group-level written forms
Canonical reference record
JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context
Reference coverageDistinct recorded spellings46 Source spelling/reading rows46 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 Kokona
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: Kokona. 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 Kokona 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 “Kokona”, this page explains each recorded spelling separately.
character meanings available
no kanji meaning attached
based on the exact written form
Kana-only spelling
ここな
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
こKana characterこKana characterなKana character
Kanji spelling
今来夏
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
優奈
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
古香奈
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
心々和
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
心々奈
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
心凪
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
心南
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
心和
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
心夏
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
心奈
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
心子奈
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 46. 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 Kokona 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.
ここな
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 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.
ここな in the imported JMnedict corpus
46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ここなKokona | 4646 source rows | female 46source rows · distinct forms: female 46 | 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 Kokona
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.
10–30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ここな | Kokona | 3 | 46 |
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
々奈4 analyzed forms々菜4 analyzed forms々南3 analyzed forms瑚々3 analyzed forms心々2 analyzed forms心夏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?
17 of 46 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
心愛
心花
想
心和
優奈
恋夏
心夏
4 source-recorded readings
恋奈
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 Kokona 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 心 | heart, mind, spirit | 17 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | — | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2 |
| 々 | — | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | — | — | No loaded KANJIDIC2 classification |
| 奈 | Nara, what? | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 8 | — | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 恋 | romance, in love, yearn for | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | — | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 菜 | vegetable, side dish, greens | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | よう | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 夏 | summer | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2 |
| 瑚 | ancestral offering receptacle, coral | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | — | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9 |
| 南 | south | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | なみ, は, みな, みまみ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2 |
| 虹 | rainbow | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | — | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 来 | come, due, next | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | くり, くる, ごろ, さ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2 |
| 香 | incense, smell, perfume | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | こ, こお, ひゃん, よし | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 和 | harmony, Japanese style, peace | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | あい, いず, かず, かつ +13 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3 |
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
ここな
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Kokonaここな · this page
Characters in order
こKanaこKanaなKana
Exact written form
今来夏
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Kokonaここな · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
優奈
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Characters in order
Other public forms containing the same contiguous sequence
The exact sequence 優奈 appears contiguously inside these other source-recorded forms.
Exact written form
古香奈
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Kokonaここな · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
心々和
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Kokonaここな · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
心々奈
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Kokonaここな · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
心凪
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Kokonaここな · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
心南
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Kokonaここな · this pageKonanこなん
Characters in order
Exact written form
心和
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Characters in order
Exact written form
心夏
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Characters in order
Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 46. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.
Corpus pattern
Kanji recurring across Kokona 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.
心heart, mind, spirit17 of 46 analyzed forms々Kanji record14 of 46 analyzed forms奈Nara, what?11 of 46 analyzed forms恋romance, in love, yearn for8 of 46 analyzed forms菜vegetable, side dish, greens7 of 46 analyzed forms夏summer6 of 46 analyzed forms瑚ancestral offering receptacle, coral5 of 46 analyzed forms南south4 of 46 analyzed forms虹rainbow3 of 46 analyzed forms来come, due, next2 of 46 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing
Explore written forms of Kokona
46 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading ここな. 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.
ここな
ここな · Kokona
This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.
Character-set checkKana spelling
今来夏
ここな · Kokona
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優奈
ここな · Kokona
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded readings
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
古香奈
ここな · Kokona
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心々和
ここな · Kokona
心heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)々No KANJIDIC2 record loaded和harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften
Character-set checkContains at least one kanji outside the loaded jōyō/jinmeiyō classification
心々奈
ここな · Kokona
Character-set checkContains at least one kanji outside the loaded jōyō/jinmeiyō classification
心凪
ここな · Kokona
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
心南
ここな · Kokona
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.
心和
ここな · Kokona
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Same writing, other recorded readings
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
心夏
ここな · Kokona
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Same writing, other recorded readings
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
心奈
ここな · Kokona
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Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
心子奈
ここな · Kokona
心heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac奈Nara, what?
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心寧
ここな · Kokona
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.
心愛
ここな · Kokona
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded readings
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
心渚
ここな · Kokona
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
心絆
ここな · Kokona
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
心花
ここな · Kokona
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded readings
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
心菜
ここな · Kokona
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.
