Canonical reference record

JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context

Japanese given name

Madoka

マドカ

Given-name classification varies across source records.

まどかマドカMadoka

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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 spellings160

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows161

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Madoka

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まどか

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formマドカ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationMadoka

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

Mora segmentationま · ど · か

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 Madoka 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 “Madoka”, this page explains each recorded spelling separately.

Kanji spellings10

character meanings available

Kana-only spellings2

no kanji meaning attached

InterpretationBy spelling

based on the exact written form

Kana-only spelling

マドカ

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

マKana characterドKana characterカKana character

Kana-only spelling

まどか

Characters and loaded glosses

まKana characterどKana characterかKana character

Mixed kanji and kana spelling

まど佳

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

まKana characterどKana character佳excellent, beautiful, good

Mixed kanji and kana spelling

まど加

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

まKana characterどKana character加add, addition, increase

Mixed kanji and kana spelling

まど果

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

まKana characterどKana character果fruit, reward, carry out

Mixed kanji and kana spelling

まど香

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

まKana characterどKana character香incense, smell, perfume

Kanji spelling

万冬香

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

万ten thousand, 10,000冬winter香incense, smell, perfume

Kanji spelling

万努加

Characters and loaded glosses

万ten thousand, 10,000努toil, diligent, as much as possible加add, addition, increase

Kanji spelling

万努果

Characters and loaded glosses

万ten thousand, 10,000努toil, diligent, as much as possible果fruit, reward, carry out

Kanji spelling

万努花

Characters and loaded glosses

万ten thousand, 10,000努toil, diligent, as much as possible花flower

Kanji spelling

万土香

Characters and loaded glosses

万ten thousand, 10,000土soil, earth, ground香incense, smell, perfume

Kanji spelling

万杜歌

Characters and loaded glosses

万ten thousand, 10,000杜woods, grove歌song, sing

Showing meaning context for the first 12 distinct written forms out of 161. 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 Madoka 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 readings2

まどか · マドカ

Kanji-based spellings159

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

Kana-only2

recorded spellings

1-kanji forms16

recorded spellings

2-kanji forms40

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms103

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 + surname

まどか in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms161

162 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms4

4 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsfemale 160 · unspecified 2

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact reading	Given-name evidence	Given-name labels	Surname evidence
まどかMadoka	161162 source rows	female 160 · unspecified 2source rows · distinct forms: female 159 · unspecified 2	44 source rows
まどかMadoka	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 Madoka

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 data159

4–45 strokes observed span

Median total strokes23

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms159

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
まどか	Madoka	3	161

Recurring first-position kanji

真true, reality35 forms 麻hemp, flax26 forms 茉jasmine22 forms 円circle, yen18 forms 万ten thousand, 10,00014 forms 窓window, pane9 forms

Recurring final-position kanji

香incense, smell45 forms 花flower25 forms 佳excellent, beautiful14 forms 加add, addition10 forms 果fruit, reward10 forms 歌song, sing8 forms

One-character kanji forms

円circle, yen1 form 和harmony, Japanese style1 form 圓yen, circle1 form 夢dream, vision1 form 愛love, affection1 form 暢stretch1 form

Recurring adjacent kanji sequences

真都9 analyzed forms 努加5 analyzed forms 土香5 analyzed forms 万都5 analyzed forms 登香5 analyzed forms 茉渡5 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?

22 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.

