group-level written forms
Canonical reference record
JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context
Reference coverageDistinct recorded spellings82 Source spelling/reading rows84 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 Nobuko
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: Nobuko. 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 Nobuko 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 “Nobuko”, this page explains each recorded spelling separately.
character meanings available
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based on the exact written form
Kana-only spelling
ノブコ
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
ノKana characterブKana characterコKana character
Kana-only spelling
のぶこ
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
のKana characterぶKana characterこKana character
Mixed kanji and kana spelling
のぶ古
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
ノブ子
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
のぶ子
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
乃婦子
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
乃富子
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
乃布子
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
乃扶子
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
乃普子
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
乃武子
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 84. 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 Nobuko 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.
のぶこ · ノブコ · ノブこ
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.
のぶこ in the imported JMnedict corpus
85 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| のぶこNobuko | 8285 source rows | female 85source rows · distinct forms: female 82 | 00 source rows |
| のぶこNobuko | 00 source rows | —source rows · distinct forms: — | 00 source rows |
| のぶこNobuko | 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 Nobuko
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| のぶこ | Nobuko | 3 | 84 |
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
布子4 analyzed forms婦子3 analyzed forms富子2 analyzed forms扶子2 analyzed forms武子2 analyzed forms歩子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?
46 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.
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
薫子
21 source-recorded readings
倫子
12 source-recorded readings
敬子
暢子
登子
誠子
史子
10 source-recorded readings
裕子
10 source-recorded readings
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 Nobuko 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 | 76 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 3 | い, き, ぎ, く +2 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1 |
| 乃 | from, possessive particle, whereupon | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | おさむ, お, のり | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9 |
| 能 | ability, talent, skill | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | たか, の, のり, よし | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5 |
| 野 | plains, field, rustic | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | ずけ, つけ, ぬ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2 |
| 布 | linen, cloth, spread | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | う, の, ほ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5 |
| 婦 | lady, woman, wife | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | ね | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5 |
| 伸 | expand, stretch, extend | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | のぶ, よぼる | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 信 | faith, truth, fidelity | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | し, しが, しな, しの +5 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 富 | wealth, enrich, abundant | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | と, とん, ふっ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 扶 | aid, help, assist | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | — | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 武 | warrior, military, chivalry | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | う, お, たけし, たけん +1 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5 |
| 歩 | walk, counter for steps | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | あ, ゆき, ゆみ | 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
ノブコ
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Nobukoのぶこ
Characters in order
ノKanaブKanaコKana
Exact written form
のぶこ
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Nobukoのぶこ · this page
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のKanaぶKanaこKana
Exact written form
のぶ古
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Nobukoのぶこ · this page
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Exact written form
ノブ子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Nobukoのぶこ
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Exact written form
のぶ子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Nobukoのぶこ · this page
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Exact written form
乃婦子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Nobukoのぶこ · this page
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Exact written form
乃子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
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Other public forms containing the same contiguous sequence
The exact sequence 乃子 appears contiguously inside these other source-recorded forms.
Exact written form
乃富子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Nobukoのぶこ · this page
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Exact written form
乃布子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Nobukoのぶこ · this page
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Exact written form
乃扶子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Nobukoのぶこ · this page
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Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 84. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.
Corpus pattern
Kanji recurring across Nobuko 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-1AM76 of 84 analyzed forms乃from, possessive particle, whereupon10 of 84 analyzed forms能ability, talent, skill8 of 84 analyzed forms野plains, field, rustic5 of 84 analyzed forms布linen, cloth, spread4 of 84 analyzed forms婦lady, woman, wife3 of 84 analyzed forms伸expand, stretch, extend3 of 84 analyzed forms信faith, truth, fidelity3 of 84 analyzed forms富wealth, enrich, abundant2 of 84 analyzed forms扶aid, help, assist2 of 84 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing
Explore written forms of Nobuko
84 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading のぶこ. 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.
ノブコ
ノブコ · Nobuko
This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.
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のぶこ
のぶこ · Nobuko
This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.
