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Canonical reference record
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Japanese given name

Yukiko

ゆきこ

Given-name classification varies across source records.

ゆきこユキコYukiko
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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 spellings265

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows267

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Yukiko

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ゆきこ

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formユキコ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationYukiko

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

Mora segmentationゆ · き · こ

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 Yukiko 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 “Yukiko”, this page explains each recorded spelling separately.

Kanji spellings10

character meanings available

Kana-only spellings2

no kanji meaning attached

InterpretationBy spelling

based on the exact written form

Kana-only spelling

ゆきこ

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
ゆKana characterきKana characterこKana character
Kana-only spelling

ユキコ

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
ユKana characterキKana characterコKana character
Mixed kanji and kana spelling

ゆき子

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

ユキ子

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

ゆ起子

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

主子

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.

Kanji spelling

之子

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.

Kanji spelling

于子

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.

Kanji spelling

亨子

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.

Kanji spelling

享子

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.

Showing meaning context for the first 12 distinct written forms out of 267. 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 Yukiko 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 readings3

ゆきこ · ユキコ · ユキこ

Kanji-based spellings265

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-only2

recorded spellings

1-kanji forms2

recorded spellings

2-kanji forms64

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms199

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

ゆきこ in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms265

267 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms0

0 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsfemale 257 · unspecified 10

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
ゆきこYukiko265267 source rowsfemale 257 · unspecified 10source rows · distinct forms: female 255 · unspecified 1000 source rows
ゆきこYukiko00 source rows—source rows · distinct forms: —00 source rows
ゆきこYukiko00 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 Yukiko

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 data265

3–36 strokes observed span

Median total strokes18

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms261

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms4

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
希子19 analyzed forms起子16 analyzed forms喜子16 analyzed forms紀子15 analyzed forms貴子11 analyzed forms季子10 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?

14 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.

Written forms checked80

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings14

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading64

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set11

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

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 Yukiko 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-1AM2480248003い, き, ぎ, く +2Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
由wherefore, a reason29290005—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
有possess, have, exist24240006あ, あら, あり, ある +3Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
希hope, beg, request19101807のぞ, のぞみJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
裕abundant, rich, fertile181800012すけ, のり, ひろ, ひろし +3Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
優tenderness, excel, surpass171700017ゆ, よしJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
起rouse, wake up, get up161015010—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
喜rejoice, take pleasure in161015012あき, きゅ, のぶ, ゆき +1Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
紀chronicle, account, narrative16001609おさむ, ただす, とし, とも +2Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
友friend16160004う, ど, ゆJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
夕evening13130003ゆJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
祐help131300010—Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9

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

ゆきこ

Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Yukikoゆきこ · this page
Characters in order
ゆKanaきKanaこKana
Exact written form

ユキコ

Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Yukikoゆきこ
Characters in order
ユKanaキKanaコKana
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
OmokoおもこKazukoかずこKeikoけいこYukikoゆきこ · this page
Other public forms containing the same contiguous sequence

The exact sequence 主子 appears contiguously inside these other source-recorded forms.

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 267. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.

Corpus pattern

Kanji recurring across Yukiko 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 Yukiko

267 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading ゆきこ. 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.

ゆきこ

ゆきこ · Yukiko

Katakana ユキコMorae 3Strokes —

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

ユキコ

ユキコ · Yukiko

Katakana ユキコMorae 3Strokes —

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

Showing the first 80 spelling/reading records out of 267 loaded records for this reading group. The group contains 265 distinct written spellings.

Spelling comparator

Compare Yukiko 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
ゆきこゆきこKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
ユキコユキコKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
ゆき子ゆきこ子 — child, sign of the rat3All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
ユキ子ユキこ子 — child, sign of the rat3All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
ゆ起子ゆきこ起 — rouse, wake up · 子 — child, sign of the rat13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
主子ゆきこ主 — lord, chief · 子 — child, sign of the rat8All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
之子ゆきこ之 — of, this · 子 — child, sign of the rat6All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
于子ゆきこ于 — going, from · 子 — child, sign of the rat6Includes unclassified/outside loaded jōyō-jinmeiyō class
亨子ゆきこ亨 — pass through, go smoothly · 子 — child, sign of the rat10All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
享子ゆきこ享 — enjoy, receive · 子 — child, sign of the rat11All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
以子ゆきこ以 — by means of, because · 子 — child, sign of the rat8All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
佑喜子ゆきこ佑 — help, assist · 喜 — rejoice, take pleasure in · 子 — child, sign of the rat22All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
佑妃子ゆきこ佑 — help, assist · 妃 — queen, princess · 子 — child, sign of the rat16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
佑季子ゆきこ佑 — help, assist · 季 — seasons · 子 — child, sign of the rat18All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
佑己子ゆきこ佑 — help, assist · 己 — self · 子 — child, sign of the rat13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
佑希子ゆきこ佑 — help, assist · 希 — hope, beg · 子 — child, sign of the rat17All 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 Yukiko 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 ゆき

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 Yukiko

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

Yūki

優友喜希有由紀裕起

9 shared kanji · 145 matching source-recorded spellings

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Miyuki

優友喜希有由紀裕起

9 shared kanji · 142 matching source-recorded spellings

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Yuki

優友喜希有由紀裕起

9 shared kanji · 134 matching source-recorded spellings

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Yukie

優友喜希有由紀裕起

9 shared kanji · 89 matching source-recorded spellings

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Yukina

優友喜希有由紀裕起

9 shared kanji · 69 matching source-recorded spellings

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Yukino

優友喜希有由紀裕起

9 shared kanji · 59 matching source-recorded spellings

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Yukimi

優友喜希有由紀裕起

9 shared kanji · 45 matching source-recorded spellings

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Yukio

友喜希有由紀裕起

8 shared kanji · 49 matching source-recorded spellings

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Mayuki

優友喜希有由紀起

8 shared kanji · 31 matching source-recorded spellings

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Yukiyo

優友喜希有由紀裕

8 shared kanji · 24 matching source-recorded spellings

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Koyuki

優友喜希有由紀起

8 shared kanji · 23 matching source-recorded spellings

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Yuzuki

優友子希有由紀裕

8 shared kanji · 18 matching source-recorded spellings

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Where to go next from Yukiko

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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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