group-level written forms
Canonical reference record
JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context
Japanese given name
Kisa
きさ
Given-name classification varies across source records.
きさキサKisa
Reference coverageDistinct recorded spellings47 Source spelling/reading rows48 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 Kisa
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: Kisa. Personal spelling and true vowel boundaries can differ.
2 morae in this reading. Small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana join the preceding mora.
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Meaning by written form
What can Kisa 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 “Kisa”, this page explains each recorded spelling separately.
character meanings available
no kanji meaning attached
based on the exact written form
Kana-only spelling
きさ
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
きKana characterさKana character
Kana-only spelling
キサ
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サKana character
Kanji spelling
吉祥
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
喜佐
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
喜彩
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
姫沙
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.
Kanji spelling
姫紗
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
姫颯
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
嬉佐
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
嬉咲
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
季咲
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
季彩
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 48. 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 Kisa 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.
きさ · キサ
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
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.
きさ in the imported JMnedict corpus
48 source spelling/reading rows
4 source spelling/reading rows
row counts carrying each JMnedict source label
| Exact reading | Given-name evidence | Given-name labels | Surname evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| きさKisa | 4748 source rows | female 46 · unspecified 2source rows · distinct forms: female 45 · unspecified 2 | 44 source rows |
| きさKisa | 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 Kisa
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.
14–26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| きさ | Kisa | 2 | 48 |
Reading ambiguity
Can the same writing be read another way?
16 of 48 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
希咲
希彩
喜彩
季咲
希幸
希桜
綺咲
吉祥
2 source-recorded readings
Kisaきさ · this pageKisshōきっしょう
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 Kisa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 紗 | gauze, gossamer | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 10 | たえ, すず | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9 |
| 佐 | assistant, help | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | すけ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 沙 | sand | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 希 | hope, beg, request | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | のぞ, のぞみ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 咲 | blossom, bloom | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | さ, さき | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 砂 | sand | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | いさ, ご | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6 |
| 季 | seasons | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | すえ, とし | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 紀 | chronicle, account, narrative | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | おさむ, ただす, とし, とも +2 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5 |
| 彩 | coloring, paint, makeup | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | あや, さ, さえ, つや | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 姫 | princess | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 祈 | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | — | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 10 |
| 稀 | rare, phenomenal, dilute (acid) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | — | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9 |
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
きさ
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Kisaきさ · this page
Characters in order
きKanaさKana
Exact written form
キサ
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Kisaきさ
Characters in order
キKanaサKana
Exact written form
吉祥
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Kisaきさ · this pageKisshōきっしょう
Characters in order
Exact written form
喜佐
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Kisaきさ · this page
Characters in order
Other public forms containing the same contiguous sequence
The exact sequence 喜佐 appears contiguously inside these other source-recorded forms.
Exact written form
喜彩
Characters in order
Exact written form
姫沙
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Kisaきさ · this pageKizunaきずな
Exact written form
姫紗
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Kisaきさ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
姫颯
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Kisaきさ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
嬉佐
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Kisaきさ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
嬉咲
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Kisaきさ · this pageKisakiきさき
Characters in order
Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 48. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.
Corpus pattern
Kanji recurring across Kisa 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.
紗gauze, gossamer11 of 48 analyzed forms佐assistant, help8 of 48 analyzed forms沙sand8 of 48 analyzed forms希hope, beg, request7 of 48 analyzed forms咲blossom, bloom5 of 48 analyzed forms砂sand5 of 48 analyzed forms季seasons4 of 48 analyzed forms紀chronicle, account, narrative4 of 48 analyzed forms彩coloring, paint, makeup3 of 48 analyzed forms姫princess3 of 48 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing
Explore written forms of Kisa
48 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading きさ. 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.
きさ
きさ · Kisa
This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.
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キサ
キサ · Kisa
This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.
