
かずこ · Kazuko
可can, passable, approval津haven, port, harbor, ferry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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可津子
かづこ · Kazuko
可can, passable, approval津haven, port, harbor, ferry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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可通子
かづこ · Kazuko
可can, passable, approval通traffic, pass through, avenue, commute子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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Same writing, other recorded reading
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可都子
かづこ · Kazuko
可can, passable, approval都capital, metropolis子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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Same writing, other recorded reading
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可須子
かずこ · Kazuko
可can, passable, approval須ought, by all means, necessarily子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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Showing the first 80 spelling/reading records out of 198 loaded records for this reading group. The group contains 176 distinct written spellings.
Spelling comparator
Compare Kazuko 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| カズコ | カズコ | Kana-only spelling | — | Kana spelling |
| かずこ | かずこ | Kana-only spelling | — | Kana spelling |
| カズ子 | カズこ | 子 — child, sign of the rat | 3 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| かず子 | かずこ | 子 — child, sign of the rat | 3 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| かづこ | かづこ | Kana-only spelling | — | Kana spelling |
| カヅ子 | カヅこ | 子 — child, sign of the rat | 3 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| かづ子 | かづこ | 子 — child, sign of the rat | 3 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 一子 | かずこ | 一 — one, one radical (no.1) · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 4 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 一心 | かずこ | 一 — one, one radical (no.1) · 心 — heart, mind | 5 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 一虹 | かずこ | 一 — one, one radical (no.1) · 虹 — rainbow | 10 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 万子 | かずこ | 万 — ten thousand, 10,000 · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 6 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 主子 | かずこ | 主 — lord, chief · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 8 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 九子 | かずこ | 九 — nine · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 5 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 二子 | かずこ | 二 — two, two radical (no. 7) · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 5 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 伽主子 | かずこ | 伽 — nursing, attending · 主 — lord, chief · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 15 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 伽住子 | かずこ | 伽 — nursing, attending · 住 — dwell, reside · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 17 | 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 Kazuko 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 かず
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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100 recorded spellings
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Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceKazuyo
58 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · male · limited referenceKazuhiro
54 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · male · limited referenceKazunori
50 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · male · limited referenceKazuaki
47 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · male · limited referenceKazumasa
37 recorded spellings
Explore →Shared-kanji relationships
Other names sharing kanji with Kazuko
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
Kazumi
住佳加和子寿数津都香
10 shared kanji · 85 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipKazu
佳加和子寿数津都香
9 shared kanji · 22 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipShizuka
佳加和子寿津都香
8 shared kanji · 71 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipKazue
佳加和寿数津都香
8 shared kanji · 63 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipKazuo
佳加和寿数津都香
8 shared kanji · 47 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipKazuki
佳加和寿数津都香
8 shared kanji · 30 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipKatsuko
佳加和子津都香
7 shared kanji · 55 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipKazuyo
佳加和寿数津香
7 shared kanji · 27 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipKazusa
佳加和寿数津香
7 shared kanji · 24 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipKaori
佳加和子寿香
6 shared kanji · 111 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipMadoka
佳加和子都香
6 shared kanji · 83 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipKasumi
住佳加和寿香
6 shared kanji · 55 matching source-recorded spellings
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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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