group-level written forms
Canonical reference record
JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context
Japanese given name
Yoshiko
ヨシコ
Recorded with both male and female given-name labels across dictionary entries.
よしこヨシコYoshiko
Reference coverageDistinct recorded spellings206 Source spelling/reading rows209 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 Yoshiko
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: Yoshiko. 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 Yoshiko 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 “Yoshiko”, this page explains each recorded spelling separately.
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based on the exact written form
Kana-only spelling
ヨシコ
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
ヨKana characterシKana characterコKana character
Kana-only spelling
よしこ
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
よKana characterしKana characterこKana character
Mixed kanji and kana spelling
ヨシ子
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
よし子
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
よ志子
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
与侍子
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
与信子
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
与子
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
与志古
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
与志子
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
与至子
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
世叔子
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 208. 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 Yoshiko 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.
よしこ · ヨシコ · ヨシこ
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.
よしこ in the imported JMnedict corpus
210 source spelling/reading rows
4 source spelling/reading rows
row counts carrying each JMnedict source label
| Exact reading | Given-name evidence | Given-name labels | Surname evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| よしこYoshiko | 207210 source rows | male 2 · female 207 · unspecified 1source rows · distinct forms: male 2 · female 205 · unspecified 1 | 44 source rows |
| よしこYoshiko | 00 source rows | —source rows · distinct forms: — | 00 source rows |
| よしこYoshiko | 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 Yoshiko
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.
3–31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| よしこ | Yoshiko | 3 | 208 |
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
志子21 analyzed forms史子7 analyzed forms詩子4 analyzed forms至子3 analyzed forms信子2 analyzed forms与志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?
42 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
和子
仁子
史子
10 source-recorded readings
允子
哲子
8 source-recorded readings
天子
功子
7 source-recorded readings
喜子
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 Yoshiko 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 | 185 | 0 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 3 | い, き, ぎ, く +2 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1 |
| 志 | intention, plan, resolve | 23 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 7 | じん, べ, べし, ゆき | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5 |
| 好 | fond, pleasing, like something | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | こ, たか, とし, よし | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 香 | incense, smell, perfume | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | こ, こお, ひゃん, よし | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 史 | history, chronicle | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | あきら, あや, お, こ +7 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5 |
| 佳 | excellent, beautiful, good | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | けい, よし | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 美 | beauty, beautiful | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | はる, よし, よしみ, り | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3 |
| 与 | bestow, participate in, give | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | とも, ゆ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 容 | contain, form, looks | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | かた, ひろ, まさ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5 |
| 世 | generation, world, society | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | とし, ゆ, ゆき | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3 |
| 代 | substitute, change, convert | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | す | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3 |
| 詩 | poem, poetry | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | — | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3 |
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
ヨシコ
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Yoshikoよしこ
Characters in order
ヨKanaシKanaコKana
Exact written form
よしこ
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Yoshikoよしこ · this page
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よKanaしKanaこKana
Exact written form
ヨシ子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Yoshikoよしこ
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Exact written form
よし子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Yoshikoよしこ · this page
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Exact written form
よ志子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Yoshikoよしこ · this page
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Exact written form
与侍子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Yoshikoよしこ · this page
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Exact written form
与信子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Yoshikoよしこ · this page
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Exact written form
与子
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Other public forms containing the same contiguous sequence
The exact sequence 与子 appears contiguously inside these other source-recorded forms.
Exact written form
与志古
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Yoshikoよしこ · this page
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Exact written form
与志子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Yoshikoよしこ · this page
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Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 208. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.
Corpus pattern
Kanji recurring across Yoshiko 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-1AM185 of 208 analyzed forms志intention, plan, resolve23 of 208 analyzed forms好fond, pleasing, like something9 of 208 analyzed forms香incense, smell, perfume8 of 208 analyzed forms史history, chronicle7 of 208 analyzed forms佳excellent, beautiful, good7 of 208 analyzed forms美beauty, beautiful7 of 208 analyzed forms与bestow, participate in, give6 of 208 analyzed forms容contain, form, looks6 of 208 analyzed forms世generation, world, society5 of 208 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing
Explore written forms of Yoshiko
208 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading よしこ. 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.
ヨシコ
ヨシコ · Yoshiko
This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.
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よしこ
よしこ · Yoshiko
This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.
