group-level written forms
Canonical reference record
JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context
Japanese surname
Kagoshima
神子島
Surname-classified records in JMnedict.
かごしまカゴシマKagoshima
Reference coverageDistinct recorded spellings16 Source spelling/reading rows16 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 Kagoshima
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: Kagoshima. Personal spelling and true vowel boundaries can differ.
4 morae in this reading. Small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana join the preceding mora.
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Meaning by written form
What can Kagoshima 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 “Kagoshima”, this page explains each recorded spelling separately.
character meanings available
no kanji meaning attached
based on the exact written form
Kanji spelling
神子島
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
神子嶋
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
篭島
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
篭嶋
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
篭嶌
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
籠島
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
籠嶋
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
籠嶌
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
駕篭島
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
駕籠島
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
鹿児島
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
鹿児嶋
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 16. 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 Kagoshima 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.
かごしま
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
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.
かごしま in the imported JMnedict corpus
0 source spelling/reading rows
16 source spelling/reading rows
row counts carrying each JMnedict source label
| Exact reading | Given-name evidence | Given-name labels | Surname evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| かごしまKagoshima | 00 source rows | —source rows · distinct forms: — | 1616 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 Kagoshima
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.
23–47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| かごしま | Kagoshima | 4 | 16 |
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
鹿児3 analyzed forms神子2 analyzed forms子島2 analyzed forms子嶋2 analyzed forms篭島2 analyzed forms籠島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?
4 of 16 displayed written forms have more than one surname 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 surname corpus
distinct kana readings for one displayed writing
鹿児島
3 source-recorded readings
鹿子島
3 source-recorded readings
Kagoshimaかごしま · this pageKashijimaかしじまShikakojimaしかこじま
神子島
2 source-recorded readings
Kagoshimaかごしま · this pageMikojimaみこじま
神子嶋
2 source-recorded readings
Kagoshimaかごしま · this pageKamikojimaかみこじま
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 Kagoshima 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 島 | island | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3 |
| 鹿 | deer | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | しし | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 嶋 | island | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | — | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 10 |
| 子 | child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | い, き, ぎ, く +2 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1 |
| 篭 | seclude oneself, cage, coop | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | ごめ | Unclassified in the loaded KANJIDIC grade field |
| 籠 | basket, devote oneself, seclude oneself | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | ごめ, もり | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 嶌 | island | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | — | Unclassified in the loaded KANJIDIC grade field |
| 児 | newborn babe, child, young of animals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | る | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 神 | spirit | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 10 |
| 駕 | vehicle, palanquin, litter | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | — | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9 |
| 兒 | child, young of animals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | ちご | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 10 |
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
神子島
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Kagoshimaかごしま · this pageMikojimaみこじま
Characters in order
Exact written form
神子嶋
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Kagoshimaかごしま · this pageKamikojimaかみこじま
Characters in order
Exact written form
篭島
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Kagoshimaかごしま · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
篭嶋
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Kagoshimaかごしま · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
篭嶌
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Kagoshimaかごしま · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
籠島
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Kagoshimaかごしま · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
籠嶋
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Kagoshimaかごしま · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
籠嶌
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Kagoshimaかごしま · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
駕篭島
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Kagoshimaかごしま · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
駕籠島
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Kagoshimaかごしま · this page
Characters in order
Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 16. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.
Corpus pattern
Kanji recurring across Kagoshima 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.
島island8 of 16 analyzed forms鹿deer6 of 16 analyzed forms嶋island5 of 16 analyzed forms子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM4 of 16 analyzed forms篭seclude oneself, cage, coop4 of 16 analyzed forms籠basket, devote oneself, seclude oneself4 of 16 analyzed forms嶌island3 of 16 analyzed forms児newborn babe, child, young of animals3 of 16 analyzed forms神spirit2 of 16 analyzed forms駕vehicle, palanquin, litter2 of 16 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing
Explore written forms of Kagoshima
16 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading かごしま. 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.
