group-level written forms
Canonical reference record
JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context
Reference coverageDistinct recorded spellings46 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 Nahoko
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: Nahoko. 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 Nahoko 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 “Nahoko”, this page explains each recorded spelling separately.
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based on the exact written form
Kana-only spelling
ナホコ
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
ナKana characterホKana characterコKana character
Kana-only spelling
なほこ
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
なKana characterほKana characterこKana character
Mixed kanji and kana spelling
ナホ子
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
Mixed kanji and kana spelling
なほ子
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
Kanji spelling
七保子
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
Kanji spelling
七歩子
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
Kanji spelling
七穂子
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
Kanji spelling
乃穂子
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
Kanji spelling
修子
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
Kanji spelling
南帆子
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
Kanji spelling
南穂子
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
Kanji spelling
名保子
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
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 Nahoko 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.
なほこ · ナホコ · ナホこ
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
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.
なほこ in the imported JMnedict corpus
48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| なほこNahoko | 4648 source rows | female 48source rows · distinct forms: female 46 | 00 source rows |
| なほこNahoko | 00 source rows | —source rows · distinct forms: — | 00 source rows |
| なほこNahoko | 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.
JMnedict source text
Source-supplied text attached to Nahoko records
JMnedict can attach trans_det text to a name-classification block. This may be a Latin spelling, label or descriptor. It is shown only when it adds information beyond this site’s generated romanization.
| Written form | Source reading | JMnedict source text |
|---|---|---|
| なほこ | なほこ | Naoko |
Meaning boundary: this is text supplied by JMnedict for the associated name-classification block. It is not an inferred kanji meaning, a translation of the written characters as a whole, proof of a person’s preferred Latin spelling, or evidence of popularity.
48 source-text items were omitted because they are equivalent to the generated romanization and would add no distinct information.
Spelling anatomy
Corpus structure behind Nahoko
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.
3–29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| なほこ | Nahoko | 3 | 48 |
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?
21 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
修子
直子
4 source-recorded readings
奈穂子
3 source-recorded readings
為穂子
なほ子
2 source-recorded readings
NaokoなおこNahokoなほこ · this page
七保子
2 source-recorded readings
NaokoなおこNahokoなほこ · this page
七穂子
2 source-recorded readings
NaokoなおこNahokoなほこ · this page
奈保子
2 source-recorded readings
NaokoなおこNahokoなほこ · this page
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 Nahoko 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 子 | child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM | 46 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 3 | い, き, ぎ, く +2 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1 |
| 奈 | Nara, what? | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | — | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 穂 | ear, ear (grain), head | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 15 | お, こう, のり, ほい | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 保 | protect, guarantee, keep | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | う, お, ぶ, もり +2 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5 |
| 帆 | sail | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | — | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 歩 | walk, counter for steps | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | あ, ゆき, ゆみ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2 |
| 直 | straightaway, honesty, frankness | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | すぐ, なお, のう, のお | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2 |
| 菜 | vegetable, side dish, greens | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | よう | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 那 | what? | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | とも, やす | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 七 | seven | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | し, しっ, な, ひち | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1 |
| 名 | name, noted, distinguished | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | と | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1 |
| 南 | south | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | なみ, は, みな, みまみ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2 |
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
ナホコ
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Nahokoなほこ
Characters in order
ナKanaホKanaコKana
Exact written form
なほこ
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Nahokoなほこ · this page
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なKanaほKanaこKana
Exact written form
ナホ子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Nahokoなほこ
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Exact written form
なほ子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
NaokoなおこNahokoなほこ · this page
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Exact written form
七保子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
NaokoなおこNahokoなほこ · this page
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Exact written form
七歩子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Nahokoなほこ · this page
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Exact written form
七穂子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
NaokoなおこNahokoなほこ · this page
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Exact written form
乃穂子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Nahokoなほこ · this page
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Exact written form
修子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Characters in order
Exact written form
南帆子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Nahokoなほこ · this page
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 Nahoko 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-1AM46 of 48 analyzed forms奈Nara, what?13 of 48 analyzed forms穂ear, ear (grain), head9 of 48 analyzed forms保protect, guarantee, keep7 of 48 analyzed forms帆sail7 of 48 analyzed forms歩walk, counter for steps5 of 48 analyzed forms直straightaway, honesty, frankness5 of 48 analyzed forms菜vegetable, side dish, greens5 of 48 analyzed forms那what?4 of 48 analyzed forms七seven3 of 48 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing
Explore written forms of Nahoko
48 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading なほこ. 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.
ナホコ
ナホコ · Nahoko
This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.
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なほこ
なほこ · Nahoko
This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.