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ヨシ子
ヨシこ · Yoshiko
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よし子
よしこ · Yoshiko
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よ志子
よしこ · Yoshiko
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与侍子
よしこ · Yoshiko
与bestow, participate in, give, award侍waiter, samurai, wait upon, serve子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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与信子
よしこ · Yoshiko
与bestow, participate in, give, award信faith, truth, fidelity, trust子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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与子
よしこ · Yoshiko
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Same writing, other recorded readings
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与志古
よしこ · Yoshiko
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与志子
よしこ · Yoshiko
与bestow, participate in, give, award志intention, plan, resolve, aspire子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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与至子
よしこ · Yoshiko
与bestow, participate in, give, award至climax, arrive, proceed, reach子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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世叔子
よしこ · Yoshiko
世generation, world, society, public叔uncle, youth子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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世司子
よしこ · Yoshiko
世generation, world, society, public司director, official, govt office, rule子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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世始子
よしこ · Yoshiko
世generation, world, society, public始commence, begin子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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世志子
よしこ · Yoshiko
世generation, world, society, public志intention, plan, resolve, aspire子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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世支呼
よしこ · Yoshiko
世generation, world, society, public支branch, support, sustain, branch radical (no. 65)呼call, call out to, invite
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予史子
よしこ · Yoshiko
予beforehand, previous, myself, I史history, chronicle子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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予始子
よしこ · Yoshiko
予beforehand, previous, myself, I始commence, begin子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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予志子
よしこ · Yoshiko
予beforehand, previous, myself, I志intention, plan, resolve, aspire子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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仁子
よしこ · Yoshiko
仁humanity, virtue, benevolence, charity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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代史子
よしこ · Yoshiko
代substitute, change, convert, replace史history, chronicle子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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代司子
よしこ · Yoshiko
代substitute, change, convert, replace司director, official, govt office, rule子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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代帰子
よしこ · Yoshiko
代substitute, change, convert, replace帰homecoming, arrive at, lead to, result in子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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代志子
よしこ · Yoshiko
代substitute, change, convert, replace志intention, plan, resolve, aspire子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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令子
よしこ · Yoshiko
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Same writing, other recorded readings
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价子
よしこ · Yoshiko
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余志子
よしこ · Yoshiko
余too much, myself, surplus, other志intention, plan, resolve, aspire子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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佳好
よしこ · Yoshiko
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佳子
よしこ · Yoshiko
佳excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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佳志子
よしこ · Yoshiko
佳excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing志intention, plan, resolve, aspire子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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佳秦香
よしこ · Yoshiko
佳excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing秦Qin dynasty, name given to naturalized foreigners香incense, smell, perfume
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佳詩子
よしこ · Yoshiko
佳excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing詩poem, poetry子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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佳香
よしこ · Yoshiko
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依支子
よしこ · Yoshiko
依reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore支branch, support, sustain, branch radical (no. 65)子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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依此子
よしこ · Yoshiko
依reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore此this, current, next, coming子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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依誌子
よしこ · Yoshiko
依reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore誌document, records子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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俶子
よしこ · Yoshiko
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僖子
よしこ · Yoshiko
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儀子
よしこ · Yoshiko
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儒子
よしこ · Yoshiko
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允子
よしこ · Yoshiko
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充私子
よしこ · Yoshiko
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兆子
よしこ · Yoshiko
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克子
よしこ · Yoshiko
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凱子
よしこ · Yoshiko
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功子
よしこ · Yoshiko
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叔子
よしこ · Yoshiko
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叙子
よしこ · Yoshiko
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召子
よしこ · Yoshiko
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可子
よしこ · Yoshiko
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史子
よしこ · Yoshiko
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吉子
よしこ · Yoshiko
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吉枝子
よしこ · Yoshiko
吉good luck, joy, congratulations枝bough, branch, twig, limb子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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和子
よしこ · Yoshiko
和harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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哲子
よしこ · Yoshiko
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善子
よしこ · Yoshiko
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喜史子
よしこ · Yoshiko
喜rejoice, take pleasure in史history, chronicle子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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喜子
よしこ · Yoshiko
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喜志子
よしこ · Yoshiko
喜rejoice, take pleasure in志intention, plan, resolve, aspire子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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嘉子
よしこ · Yoshiko
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四詩子
よしこ · Yoshiko
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圭子
よしこ · Yoshiko
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垢子
よしこ · Yoshiko
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壬子
よしこ · Yoshiko
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.
