group-level written forms
Canonical reference record
JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context
Reference coverageDistinct recorded spellings22 Source spelling/reading rows22 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 Kirie
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: Kirie. 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 Kirie 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 “Kirie”, this page explains each recorded spelling separately.
character meanings available
no kanji meaning attached
based on the exact written form
Kana-only spelling
キリエ
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
キKana characterリKana characterエKana character
Kanji spelling
姫理恵
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
希梨絵
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
希里江
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
桐恵
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
桐枝
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
桐江
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
桐絵
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
樹理江
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
樹里枝
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
祈里恵
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
祈里絵
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 22. 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 Kirie 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.
きりえ · キリエ
among the forms analyzed on this page
in the primary dictionary reading
small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana combine with the preceding mora
recorded spelling
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.
きりえ in the imported JMnedict corpus
22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| きりえKirie | 2222 source rows | female 22source rows · distinct forms: female 22 | 22 source rows |
| きりえKirie | 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 Kirie
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.
16–35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| きりえ | Kirie | 3 | 22 |
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
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?
4 of 22 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
桐恵
2 source-recorded readings
Kirieきりえ · this pageHisaeひさえ
桐江
2 source-recorded readings
Kirieきりえ · this pageHisaeひさえ
樹理江
2 source-recorded readings
Kirieきりえ · this pageJurieじゅりえ
霧絵
2 source-recorded readings
Kirieきりえ · this pageMueむえ
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 Kirie 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 恵 | favor, blessing, grace | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | あや, け, さと, さとし +4 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 絵 | picture, drawing, painting | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | — | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2 |
| 里 | ri, village, parent's home | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | さ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2 |
| 江 | creek, inlet, bay | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | くん, とうみ, み, りえ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 桐 | paulownia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ひさ, き | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9 |
| 霧 | fog, mist | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | — | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 理 | logic, arrangement, reason | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | あや, おさむ, さと, さとる +12 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2 |
| 枝 | bough, branch, twig | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | え, ぐさ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5 |
| 貴 | precious, value, prize | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | きよ, ぎ, たか, たかし +1 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6 |
| 希 | hope, beg, request | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | のぞ, のぞみ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 梨 | pear tree | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | か | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 樹 | timber, trees, wood | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | いつき, うえ, こ, しげ +5 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6 |
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
キリエ
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Kirieきりえ · this page
Characters in order
キKanaリKanaエKana
Exact written form
姫理恵
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Kirieきりえ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
希梨絵
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Kirieきりえ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
希里江
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Kirieきりえ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
桐恵
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Kirieきりえ · this pageHisaeひさえ
Characters in order
Exact written form
桐枝
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Kirieきりえ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
桐江
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Kirieきりえ · this pageHisaeひさえ
Characters in order
Exact written form
桐絵
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Kirieきりえ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
樹理江
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Kirieきりえ · this pageJurieじゅりえ
Characters in order
Exact written form
樹里枝
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Kirieきりえ · this page
Characters in order
Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 22. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.
Corpus pattern
Kanji recurring across Kirie 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.
恵favor, blessing, grace6 of 22 analyzed forms絵picture, drawing, painting6 of 22 analyzed forms里ri, village, parent's home5 of 22 analyzed forms江creek, inlet, bay4 of 22 analyzed forms桐paulownia4 of 22 analyzed forms霧fog, mist4 of 22 analyzed forms理logic, arrangement, reason3 of 22 analyzed forms枝bough, branch, twig3 of 22 analyzed forms貴precious, value, prize3 of 22 analyzed forms希hope, beg, request2 of 22 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing
Explore written forms of Kirie
22 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading きりえ. 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.
キリエ
キリエ · Kirie
This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.
Character-set checkKana spelling
姫理恵
きりえ · Kirie
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
希梨絵
きりえ · Kirie
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
希里江
きりえ · Kirie
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
桐恵
きりえ · Kirie
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
桐枝
きりえ · Kirie
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
桐江
きりえ · Kirie
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
桐絵
きりえ · Kirie
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
樹理江
きりえ · Kirie
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
樹里枝
きりえ · Kirie
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
祈里恵
きりえ · Kirie
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
祈里絵
きりえ · Kirie
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
貴梨絵
きりえ · Kirie
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
貴理絵
きりえ · Kirie
貴precious, value, prize, esteem理logic, arrangement, reason, justice絵picture, drawing, painting, sketch
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
貴里恵
きりえ · Kirie
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
錐恵
きりえ · Kirie
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
雰恵
きりえ · Kirie
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
雰枝
きりえ · Kirie
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
霧依
きりえ · Kirie
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
霧栄
きりえ · Kirie
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
霧江
きりえ · Kirie
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
霧絵
きりえ · Kirie
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Spelling comparator
Compare Kirie 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| キリエ | キリエ | Kana-only spelling | — | Kana spelling |
| 姫理恵 | きりえ | 姫 — princess · 理 — logic, arrangement · 恵 — favor, blessing | 31 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 希梨絵 | きりえ | 希 — hope, beg · 梨 — pear tree · 絵 — picture, drawing | 30 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 希里江 | きりえ | 希 — hope, beg · 里 — ri, village · 江 — creek, inlet | 20 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 桐恵 | きりえ | 桐 — paulownia · 恵 — favor, blessing | 20 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 桐枝 | きりえ | 桐 — paulownia · 枝 — bough, branch | 18 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 桐江 | きりえ | 桐 — paulownia · 江 — creek, inlet | 16 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 桐絵 | きりえ | 桐 — paulownia · 絵 — picture, drawing | 22 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 樹理江 | きりえ | 樹 — timber, trees · 理 — logic, arrangement · 江 — creek, inlet | 33 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 樹里枝 | きりえ | 樹 — timber, trees · 里 — ri, village · 枝 — bough, branch | 31 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 祈里恵 | きりえ | 祈 · 里 — ri, village · 恵 — favor, blessing | 26 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 祈里絵 | きりえ | 祈 · 里 — ri, village · 絵 — picture, drawing | 28 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 貴梨絵 | きりえ | 貴 — precious, value · 梨 — pear tree · 絵 — picture, drawing | 35 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 貴理絵 | きりえ | 貴 — precious, value · 理 — logic, arrangement · 絵 — picture, drawing | 35 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 貴里恵 | きりえ | 貴 — precious, value · 里 — ri, village · 恵 — favor, blessing | 29 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 錐恵 | きりえ | 錐 — auger, drill · 恵 — favor, blessing | 26 | 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 Kirie 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 きり
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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66 recorded spellings
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31 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceKirika
28 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceKirin
25 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceKiria
9 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceKirio
9 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceKirina
7 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceKirino
6 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceKiriri
4 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceKirito
4 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceKiryū
4 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceKiriha
3 recorded spellings
Explore →Shared-kanji relationships
Other names sharing kanji with Kirie
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
Akie
希恵枝江理絵貴
7 shared kanji · 272 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipErika
恵枝江理絵里
6 shared kanji · 231 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipYoshie
恵枝江理絵貴
6 shared kanji · 167 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipYukie
希恵枝江絵貴
6 shared kanji · 153 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipAeri
恵枝江理絵里
6 shared kanji · 136 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipMarie
恵枝江理絵里
6 shared kanji · 136 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipErina
恵枝江理絵里
6 shared kanji · 127 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipYurie
恵枝江理絵里
6 shared kanji · 108 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipUkie
希恵枝江絵貴
6 shared kanji · 101 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipKimie
希恵枝江絵貴
6 shared kanji · 99 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipNorie
恵枝江理絵里
6 shared kanji · 87 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipEriko
恵枝江理絵里
6 shared kanji · 76 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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