心虹
ここな · Kokona
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.
心那
ここな · Kokona
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.
志菜
ここな · Kokona
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Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
恋々南
ここな · Kokona
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恋々菜
ここな · Kokona
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恋夏
ここな · Kokona
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded readings
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
恋奈
ここな · Kokona
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Same writing, other recorded readings
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
恋心夏
ここな · Kokona
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恋恋凪
ここな · Kokona
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恋生
ここな · Kokona
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恋菜
ここな · Kokona
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Same writing, other recorded readings
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
想
ここな · Kokona
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded readings
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
想夏
ここな · Kokona
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Same writing, other recorded readings
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
木々那
ここな · Kokona
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湖々奈
ここな · Kokona
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湖々菜
ここな · Kokona
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琴々南
ここな · Kokona
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琴々奈
ここな · Kokona
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瑚々南
ここな · Kokona
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瑚々奈
ここな · Kokona
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瑚々渚
ここな · Kokona
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瑚夏
ここな · Kokona
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瑚小奈
ここな · Kokona
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紅々菜
ここな · Kokona
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虹々菜
ここな · Kokona
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虹来七
ここな · Kokona
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
香鼓奈
ここな · Kokona
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
鼓呼名
ここな · Kokona
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Spelling comparator
Compare Kokona 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ここな | ここな | Kana-only spelling | — | Kana spelling |
| 今来夏 | ここな | 今 — now · 来 — come, due · 夏 — summer | 21 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 優奈 | ここな | 優 — tenderness, excel · 奈 — Nara, what? | 25 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 古香奈 | ここな | 古 — old · 香 — incense, smell · 奈 — Nara, what? | 22 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 心々和 | ここな | 心 — heart, mind · 和 — harmony, Japanese style | — | Includes unclassified/outside loaded jōyō-jinmeiyō class |
| 心々奈 | ここな | 心 — heart, mind · 奈 — Nara, what? | — | Includes unclassified/outside loaded jōyō-jinmeiyō class |
| 心凪 | ここな | 心 — heart, mind · 凪 — lull, calm | 10 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 心南 | ここな | 心 — heart, mind · 南 — south | 13 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 心和 | ここな | 心 — heart, mind · 和 — harmony, Japanese style | 12 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 心夏 | ここな | 心 — heart, mind · 夏 — summer | 14 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 心奈 | ここな | 心 — heart, mind · 奈 — Nara, what? | 12 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 心子奈 | ここな | 心 — heart, mind · 子 — child, sign of the rat · 奈 — Nara, what? | 15 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 心寧 | ここな | 心 — heart, mind · 寧 — rather, preferably | 18 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 心愛 | ここな | 心 — heart, mind · 愛 — love, affection | 17 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 心渚 | ここな | 心 — heart, mind · 渚 | 16 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 心絆 | ここな | 心 — heart, mind · 絆 — bonds, fetters | 15 | 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 Kokona 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 ここ
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
Koko
57 recorded spellings
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55 recorded spellings
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34 recorded spellings
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21 recorded spellings
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21 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceKokoha
9 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceKokori
9 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceKokono
7 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · male · limited referenceKogorō
6 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceKokomo
4 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceKokoka
3 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceKokō
3 recorded spellings
Explore →Shared-kanji relationships
Other names sharing kanji with Kokona
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
Nanako
々南夏奈心恋瑚菜虹
9 shared kanji · 53 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipNanami
々南夏奈心菜虹
7 shared kanji · 90 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipMinako
南夏奈心来菜虹
7 shared kanji · 46 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipKanako
南夏奈心菜虹
6 shared kanji · 83 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipMinami
々南奈心瑚菜
6 shared kanji · 72 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipNana
々南夏奈菜虹
6 shared kanji · 70 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipAyana
南夏奈心来菜
6 shared kanji · 64 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipMina
南夏奈心来菜
6 shared kanji · 46 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipNanaka
々南夏奈菜虹
6 shared kanji · 44 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipNanae
々南夏奈菜虹
6 shared kanji · 43 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipHana
南夏奈心菜虹
6 shared kanji · 39 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipKoko
々心恋来瑚虹
6 shared kanji · 32 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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