group-level written forms
Canonical reference record
JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context
Reference coverageDistinct recorded spellings17 Source spelling/reading rows17 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 Sahoko
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: Sahoko. 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 Sahoko 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 “Sahoko”, this page explains each recorded spelling separately.
character meanings available
no kanji meaning attached
based on the exact written form
Mixed kanji and kana spelling
さほ子
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
佐保子
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
佐帆子
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
佐歩子
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
佐穂子
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
小浦子
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
彩穂子
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
早保子
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
早帆子
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
早穂子
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
沙帆子
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
沙歩子
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
Showing meaning context for the first 12 distinct written forms out of 17. 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 Sahoko 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.
さほこ
among the forms analyzed on this page
in the primary dictionary reading
small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana combine with the preceding mora
recorded spelling
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.
さほこ in the imported JMnedict corpus
17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| さほこSahoko | 1717 source rows | female 17source rows · distinct forms: female 17 | 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 Sahoko
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| さほこ | Sahoko | 3 | 17 |
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?
3 of 17 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
早穂子
2 source-recorded readings
SaokoさおこSahokoさほこ · this page
沙誉子
2 source-recorded readings
Sahokoさほこ · this pageSayokoさよこ
瑳保子
2 source-recorded readings
SaokoさおこSahokoさほこ · 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 Sahoko 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 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | い, き, ぎ, く +2 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1 |
| 佐 | assistant, help | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | すけ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 帆 | sail | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | — | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 穂 | ear, ear (grain), head | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 | お, こう, のり, ほい | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 沙 | sand | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 保 | protect, guarantee, keep | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | う, お, ぶ, もり +2 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5 |
| 早 | early, fast | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | さか, さわ, そ, わ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1 |
| 歩 | walk, counter for steps | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | あ, ゆき, ゆみ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2 |
| 小 | little, small | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | いさら, こう, さざ, しゃお +1 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1 |
| 浦 | bay, creek, inlet | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | — | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 彩 | coloring, paint, makeup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | あや, さ, さえ, つや | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 誉 | reputation, praise, honor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | え, たか, たけ, ほまれ +2 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
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
さほ子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Sahokoさほこ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
佐保子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Sahokoさほこ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
佐帆子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Sahokoさほこ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
佐歩子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Sahokoさほこ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
佐穂子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Sahokoさほこ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
小浦子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Sahokoさほこ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
彩穂子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Sahokoさほこ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
早保子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Sahokoさほこ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
早帆子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Sahokoさほこ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
早穂子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
SaokoさおこSahokoさほこ · this page
Characters in order
Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 17. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.
Corpus pattern
Kanji recurring across Sahoko 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-1AM17 of 17 analyzed forms佐assistant, help4 of 17 analyzed forms帆sail4 of 17 analyzed forms穂ear, ear (grain), head4 of 17 analyzed forms沙sand4 of 17 analyzed forms保protect, guarantee, keep3 of 17 analyzed forms早early, fast3 of 17 analyzed forms歩walk, counter for steps2 of 17 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing
Explore written forms of Sahoko
17 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading さほこ. 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.
さほ子
さほこ · Sahoko
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
佐保子
さほこ · Sahoko
佐assistant, help保protect, guarantee, keep, preserve子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
佐帆子
さほこ · Sahoko
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
佐歩子
さほこ · Sahoko
佐assistant, help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
佐穂子
さほこ · Sahoko
佐assistant, help穂ear, ear (grain), head, crest (wave)子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
小浦子
さほこ · Sahoko
小little, small浦bay, creek, inlet, gulf子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
彩穂子
さほこ · Sahoko
彩coloring, paint, makeup穂ear, ear (grain), head, crest (wave)子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
早保子
さほこ · Sahoko
早early, fast保protect, guarantee, keep, preserve子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
早帆子
さほこ · Sahoko
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
早穂子
さほこ · Sahoko
早early, fast穂ear, ear (grain), head, crest (wave)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.
沙帆子
さほこ · Sahoko
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
沙歩子
さほこ · Sahoko
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
沙穂子
さほこ · Sahoko
沙sand穂ear, ear (grain), head, crest (wave)子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
沙誉子
さほこ · Sahoko
沙sand誉reputation, praise, honor, glory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.
瑳保子
さほこ · Sahoko
瑳polish, brilliant white luster of a gem, artful smile保protect, guarantee, keep, preserve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.
皐帆子
さほこ · Sahoko
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
紗朋子
さほこ · Sahoko
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Spelling comparator
Compare Sahoko 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| さほ子 | さほこ | 子 — child, sign of the rat | 3 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 佐保子 | さほこ | 佐 — assistant, help · 保 — protect, guarantee · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 19 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 佐帆子 | さほこ | 佐 — assistant, help · 帆 — sail · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 16 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 佐歩子 | さほこ | 佐 — assistant, help · 歩 — walk, counter for steps · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 18 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 佐穂子 | さほこ | 佐 — assistant, help · 穂 — ear, ear (grain) · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 25 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 小浦子 | さほこ | 小 — little, small · 浦 — bay, creek · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 16 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 彩穂子 | さほこ | 彩 — coloring, paint · 穂 — ear, ear (grain) · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 29 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 早保子 | さほこ | 早 — early, fast · 保 — protect, guarantee · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 18 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 早帆子 | さほこ | 早 — early, fast · 帆 — sail · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 15 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 早穂子 | さほこ | 早 — early, fast · 穂 — ear, ear (grain) · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 24 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 沙帆子 | さほこ | 沙 — sand · 帆 — sail · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 16 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 沙歩子 | さほこ | 沙 — sand · 歩 — walk, counter for steps · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 18 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 沙穂子 | さほこ | 沙 — sand · 穂 — ear, ear (grain) · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 25 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 沙誉子 | さほこ | 沙 — sand · 誉 — reputation, praise · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 23 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 瑳保子 | さほこ | 瑳 — polish, brilliant white luster of a gem · 保 — protect, guarantee · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 26 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 皐帆子 | さほこ | 皐 — swamp, shore · 帆 — sail · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 20 | 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 Sahoko 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 さほ
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.
Shared-kanji relationships
Other names sharing kanji with Sahoko
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
Saho
佐保小帆早歩沙穂
8 shared kanji · 44 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipSaori
佐保小帆早沙穂
7 shared kanji · 85 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipSachiho
佐保帆早歩沙穂
7 shared kanji · 21 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipMisaho
佐保帆早歩沙穂
7 shared kanji · 18 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipSakiko
佐子小早沙穂
6 shared kanji · 167 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipMihoko
保子帆歩浦穂
6 shared kanji · 60 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipShiho
保子帆歩沙穂
6 shared kanji · 58 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipKaori
保子小帆歩穂
6 shared kanji · 30 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipSakiho
佐帆早歩沙穂
6 shared kanji · 13 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipSaeko
佐子小早沙
5 shared kanji · 127 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipSayaka
佐子小早沙
5 shared kanji · 125 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipSatoko
佐子小早沙
5 shared kanji · 114 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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