Canonical reference record

JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context

Japanese given name

Kīko

キー子

Given-name classification varies across source records.

きいこキイコKīko

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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 spellings23

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows24

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Kīko

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きいこ

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formキイコ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationKīko

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

Mora segmentationき · い · こ

3 morae in this reading. Small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana join the preceding mora.

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Meaning by written form

What can Kīko 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 “Kīko”, this page explains each recorded spelling separately.

Kanji spellings12

character meanings available

Kana-only spellings0

no kanji meaning attached

InterpretationBy spelling

based on the exact written form

Mixed kanji and kana spelling

キー子

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

キKana characterーKana character子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM

Mixed kanji and kana spelling

きい子

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

きKana characterいKana character子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM

Mixed kanji and kana spelling

キイ子

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

キKana characterイKana character子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM

Kanji spelling

喜以子

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

喜rejoice, take pleasure in以by means of, because, in view of子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM

Kanji spelling

喜伊子

Characters and loaded glosses

喜rejoice, take pleasure in伊Italy, that one子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM

Kanji spelling

喜慰子

Characters and loaded glosses

喜rejoice, take pleasure in慰consolation, amusement, seduce子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM

Kanji spelling

基伊子

Characters and loaded glosses

基fundamentals, radical (chem), counter for machines伊Italy, that one子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM

Kanji spelling

季意子

Characters and loaded glosses

季seasons意idea, mind, heart子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM

Kanji spelling

希以子

Characters and loaded glosses

希hope, beg, request以by means of, because, in view of子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM

Kanji spelling

希伊子

Characters and loaded glosses

希hope, beg, request伊Italy, that one子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM

Kanji spelling

希委子

Characters and loaded glosses

希hope, beg, request委committee, entrust to, leave to子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM

Kanji spelling

希衣子

Characters and loaded glosses

希hope, beg, request衣garment, clothes, dressing子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM

Showing meaning context for the first 12 distinct written forms out of 24. 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 Kīko is represented

These counts describe records in the imported name corpus. They are not a ranking of how popular a spelling is among people in Japan.

Recorded kana readings3

きいこ · キーこ · キイこ

Kanji-based spellings24

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

1-kanji forms3

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms21

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

きいこ in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms22

23 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms0

0 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsfemale 22 · unspecified 1

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact reading	Given-name evidence	Given-name labels	Surname evidence
きーこKīko	11 source row	female 1source rows · distinct forms: female 1	00 source rows
きいこKīko	2223 source rows	female 22 · unspecified 1source rows · distinct forms: female 21 · unspecified 1	00 source rows
きいこKīko	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 Kīko

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 data24

3–30 strokes observed span

Median total strokes19

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms24

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms0

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution

Reading	Romanization	Morae	Forms
きいこ	Kīko	3	23
きーこ	Kīko	3	1

Recurring first-position kanji

希hope, beg4 forms 紀chronicle, account4 forms 貴precious, value4 forms 喜rejoice, take pleasure in3 forms 規standard, measure3 forms 基fundamentals, radical (chem)1 form

Recurring final-position kanji

子child, sign of the rat24 forms

Recurring adjacent kanji sequences

以子4 analyzed forms 伊子4 analyzed forms 衣子4 analyzed forms 井子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?

6 of 24 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 checked24

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings6

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading17

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set3

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

希衣子

3 source-recorded readings

Kīkoきいこ · this pageKiekoきえこ Keikoけいこ

希以子

2 source-recorded readings

Kīkoきいこ · this pageKeikoけいこ

希伊子

2 source-recorded readings

Kīkoきいこ · this pageKeikoけいこ

希委子

2 source-recorded readings

Kīkoきいこ · this pageKeikoけいこ

貴容子

2 source-recorded readings

Kīkoきいこ · this pageKiyokoきよこ

貴衣子

2 source-recorded readings

Kīkoきいこ · this pageKiekoきえこ

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 Kīko spellings

Position counts are calculated only from the distinct written forms analyzed for this page. KANJIDIC2 nanori are character-level name-reading references; they are not used here to decompose or assert the reading of a specific multi-kanji name.

Kanji	Character glosses	Forms	First	Final	Internal	Strokes	KANJIDIC2 nanori	Loaded class
子	child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM	24	0	24	0	3	い, き, ぎ, く +2	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
以	by means of, because, in view of	4	0	0	4	5	もち	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
伊	Italy, that one	4	0	0	4	6	これ, ただ, よし, いと +1	Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
希	hope, beg, request	4	4	0	0	7	のぞ, のぞみ	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
衣	garment, clothes, dressing	4	0	0	4	6	—	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
紀	chronicle, account, narrative	4	4	0	0	9	おさむ, ただす, とし, とも +2	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
貴	precious, value, prize	4	4	0	0	12	きよ, ぎ, たか, たかし +1	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
喜	rejoice, take pleasure in	3	3	0	0	12	あき, きゅ, のぶ, ゆき +1	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
規	standard, measure	3	3	0	0	11	すのり, ただし, のり, み	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
井	well, well crib, town	2	0	0	2	4	いの, さい, ひ	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
慰	consolation, amusement, seduce	1	0	0	1	15	—	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
基	fundamentals, radical (chem), counter for machines	1	1	0	0	11	きい, とも	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5