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のぶ古
のぶこ · Nobuko
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ノブ子
ノブこ · Nobuko
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のぶ子
のぶこ · Nobuko
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乃婦子
のぶこ · Nobuko
乃from, possessive particle, whereupon, accordingly婦lady, woman, wife, bride子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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乃子
のぶこ · Nobuko
乃from, possessive particle, whereupon, accordingly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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乃富子
のぶこ · Nobuko
乃from, possessive particle, whereupon, accordingly富wealth, enrich, abundant子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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乃布子
のぶこ · Nobuko
乃from, possessive particle, whereupon, accordingly布linen, cloth, spread, distribute子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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乃扶子
のぶこ · Nobuko
乃from, possessive particle, whereupon, accordingly扶aid, help, assist子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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乃普子
のぶこ · Nobuko
乃from, possessive particle, whereupon, accordingly普universal, wide(ly), generally, Prussia子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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乃武子
のぶこ · Nobuko
乃from, possessive particle, whereupon, accordingly武warrior, military, chivalry, arms子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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乃歩子
のぶこ · Nobuko
乃from, possessive particle, whereupon, accordingly歩walk, counter for steps子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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乃生子
のぶこ · Nobuko
乃from, possessive particle, whereupon, accordingly生life, genuine, birth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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乃芙子
のぶこ · Nobuko
乃from, possessive particle, whereupon, accordingly芙lotus, Mt Fuji子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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之芙子
のぶこ · Nobuko
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亘子
のぶこ · Nobuko
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亙子
のぶこ · Nobuko
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伊子
のぶこ · Nobuko
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伸子
のぶこ · Nobuko
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伸布子
のぶこ · Nobuko
伸expand, stretch, extend, lengthen布linen, cloth, spread, distribute子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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伸幸
のぶこ · Nobuko
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信公
のぶこ · Nobuko
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信好
のぶこ · Nobuko
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信子
のぶこ · Nobuko
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修好
のぶこ · Nobuko
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修子
のぶこ · Nobuko
修discipline, conduct oneself well, study, master子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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倫子
のぶこ · Nobuko
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允子
のぶこ · Nobuko
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充子
のぶこ · Nobuko
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叙子
のぶこ · Nobuko
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史子
のぶこ · Nobuko
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喜子
のぶこ · Nobuko
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宜子
のぶこ · Nobuko
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宣子
のぶこ · Nobuko
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展子
のぶこ · Nobuko
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布子
のぶこ · Nobuko
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庸子
のぶこ · Nobuko
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延子
のぶこ · Nobuko
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応子
のぶこ · Nobuko
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悦子
のぶこ · Nobuko
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房子
のぶこ · Nobuko
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敦子
のぶこ · Nobuko
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敬子
のぶこ · Nobuko
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敷子
のぶこ · Nobuko
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暢子
のぶこ · Nobuko
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暢更
のぶこ · Nobuko
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書子
のぶこ · Nobuko
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演子
のぶこ · Nobuko
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申子
のぶこ · Nobuko
申have the honor to, sign of the monkey, 3-5PM, ninth sign of Chinese zodiac子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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登子
のぶこ · Nobuko
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睦子
のぶこ · Nobuko
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紳子
のぶこ · Nobuko
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綽子
のぶこ · Nobuko
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緩子
のぶこ · Nobuko
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肆子
のぶこ · Nobuko
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能婦子
のぶこ · Nobuko
能ability, talent, skill, capacity婦lady, woman, wife, bride子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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能子
のぶこ · Nobuko
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能富子
のぶこ · Nobuko
能ability, talent, skill, capacity富wealth, enrich, abundant子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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能布子
のぶこ · Nobuko
能ability, talent, skill, capacity布linen, cloth, spread, distribute子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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能扶子
のぶこ · Nobuko
能ability, talent, skill, capacity扶aid, help, assist子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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能武子
のぶこ · Nobuko
能ability, talent, skill, capacity武warrior, military, chivalry, arms子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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能舞子
のぶこ · Nobuko
能ability, talent, skill, capacity舞dance, flit, circle, wheel子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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能英子
のぶこ · Nobuko
能ability, talent, skill, capacity英England, English, hero, outstanding子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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舒子
のぶこ · Nobuko
Character-set checkContains at least one kanji outside the loaded jōyō/jinmeiyō classification
葉子
のぶこ · Nobuko
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.