Written forms checked80

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings22

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading57

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set52

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

愛

52 source-recorded readings

ĀiあーいAiあい Aikaあいか Aisuあいす Aoiあおい Akiあき

和

42 source-recorded readings

AiあいAeruあえるAmaneあまね Izumiいずみ Kazuかず Kazukoかずこ

夢

17 source-recorded readings

Ayumiあゆみ Ayumuあゆむ Arisuありす KanaeかなえDorīmuどりーむNeneねね

月

14 source-recorded readings

Akariあかり AporoあぽろAruteあるてTsukiつき HikaruひかるMadokaまどか · this page

暢

11 source-recorded readings

Itaruいたる Uraraうらら Chōちょう Tōruとおる Nobuのぶ Noburuのぶる

和香

10 source-recorded readings

Aikaあいか Aekaあえか Kazukaかずか Kazukoかずこ Nodokaのどか Honokaほのか

望

10 source-recorded readings

AkiraあきらNegaiねがいNozomiのぞみ Nozomuのぞむ Noboruのぼる Bōぼう

玲

10 source-recorded readings

Akiあき Akiraあきら Suzuすず TōruとおるMadokaまどか · this pageMoyuraもゆら

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 Madoka 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
香	incense, smell, perfume	45	0	45	0	0	9	こ, こお, ひゃん, よし	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
真	true, reality, Buddhist sect	35	35	0	0	0	10	さな, さね, ただ, ただし +11	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
麻	hemp, flax, numb	26	26	0	0	0	11	あ, あざ, お	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
花	flower	25	0	25	0	0	7	わ	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
都	capital, metropolis	22	0	0	22	0	11	—	Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 10
茉	jasmine	22	22	0	0	0	8	み	Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
円	circle, yen, round	19	18	0	0	1	4	つぶら, のぶ, まどか, みつ	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
佳	excellent, beautiful, good	14	0	14	0	0	8	けい, よし	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
万	ten thousand, 10,000	14	14	0	0	0	3	かず, ま, ゆる	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
努	toil, diligent, as much as possible	14	0	0	14	0	7	—	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
加	add, addition, increase	10	0	10	0	0	5	—	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
果	fruit, reward, carry out	10	0	10	0	0	8	み	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4

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

マドカ

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Madokaまどか

Characters in order

マKanaドKanaカKana

Exact written form

まどか

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Madokaまどか · this page

Characters in order

まKanaどKanaかKana

Exact written form

まど佳

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Madokaまどか · this page

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まKanaどKana佳excellent, beautiful

Exact written form

まど加

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Madokaまどか · this page

Characters in order

まKanaどKana加add, addition

Exact written form

まど果

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Madokaまどか · this page

Characters in order

まKanaどKana果fruit, reward

Exact written form

まど香

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Madokaまどか · this page

Characters in order

まKanaどKana香incense, smell

Exact written form

万冬香

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Madokaまどか · this page

Characters in order

万ten thousand, 10,000冬winter香incense, smell

Exact written form

万努加

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Madokaまどか · this page

Characters in order

万ten thousand, 10,000努toil, diligent加add, addition

Exact written form

万努果

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Madokaまどか · this page

Characters in order

万ten thousand, 10,000努toil, diligent果fruit, reward

Exact written form

万努花

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Madokaまどか · this page

Characters in order

万ten thousand, 10,000努toil, diligent花flower

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 161. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.

Corpus pattern

Kanji recurring across Madoka 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.

香incense, smell, perfume45 of 161 analyzed forms 真true, reality, Buddhist sect35 of 161 analyzed forms 麻hemp, flax, numb26 of 161 analyzed forms 花flower25 of 161 analyzed forms 都capital, metropolis22 of 161 analyzed forms 茉jasmine22 of 161 analyzed forms 円circle, yen, round19 of 161 analyzed forms 佳excellent, beautiful, good14 of 161 analyzed forms 万ten thousand, 10,00014 of 161 analyzed forms 努toil, diligent, as much as possible14 of 161 analyzed forms

Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Madoka

161 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading まどか. 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.

マドカ

マドカ · Madoka

Katakana マドカMorae 3Strokes —

This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.

Character-set checkKana spelling

Madoka

Extended source depth

How to read Madoka

What can Madoka mean?

マドカ

まどか

まど佳

まど加

まど果

まど香

万冬香

万努加

万努果

万努花

万土香

万杜歌

How to read these meanings

How Madoka is represented

How this reading is classified in the source corpus

Corpus structure behind Madoka

Can the same writing be read another way?

How recurring characters function across Madoka spellings

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

マドカ

まどか

まど佳

まど加

まど果

まど香

万冬香

万努加

万努果

万努花

Kanji recurring across Madoka spellings

Explore written forms of Madoka

マドカ

まどか

まど佳

まど加

まど果

まど香

万冬香

万努加

万努果

万努花

万土香

万杜歌

万桃花

万登歌

万登賀

万都佳

万都加

万都花

万都霞

万都香

丸佳

円

円佳

円嘉

円夏

円奏

円子

円日

円果

円架

円歌

円理子

円美

円翔

円花

円菓

円華

円賀

円香

円馨

和

和加

和香

圓

夢