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Canonical reference record
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Japanese given name

Yumiko

ゆみこ

Given-name classification varies across source records.

ゆみこユミコYumiko
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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 spellings145

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows147

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Yumiko

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ゆみこ

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formユミコ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationYumiko

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

Mora segmentationゆ · み · 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 Yumiko 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 “Yumiko”, 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

ゆみこ

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みKana characterこKana character
Kana-only spelling

ユミコ

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ミKana characterコKana character
Mixed kanji and kana spelling

ゆみ子

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

ユミ子

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

ゆ実子

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

ゆ美子

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

佑三子

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

佑充子

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 147. 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 Yumiko 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

ゆみこ · ユミコ · ユミこ

Kanji-based spellings145

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 forms4

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms139

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

ゆみこ in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms145

147 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms0

0 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsfemale 146 · unspecified 1

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
ゆみこYumiko145147 source rowsfemale 146 · unspecified 1source rows · distinct forms: female 144 · unspecified 100 source rows
ゆみこYumiko00 source rows—source rows · distinct forms: —00 source rows
ゆみこYumiko00 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 Yumiko

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 data145

3–30 strokes observed span

Median total strokes18

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms144

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms1

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
美子29 analyzed forms実子19 analyzed forms未子9 analyzed forms見子9 analyzed forms三子7 analyzed forms弥子7 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?

16 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 readings16

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading62

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set3

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

優美子
2 source-recorded readings
EmikoえみこYumikoゆみこ · this page
優香子
2 source-recorded readings
YukakoゆかこYumikoゆみこ · this page
友弥子
2 source-recorded readings
Yumikoゆみこ · this pageYuyakoゆやこ
右美子
2 source-recorded readings
UmikoうみこYumikoゆみこ · this page
夢実子
2 source-recorded readings
MumikoむみこYumikoゆみこ · this page
夢見子
2 source-recorded readings
Yumikoゆみこ · this pageYumemikoゆめみこ
弓美子
2 source-recorded readings
YūkoゆうこYumikoゆみこ · 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 Yumiko 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-1AM1320132003い, き, ぎ, く +2Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
美beauty, beautiful35003509はる, よし, よしみ, りJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
実reality, truth, seed23002308ぐみ, さねJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
由wherefore, a reason19190005—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
有possess, have, exist18180006あ, あら, あり, ある +3Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
祐help131300010—Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
裕abundant, rich, fertile121200012すけ, のり, ひろ, ひろし +3Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
友friend11110004う, ど, ゆJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
未un-, not yet, hitherto10001005—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
見see, hopes, chances900907—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
優tenderness, excel, surpass8800017ゆ, よしJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
三three700703か, さ, さい, さえ +11Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1

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

ゆみこ

Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Yumikoゆみこ · this page
Characters in order
ゆKanaみKanaこKana
Exact written form

ユミコ

Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Yumikoゆみこ
Characters in order
ユKanaミKanaコKana

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 147. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.

Corpus pattern

Kanji recurring across Yumiko 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 Yumiko

147 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading ゆみこ. 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.

ゆみこ

ゆみこ · Yumiko

Katakana ユミコMorae 3Strokes —

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

ユミコ

ユミコ · Yumiko

Katakana ユミコ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 147 loaded records for this reading group. The group contains 145 distinct written spellings.

Spelling comparator

Compare Yumiko 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
ゆみこゆみこKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
ユミコユミコKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
ゆみ子ゆみこ子 — child, sign of the rat3All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
ユミ子ユミこ子 — child, sign of the rat3All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
ゆ実子ゆみこ実 — reality, truth · 子 — child, sign of the rat11All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
ゆ美子ゆみこ美 — beauty, beautiful · 子 — child, sign of the rat12All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
佑三子ゆみこ佑 — help, assist · 三 — three · 子 — child, sign of the rat13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
佑充子ゆみこ佑 — help, assist · 充 — allot, fill · 子 — child, sign of the rat16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
佑実子ゆみこ佑 — help, assist · 実 — reality, truth · 子 — child, sign of the rat18All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
佑未子ゆみこ佑 — help, assist · 未 — un-, not yet · 子 — child, sign of the rat15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
佑美子ゆみこ佑 — help, assist · 美 — beauty, beautiful · 子 — child, sign of the rat19All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
侑壬子ゆみこ侑 — urge to eat · 壬 — 9th calendar sign · 子 — child, sign of the rat15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
侑実子ゆみこ侑 — urge to eat · 実 — reality, truth · 子 — child, sign of the rat19All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
侑未子ゆみこ侑 — urge to eat · 未 — un-, not yet · 子 — child, sign of the rat16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
侑深子ゆみこ侑 — urge to eat · 深 — deep, heighten · 子 — child, sign of the rat22All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
侑生子ゆみこ侑 — urge to eat · 生 — life, genuine · 子 — child, sign of the rat16All 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 Yumiko 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 ゆみ

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 Yumiko

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

Mayumi

友子実有未由祐美裕見

10 shared kanji · 154 matching source-recorded spellings

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Ayumi

友実有未由祐美裕見

9 shared kanji · 341 matching source-recorded spellings

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Miyuki

友実有未由祐美裕見

9 shared kanji · 185 matching source-recorded spellings

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Yumi

友実有未由祐美裕見

9 shared kanji · 109 matching source-recorded spellings

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Yumika

友実有未由祐美裕見

9 shared kanji · 85 matching source-recorded spellings

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Yukimi

友実有未由祐美裕見

9 shared kanji · 83 matching source-recorded spellings

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Miyu

友実有未由祐美裕見

9 shared kanji · 71 matching source-recorded spellings

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Yūmi

友実有未由祐美裕見

9 shared kanji · 60 matching source-recorded spellings

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Yoshimi

子実未由祐美裕見

8 shared kanji · 153 matching source-recorded spellings

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Masumi

子実有未由祐美見

8 shared kanji · 116 matching source-recorded spellings

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Sayumi

友実有未由祐美裕

8 shared kanji · 74 matching source-recorded spellings

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Miyū

友実有未由祐美見

8 shared kanji · 67 matching source-recorded spellings

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Where to go next from Yumiko

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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