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ナホ子
ナホこ · Nahoko
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なほ子
なほこ · Nahoko
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Same writing, other recorded reading
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七保子
なほこ · Nahoko
七seven保protect, guarantee, keep, preserve子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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Same writing, other recorded reading
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七歩子
なほこ · Nahoko
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七穂子
なほこ · Nahoko
七seven穂ear, ear (grain), head, crest (wave)子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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Same writing, other recorded reading
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乃穂子
なほこ · Nahoko
乃from, possessive particle, whereupon, accordingly穂ear, ear (grain), head, crest (wave)子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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修子
なほこ · Nahoko
修discipline, conduct oneself well, study, master子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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Same writing, other recorded readings
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南帆子
なほこ · Nahoko
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南穂子
なほこ · Nahoko
南south穂ear, ear (grain), head, crest (wave)子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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名保子
なほこ · Nahoko
名name, noted, distinguished, reputation保protect, guarantee, keep, preserve子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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名帆子
なほこ · Nahoko
名name, noted, distinguished, reputation帆sail子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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名穂子
なほこ · Nahoko
名name, noted, distinguished, reputation穂ear, ear (grain), head, crest (wave)子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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奈保子
なほこ · Nahoko
奈Nara, what?保protect, guarantee, keep, preserve子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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Same writing, other recorded reading
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奈宝子
なほこ · Nahoko
奈Nara, what?宝treasure, wealth, valuables子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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奈帆子
なほこ · Nahoko
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奈朋子
なほこ · Nahoko
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奈歩子
なほこ · Nahoko
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奈火子
なほこ · Nahoko
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Same writing, other recorded reading
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奈生子
なほこ · Nahoko
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奈甫子
なほこ · Nahoko
奈Nara, what?甫for the first time, not until子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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奈秀子
なほこ · Nahoko
奈Nara, what?秀excel, excellence, beauty, surpass子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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奈種子
なほこ · Nahoko
奈Nara, what?種species, kind, class, variety子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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奈穂子
なほこ · Nahoko
奈Nara, what?穂ear, ear (grain), head, crest (wave)子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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奈穗子
なほこ · Nahoko
奈Nara, what?穗ear (of grain), head, crest (of wave)子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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奈邦子
なほこ · Nahoko
奈Nara, what?邦home country, country, Japan子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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寧保子
なほこ · Nahoko
寧rather, preferably, peaceful, quiet保protect, guarantee, keep, preserve子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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寧歩子
なほこ · Nahoko
寧rather, preferably, peaceful, quiet歩walk, counter for steps子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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水帆子
なほこ · Nahoko
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波房子
なほこ · Nahoko
波waves, billows, Poland房tassel, tuft, fringe, bunch子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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渚帆子
なほこ · Nahoko
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為穂子
なほこ · Nahoko
為do, change, make, benefit穂ear, ear (grain), head, crest (wave)子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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直保子
なほこ · Nahoko
直straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix保protect, guarantee, keep, preserve子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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直子
なほこ · Nahoko
直straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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直歩子
なほこ · Nahoko
直straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix歩walk, counter for steps子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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直穂子
なほこ · Nahoko
直straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix穂ear, ear (grain), head, crest (wave)子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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直邦子
なほこ · Nahoko
直straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix邦home country, country, Japan子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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納堡子
なほこ · Nahoko
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菜保子
なほこ · Nahoko
菜vegetable, side dish, greens保protect, guarantee, keep, preserve子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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菜帆子
なほこ · Nahoko
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菜歩子
なほこ · Nahoko
菜vegetable, side dish, greens歩walk, counter for steps子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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菜渉子
なほこ · Nahoko
菜vegetable, side dish, greens渉ford, go cross, transit, ferry子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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菜穂子
なほこ · Nahoko
菜vegetable, side dish, greens穂ear, ear (grain), head, crest (wave)子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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那保子
なほこ · Nahoko
那what?保protect, guarantee, keep, preserve子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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那帆子
なほこ · Nahoko
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那灯子
なほこ · Nahoko
那what?灯lamp, a light, light, counter for lights子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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那穂子
なほこ · Nahoko
那what?穂ear, ear (grain), head, crest (wave)子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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Spelling comparator
Compare Nahoko 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ナホコ | ナホコ | Kana-only spelling | — | Kana spelling |
| なほこ | なほこ | Kana-only spelling | — | Kana spelling |
| ナホ子 | ナホこ | 子 — child, sign of the rat | 3 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| なほ子 | なほこ | 子 — child, sign of the rat | 3 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 七保子 | なほこ | 七 — seven · 保 — protect, guarantee · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 14 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 七歩子 | なほこ | 七 — seven · 歩 — walk, counter for steps · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 13 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 七穂子 | なほこ | 七 — seven · 穂 — ear, ear (grain) · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 20 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 乃穂子 | なほこ | 乃 — from, possessive particle · 穂 — ear, ear (grain) · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 20 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 修子 | なほこ | 修 — discipline, conduct oneself well · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 13 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 南帆子 | なほこ | 南 — south · 帆 — sail · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 18 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 南穂子 | なほこ | 南 — south · 穂 — ear, ear (grain) · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 27 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 名保子 | なほこ | 名 — name, noted · 保 — protect, guarantee · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 18 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 名帆子 | なほこ | 名 — name, noted · 帆 — sail · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 15 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 名穂子 | なほこ | 名 — name, noted · 穂 — ear, ear (grain) · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 24 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 奈保子 | なほこ | 奈 — Nara, what? · 保 — protect, guarantee · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 20 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 奈宝子 | なほこ | 奈 — Nara, what? · 宝 — treasure, wealth · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 19 | 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 Nahoko 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 なほ
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 · mixed records · limited reference
Naho
39 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceNahomi
25 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceNahoka
4 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceNapori
4 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceNahoe
3 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceNahono
3 recorded spellings
Explore →Shared-kanji relationships
Other names sharing kanji with Nahoko
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
Naoko
七保奈子帆歩直穂菜那
10 shared kanji · 115 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipNaomi
七保奈子帆直穂菜那
9 shared kanji · 99 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipNao
七保奈帆歩直穂菜那
9 shared kanji · 63 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipNaho
七保奈帆歩直穂菜那
9 shared kanji · 36 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipHonami
七保奈帆歩穂菜那
8 shared kanji · 48 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipNanaho
七保奈帆歩穂菜那
8 shared kanji · 24 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipNahomi
七保奈帆直穂菜那
8 shared kanji · 21 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipSunao
七保奈直穂菜那
7 shared kanji · 19 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipMinaho
保奈帆歩穂菜那
7 shared kanji · 17 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipMihona
保奈帆歩穂菜那
7 shared kanji · 14 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipKanaho
保奈帆歩穂菜那
7 shared kanji · 11 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipHona
保奈帆歩穂菜那
7 shared kanji · 7 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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