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吉祥
きさ · Kisa
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喜佐
きさ · Kisa
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喜彩
きさ · Kisa
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Same writing, other recorded readings
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
姫沙
きさ · Kisa
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Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
姫紗
きさ · Kisa
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姫颯
きさ · Kisa
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嬉佐
きさ · Kisa
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嬉咲
きさ · Kisa
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Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
季咲
きさ · Kisa
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Same writing, other recorded readings
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季彩
きさ · Kisa
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季沙
きさ · Kisa
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季砂
きさ · Kisa
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希佐
きさ · Kisa
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希咲
きさ · Kisa
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Same writing, other recorded readings
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
希幸
きさ · Kisa
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Same writing, other recorded readings
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希彩
きさ · Kisa
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希桜
きさ · Kisa
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Same writing, other recorded readings
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希沙
きさ · Kisa
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希茶
きさ · Kisa
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杞紗
きさ · Kisa
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来紗
きさ · Kisa
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Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
樹沙
きさ · Kisa
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樹紗
きさ · Kisa
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祈砂
きさ · Kisa
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祈紗
きさ · Kisa
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祈颯
きさ · Kisa
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稀佐
きさ · Kisa
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稀沙
きさ · Kisa
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稀紗
きさ · Kisa
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紀佐
きさ · Kisa
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紀咲
きさ · Kisa
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Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
紀沙
きさ · Kisa
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紀紗
きさ · Kisa
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絹紗
きさ · Kisa
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綺咲
きさ · Kisa
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Same writing, other recorded readings
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
葵沙
きさ · Kisa
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葵砂
きさ · Kisa
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葵紗
きさ · Kisa
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規佐
きさ · Kisa
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貴砂
きさ · Kisa
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貴紗
きさ · Kisa
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起佐
きさ · Kisa
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輝佐
きさ · Kisa
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黄沙
きさ · Kisa
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黄砂
きさ · Kisa
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Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
黄紗
きさ · Kisa
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Spelling comparator
Compare Kisa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| きさ | きさ | Kana-only spelling | — | Kana spelling |
| キサ | キサ | Kana-only spelling | — | Kana spelling |
| 吉祥 | きさ | 吉 — good luck, joy · 祥 — good luck | 17 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 喜佐 | きさ | 喜 — rejoice, take pleasure in · 佐 — assistant, help | 19 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 喜彩 | きさ | 喜 — rejoice, take pleasure in · 彩 — coloring, paint | 23 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 姫沙 | きさ | 姫 — princess · 沙 — sand | 17 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 姫紗 | きさ | 姫 — princess · 紗 — gauze, gossamer | 20 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 姫颯 | きさ | 姫 — princess · 颯 — sudden, quick | 24 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 嬉佐 | きさ | 嬉 — glad, pleased · 佐 — assistant, help | 22 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 嬉咲 | きさ | 嬉 — glad, pleased · 咲 — blossom, bloom | 24 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 季咲 | きさ | 季 — seasons · 咲 — blossom, bloom | 17 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 季彩 | きさ | 季 — seasons · 彩 — coloring, paint | 19 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 季沙 | きさ | 季 — seasons · 沙 — sand | 15 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 季砂 | きさ | 季 — seasons · 砂 — sand | 17 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 希佐 | きさ | 希 — hope, beg · 佐 — assistant, help | 14 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 希咲 | きさ | 希 — hope, beg · 咲 — blossom, bloom | 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 Kisa 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 きさ
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 · male · limited reference
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66 recorded spellings
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39 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceKisako
30 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceKisaki
24 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceKisae
17 recorded spellings
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16 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · limited referenceKizan
11 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · male · limited referenceKisao
9 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceKisato
9 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · limited referenceKisaku
8 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceKisayo
6 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceKisai
5 recorded spellings
Explore →Shared-kanji relationships
Other names sharing kanji with Kisa
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
Misaki
佐咲姫季希彩沙砂紀紗
10 shared kanji · 192 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipSaki
佐咲姫季希彩沙砂紀紗
10 shared kanji · 147 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipSakiko
佐咲姫季希彩沙砂紀紗
10 shared kanji · 109 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipSatsuki
佐咲姫季希彩沙砂紀紗
10 shared kanji · 58 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipSayuki
佐咲季希彩沙砂紀紗
9 shared kanji · 46 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipSakie
佐咲季希彩沙砂紀紗
9 shared kanji · 45 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipChisaki
咲姫季希彩沙砂紀紗
9 shared kanji · 29 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipSayaka
佐咲希彩沙砂紀紗
8 shared kanji · 214 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipAkisa
佐咲季希彩沙砂紗
8 shared kanji · 79 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipMasaki
佐咲姫季希沙砂紀
8 shared kanji · 54 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipNagisa
佐咲季希彩沙砂紗
8 shared kanji · 36 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipKisara
咲姫季希彩沙紀紗
8 shared kanji · 30 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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