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

キー子

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Kīkoきーこ · this page

Characters in order

キKanaーKana子child, sign of the rat

Exact written form

きい子

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Kīkoきいこ · this page

Characters in order

きKanaいKana子child, sign of the rat

Exact written form

キイ子

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Kīkoきいこ

Characters in order

キKanaイKana子child, sign of the rat

Exact written form

喜以子

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Kīkoきいこ · this page

Characters in order

喜rejoice, take pleasure in以by means of, because子child, sign of the rat

Exact written form

喜伊子

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Kīkoきいこ · this page

Characters in order

喜rejoice, take pleasure in伊Italy, that one子child, sign of the rat

Exact written form

喜慰子

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Kīkoきいこ · this page

Characters in order

喜rejoice, take pleasure in慰consolation, amusement子child, sign of the rat

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基伊子

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Kīkoきいこ · this page

Characters in order

基fundamentals, radical (chem)伊Italy, that one子child, sign of the rat

Exact written form

季意子

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Kīkoきいこ · this page

Characters in order

季seasons意idea, mind子child, sign of the rat

Exact written form

希以子

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Kīkoきいこ · this pageKeikoけいこ

Characters in order

希hope, beg以by means of, because子child, sign of the rat

Exact written form

希伊子

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Kīkoきいこ · this pageKeikoけいこ

Characters in order

希hope, beg伊Italy, that one子child, sign of the rat

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 24. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.

Corpus pattern

Kanji recurring across Kīko 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-1AM24 of 24 analyzed forms 以by means of, because, in view of4 of 24 analyzed forms 伊Italy, that one4 of 24 analyzed forms 希hope, beg, request4 of 24 analyzed forms 衣garment, clothes, dressing4 of 24 analyzed forms 紀chronicle, account, narrative4 of 24 analyzed forms 貴precious, value, prize4 of 24 analyzed forms 喜rejoice, take pleasure in3 of 24 analyzed forms 規standard, measure3 of 24 analyzed forms 井well, well crib, town2 of 24 analyzed forms

Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Kīko

23 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading きいこ. 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.

キー子

キーこ · Kīko

Katakana キーコMorae 3Strokes 3

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	One source reading	Character-level glosses	Total strokes	Loaded character class
キー子	キーこ	子 — child, sign of the rat	3	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
きい子	きいこ	子 — child, sign of the rat	3	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
キイ子	キイこ	子 — child, sign of the rat	3	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
喜以子	きいこ	喜 — rejoice, take pleasure in · 以 — by means of, because · 子 — child, sign of the rat	20	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
喜伊子	きいこ	喜 — rejoice, take pleasure in · 伊 — Italy, that one · 子 — child, sign of the rat	21	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
喜慰子	きいこ	喜 — rejoice, take pleasure in · 慰 — consolation, amusement · 子 — child, sign of the rat	30	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
基伊子	きいこ	基 — fundamentals, radical (chem) · 伊 — Italy, that one · 子 — child, sign of the rat	20	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
季意子	きいこ	季 — seasons · 意 — idea, mind · 子 — child, sign of the rat	24	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
希以子	きいこ	希 — hope, beg · 以 — by means of, because · 子 — child, sign of the rat	15	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
希伊子	きいこ	希 — hope, beg · 伊 — Italy, that one · 子 — child, sign of the rat	16	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
希委子	きいこ	希 — hope, beg · 委 — committee, entrust to · 子 — child, sign of the rat	18	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
希衣子	きいこ	希 — hope, beg · 衣 — garment, clothes · 子 — child, sign of the rat	16	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
紀井子	きいこ	紀 — chronicle, account · 井 — well, well crib · 子 — child, sign of the rat	16	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
紀伊子	きいこ	紀 — chronicle, account · 伊 — Italy, that one · 子 — child, sign of the rat	18	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
紀位子	きいこ	紀 — chronicle, account · 位 — rank, grade · 子 — child, sign of the rat	19	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
紀衣子	きいこ	紀 — chronicle, account · 衣 — garment, clothes · 子 — child, sign of the rat	18	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified

Kīko

Extended source depth

How to read Kīko

What can Kīko mean?

キー子

きい子

キイ子

喜以子

喜伊子

喜慰子

基伊子

季意子

希以子

希伊子

希委子

希衣子

How to read these meanings

How Kīko is represented

How this reading is classified in the source corpus

Corpus structure behind Kīko

Can the same writing be read another way?

How recurring characters function across Kīko spellings

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

キー子

きい子

キイ子

喜以子

喜伊子

喜慰子

基伊子

季意子

希以子

希伊子

Kanji recurring across Kīko spellings

Explore written forms of Kīko

キー子

きい子

キイ子

喜以子

喜伊子

喜慰子

基伊子

季意子

希以子

希伊子

希委子

希衣子

紀井子

紀伊子

紀位子

紀衣子

葵以子

規井子

規倭子

規衣子

貴一子

貴以子

貴容子

貴衣子

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What does Kīko mean?

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