神子島
かごしま · Kagoshima
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神子嶋
かごしま · Kagoshima
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
篭島
かごしま · Kagoshima
Character-set checkContains at least one kanji outside the loaded jōyō/jinmeiyō classification
篭嶋
かごしま · Kagoshima
Character-set checkContains at least one kanji outside the loaded jōyō/jinmeiyō classification
篭嶌
かごしま · Kagoshima
Character-set checkContains at least one kanji outside the loaded jōyō/jinmeiyō classification
籠島
かごしま · Kagoshima
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
籠嶋
かごしま · Kagoshima
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
籠嶌
かごしま · Kagoshima
Character-set checkContains at least one kanji outside the loaded jōyō/jinmeiyō classification
駕篭島
かごしま · Kagoshima
Character-set checkContains at least one kanji outside the loaded jōyō/jinmeiyō classification
駕籠島
かごしま · Kagoshima
駕vehicle, palanquin, litter, hitch up an animal籠basket, devote oneself, seclude oneself, cage島island
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
鹿児島
かごしま · Kagoshima
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded readings
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported surname corpus.
鹿児嶋
かごしま · Kagoshima
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
鹿児嶌
かごしま · Kagoshima
Character-set checkContains at least one kanji outside the loaded jōyō/jinmeiyō classification
鹿兒島
かごしま · Kagoshima
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
鹿子島
かごしま · Kagoshima
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
鹿子嶋
かごしま · Kagoshima
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Spelling comparator
Compare Kagoshima 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 神子島 | かごしま | 神 — spirit · 子 — child, sign of the rat · 島 — island | 23 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 神子嶋 | かごしま | 神 — spirit · 子 — child, sign of the rat · 嶋 — island | 27 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 篭島 | かごしま | 篭 — seclude oneself, cage · 島 — island | 26 | Includes unclassified/outside loaded jōyō-jinmeiyō class |
| 篭嶋 | かごしま | 篭 — seclude oneself, cage · 嶋 — island | 30 | Includes unclassified/outside loaded jōyō-jinmeiyō class |
| 篭嶌 | かごしま | 篭 — seclude oneself, cage · 嶌 — island | 30 | Includes unclassified/outside loaded jōyō-jinmeiyō class |
| 籠島 | かごしま | 籠 — basket, devote oneself · 島 — island | 32 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 籠嶋 | かごしま | 籠 — basket, devote oneself · 嶋 — island | 36 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 籠嶌 | かごしま | 籠 — basket, devote oneself · 嶌 — island | 36 | Includes unclassified/outside loaded jōyō-jinmeiyō class |
| 駕篭島 | かごしま | 駕 — vehicle, palanquin · 篭 — seclude oneself, cage · 島 — island | 41 | Includes unclassified/outside loaded jōyō-jinmeiyō class |
| 駕籠島 | かごしま | 駕 — vehicle, palanquin · 籠 — basket, devote oneself · 島 — island | 47 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 鹿児島 | かごしま | 鹿 — deer · 児 — newborn babe, child · 島 — island | 28 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 鹿児嶋 | かごしま | 鹿 — deer · 児 — newborn babe, child · 嶋 — island | 32 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 鹿児嶌 | かごしま | 鹿 — deer · 児 — newborn babe, child · 嶌 — island | 32 | Includes unclassified/outside loaded jōyō-jinmeiyō class |
| 鹿兒島 | かごしま | 鹿 — deer · 兒 — child, young of animals · 島 — island | 29 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 鹿子島 | かごしま | 鹿 — deer · 子 — child, sign of the rat · 島 — island | 24 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 鹿子嶋 | かごしま | 鹿 — deer · 子 — child, sign of the rat · 嶋 — island | 28 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
What does Kagoshima 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.
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Explore →Shared-kanji relationships
Other surnames sharing kanji with Kagoshima
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.
Surname relationship
Kokago
子神篭籠駕
5 shared kanji · 4 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Surname relationshipKojima
児島嶋嶌
4 shared kanji · 24 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Surname relationshipKashima
島嶋嶌鹿
4 shared kanji · 17 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Surname relationshipKawashima
子島嶋嶌
4 shared kanji · 15 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Surname relationshipKajima
児島嶋鹿
4 shared kanji · 11 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Surname relationshipGotō
島嶋嶌神
4 shared kanji · 10 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Surname relationshipKamishima
島嶋嶌神
4 shared kanji · 6 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Surname relationshipKanoshima
島嶋嶌鹿
4 shared kanji · 6 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Surname relationshipKago
児篭籠鹿
4 shared kanji · 5 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Surname relationshipKashimanada
島嶋嶌鹿
4 shared kanji · 4 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Surname relationshipKagoyama
児篭籠鹿
4 shared kanji · 3 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Surname relationshipIchikojima
児子島嶋
4 shared kanji · 3 matching source-recorded spellings
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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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