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Japanese given name

Tazuko

タズコ

Female-classified given-name records.

たずこタズコTazuko
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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 spellings23

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows34

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Tazuko

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たずこ

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formタズコ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationTazuko

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

Mora segmentationた · ず · こ

3 morae in this reading. Small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana join the preceding mora.

Audio note: the play button uses Japanese text-to-speech provided by the visitor’s browser/device. It is a convenience preview, not a recorded native-speaker pronunciation or pitch-accent authority.

Meaning by written form

What can Tazuko 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 “Tazuko”, this page explains each recorded spelling separately.

Kanji spellings11

character meanings available

Kana-only spellings1

no kanji meaning attached

InterpretationBy spelling

based on the exact written form

Kana-only spelling

タズコ

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
タKana characterズKana characterコKana character
Mixed kanji and kana spelling

たず子

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
たKana characterずKana character子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
Mixed kanji and kana spelling

タズ子

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
タKana characterズKana character子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
Mixed kanji and kana spelling

たづ子

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
たKana characterづKana character子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
Mixed kanji and kana spelling

タヅ子

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
タKana characterヅKana character子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
Mixed kanji and kana spelling

た津子

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

Showing meaning context for the first 12 distinct written forms out of 25. 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 Tazuko 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 readings5

たずこ · たづこ · タズコ · タズこ · タヅこ

Kanji-based spellings24

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-only1

recorded spelling

1-kanji forms4

recorded spellings

2-kanji forms3

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms17

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

たずこ in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms17

20 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms0

0 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsfemale 20

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
たずこTazuko1720 source rowsfemale 20source rows · distinct forms: female 1700 source rows
たつこTatsuko3141 source rowsfemale 39 · unspecified 2source rows · distinct forms: female 29 · unspecified 234 source rows
たづこTazuko00 source rows—source rows · distinct forms: —00 source rows
たずこTazuko00 source rows—source rows · distinct forms: —00 source rows
たずこTazuko00 source rows—source rows · distinct forms: —00 source rows
たづこTazuko00 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 Tazuko 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 formSource readingJMnedict source text
たづ子たづこTadzuko
タヅ子たづこTadzuko

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.

34 source-text items were omitted because they are equivalent to the generated romanization and would add no distinct information.

Spelling anatomy

Corpus structure behind Tazuko

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 data24

3–30 strokes observed span

Median total strokes17

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms23

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms1

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution
ReadingRomanizationMoraeForms
たずこTazuko318
たづこTazuko316
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
津子6 analyzed forms鶴子4 analyzed forms寿子2 analyzed forms都子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?

12 of 25 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 checked25

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings12

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading11

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set10

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

多寿子
3 source-recorded readings
Tazukoたずこ · this pageTatsukoたつこTazukoたづこ · this page
多津子
3 source-recorded readings
Tazukoたずこ · this pageTatsukoたつこTazukoたづこ · this page
多都子
3 source-recorded readings
Tazukoたずこ · this pageTatsukoたつこTazukoたづこ · this page
多鶴子
3 source-recorded readings
Tazukoたずこ · this pageTatsukoたつこTazukoたづこ · this page
太津子
3 source-recorded readings
Tazukoたずこ · this pageTatsukoたつこTazukoたづこ · this page
田鶴子
3 source-recorded readings
Tazukoたずこ · this pageTatsukoたつこTazukoたづこ · 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 Tazuko 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.

KanjiCharacter glossesFormsFirstFinalInternalSoloStrokesKANJIDIC2 nanoriLoaded class
子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM24024003い, き, ぎ, く +2Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
多many, frequent, much880006—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
津haven, port, harbor600609ず, ち, とJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
鶴crane, stork4103021たず, ず, か, つ +1Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
田rice field, rice paddy440005いなか, おか, たん, で +2Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
寿longevity, congratulations, one's natural life200207かず, じ, じゅう, すっ +9Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
都capital, metropolis2002011—Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 10
丹rust-colored, red, red lead110004た, たみ, まことJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
他other, another, the others110005—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
図map, drawing, plan100107づJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
壽longevity, congratulations1001014かず, じ, とし, ひさ +1Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 10
珠pearl, gem, jewel1001010す, とも, ま, み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

タズコ

Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Tazukoたずこ · this page
Characters in order
タKanaズKanaコKana

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 25. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.

Corpus pattern

Kanji recurring across Tazuko 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.

Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Tazuko

18 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading たずこ. 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.

タズコ

タズコ · Tazuko

Katakana タズコMorae 3Strokes —

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

Spelling comparator

Compare Tazuko 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.

SpellingOne source readingCharacter-level glossesTotal strokesLoaded character class
タズコタズコKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
たず子たずこ子 — child, sign of the rat3All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
タズ子タズこ子 — child, sign of the rat3All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
たづ子たづこ子 — child, sign of the rat3All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
タヅ子タヅこ子 — child, sign of the rat3All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
た津子たずこ津 — haven, port · 子 — child, sign of the rat12All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
丹津子たづこ丹 — rust-colored, red · 津 — haven, port · 子 — child, sign of the rat16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
他津子たずこ他 — other, another · 津 — haven, port · 子 — child, sign of the rat17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
多図子たづこ多 — many, frequent · 図 — map, drawing · 子 — child, sign of the rat16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
多壽子たずこ多 — many, frequent · 壽 — longevity, congratulations · 子 — child, sign of the rat23All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
多寿子たずこ多 — many, frequent · 寿 — longevity, congratulations · 子 — child, sign of the rat16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
多津子たずこ多 — many, frequent · 津 — haven, port · 子 — child, sign of the rat18All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
多珠子たずこ多 — many, frequent · 珠 — pearl, gem · 子 — child, sign of the rat19All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
多都子たずこ多 — many, frequent · 都 — capital, metropolis · 子 — child, sign of the rat20All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
多須子たずこ多 — many, frequent · 須 — ought, by all means · 子 — child, sign of the rat21All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
多鶴子たずこ多 — many, frequent · 鶴 — crane, stork · 子 — child, sign of the rat30All 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 Tazuko 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 たず

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 Tazuko

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.

Continue research

Where to go next from Tazuko

Use literal reading, character and corpus relationships to continue without treating nearby records as automatically related.

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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