董子
のぶこ · Nobuko
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.
薫子
のぶこ · Nobuko
薫send forth fragrance, fragrant, be scented, smoke (tobacco)子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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.
裕子
のぶこ · Nobuko
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.
覃子
のぶこ · Nobuko
Character-set checkContains at least one kanji outside the loaded jōyō/jinmeiyō classification
言子
のぶこ · Nobuko
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.
誠子
のぶこ · Nobuko
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.
迪子
のぶこ · Nobuko
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.
述子
のぶこ · Nobuko
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.
進子
のぶこ · Nobuko
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.
野婦子
のぶこ · Nobuko
野plains, field, rustic, civilian life婦lady, woman, wife, bride子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
野歩子
のぶこ · Nobuko
野plains, field, rustic, civilian life歩walk, counter for steps子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
野生子
のぶこ · Nobuko
野plains, field, rustic, civilian life生life, genuine, birth子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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.
野舞子
のぶこ · Nobuko
野plains, field, rustic, civilian life舞dance, flit, circle, wheel子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
野風子
のぶこ · Nobuko
野plains, field, rustic, civilian life風wind, air, style, manner子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Showing the first 80 spelling/reading records out of 84 loaded records for this reading group. The group contains 82 distinct written spellings.
Spelling comparator
Compare Nobuko 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ノブコ | ノブコ | Kana-only spelling | — | Kana spelling |
| のぶこ | のぶこ | Kana-only spelling | — | Kana spelling |
| のぶ古 | のぶこ | 古 — old | 5 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| ノブ子 | ノブこ | 子 — child, sign of the rat | 3 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| のぶ子 | のぶこ | 子 — child, sign of the rat | 3 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 乃婦子 | のぶこ | 乃 — from, possessive particle · 婦 — lady, woman · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 16 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 乃子 | のぶこ | 乃 — from, possessive particle · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 5 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 乃富子 | のぶこ | 乃 — from, possessive particle · 富 — wealth, enrich · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 17 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 乃布子 | のぶこ | 乃 — from, possessive particle · 布 — linen, cloth · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 10 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 乃扶子 | のぶこ | 乃 — from, possessive particle · 扶 — aid, help · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 12 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 乃普子 | のぶこ | 乃 — from, possessive particle · 普 — universal, wide(ly) · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 17 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 乃武子 | のぶこ | 乃 — from, possessive particle · 武 — warrior, military · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 13 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 乃歩子 | のぶこ | 乃 — from, possessive particle · 歩 — walk, counter for steps · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 13 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 乃生子 | のぶこ | 乃 — from, possessive particle · 生 — life, genuine · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 10 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 乃芙子 | のぶこ | 乃 — from, possessive particle · 芙 — lotus, Mt Fuji · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 12 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 之芙子 | のぶこ | 之 — of, this · 芙 — lotus, Mt Fuji · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 13 | 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 Nobuko 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
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Explore →Shared-kanji relationships
Other names sharing kanji with Nobuko
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
Shinobu
乃伸信婦富布扶能野
9 shared kanji · 49 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipNobu
乃伸信婦富布能野
8 shared kanji · 9 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipFujiko
信婦子富布扶
6 shared kanji · 47 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipNobue
乃伸信婦布野
6 shared kanji · 20 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipNoriko
乃伸子能野
5 shared kanji · 159 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipFumiko
婦子富布扶
5 shared kanji · 87 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipFukiko
婦子富布扶
5 shared kanji · 72 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipFusako
婦子富布扶
5 shared kanji · 63 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipKanoko
乃信子能野
5 shared kanji · 60 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipShino
乃伸信能野
5 shared kanji · 35 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipNobuo
乃伸信能野
5 shared kanji · 23 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipFukuko
婦子富布扶
5 shared kanji · 16 matching source-recorded spellings
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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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