壽子
よしこ · Yoshiko
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.
天子
よしこ · Yoshiko
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.
奉子
よしこ · Yoshiko
奉observance, offer, present, dedicate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.
好古
よしこ · Yoshiko
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.
好子
よしこ · Yoshiko
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.
好志子
よしこ · Yoshiko
好fond, pleasing, like something志intention, plan, resolve, aspire子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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好湖
よしこ · Yoshiko
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好香
よしこ · Yoshiko
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.
妍子
よしこ · Yoshiko
Character-set checkContains at least one kanji outside the loaded jōyō/jinmeiyō classification
Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
妖紫子
よしこ · Yoshiko
妖attractive, bewitching, calamity紫purple, violet子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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嬉子
よしこ · Yoshiko
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.
孔子
よしこ · Yoshiko
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.
孝子
よしこ · Yoshiko
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.
季子
よしこ · Yoshiko
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.
宜子
よしこ · Yoshiko
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.
宜志子
よしこ · Yoshiko
宜best regards, good志intention, plan, resolve, aspire子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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Showing the first 80 spelling/reading records out of 208 loaded records for this reading group. The group contains 206 distinct written spellings.
Spelling comparator
Compare Yoshiko 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ヨシコ | ヨシコ | Kana-only spelling | — | Kana spelling |
| よしこ | よしこ | Kana-only spelling | — | Kana spelling |
| ヨシ子 | ヨシこ | 子 — child, sign of the rat | 3 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| よし子 | よしこ | 子 — child, sign of the rat | 3 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| よ志子 | よしこ | 志 — intention, plan · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 10 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 与侍子 | よしこ | 与 — bestow, participate in · 侍 — waiter, samurai · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 14 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 与信子 | よしこ | 与 — bestow, participate in · 信 — faith, truth · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 15 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 与子 | よしこ | 与 — bestow, participate in · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 6 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 与志古 | よしこ | 与 — bestow, participate in · 志 — intention, plan · 古 — old | 15 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 与志子 | よしこ | 与 — bestow, participate in · 志 — intention, plan · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 13 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 与至子 | よしこ | 与 — bestow, participate in · 至 — climax, arrive · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 12 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 世叔子 | よしこ | 世 — generation, world · 叔 — uncle, youth · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 16 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 世司子 | よしこ | 世 — generation, world · 司 — director, official · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 13 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 世始子 | よしこ | 世 — generation, world · 始 — commence, begin · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 16 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 世志子 | よしこ | 世 — generation, world · 志 — intention, plan · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 15 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 世支呼 | よしこ | 世 — generation, world · 支 — branch, support · 呼 — call, call out to | 17 | 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 Yoshiko 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 よし
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
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277 recorded spellings
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274 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · male · limited referenceYoshihiro
239 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · mixed records · limited referenceYoshinori
232 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · male · limited referenceYoshiaki
193 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · mixed records · limited referenceYoshiyuki
145 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · mixed records · limited referenceYoshitaka
132 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · male · limited referenceYoshinobu
129 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · mixed records · limited referenceYoshiki
116 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · male · limited referenceYoshikazu
110 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · male · limited referenceYoshimasa
92 recorded spellings
Explore →Shared-kanji relationships
Other names sharing kanji with Yoshiko
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
Yoshimi
与世佳好子容志美香
9 shared kanji · 138 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipYoshio
与世佳史好子容志美
9 shared kanji · 53 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipYoshino
与世佳史好容志美香
9 shared kanji · 20 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipKayoko
与世佳好子容美香
8 shared kanji · 140 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipKiyoko
与世佳好子容美香
8 shared kanji · 127 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipKiyoshi
与世佳史好容志美
8 shared kanji · 35 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipMasayoshi
与世佳史好容志美
8 shared kanji · 23 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipYoshi
与世佳史好子志美
8 shared kanji · 13 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipKiyomi
与世好子容美香
7 shared kanji · 75 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipYoshie
与世佳好志美香
7 shared kanji · 61 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipYoshika
世佳好容志美香
7 shared kanji · 48 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipYoshinobu
与佳史好容志美
7 shared kanji · 19 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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