Canonical reference record

JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context

Japanese surname

Kunoki

久能木

Surname-classified records in JMnedict.

くのきクノキKunoki

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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 spellings7

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows7

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Kunoki

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くのき

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formクノキ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationKunoki

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

Mora segmentationく · の · き

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

Kanji spellings7

character meanings available

Kana-only spellings0

no kanji meaning attached

InterpretationBy spelling

based on the exact written form

Kanji spelling

久能木

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

久long time, old story能ability, talent, skill木tree, wood

Kanji spelling

久軒

Characters and loaded glosses

久long time, old story軒flats, counter for houses, eaves

Kanji spelling

久野木

Characters and loaded glosses

久long time, old story野plains, field, rustic木tree, wood

Kanji spelling

九軒

Characters and loaded glosses

九nine軒flats, counter for houses, eaves

Mixed kanji and kana spelling

柊ノ木

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

柊hollyノKana character木tree, wood

Kanji spelling

柊木

Characters and loaded glosses

柊holly木tree, wood

Kanji spelling

桾木

Characters and loaded glosses

桾type of fruit tree木tree, wood

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 Kunoki 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 readings1

くのき

Kanji-based spellings7

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

2-kanji forms5

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms2

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 asNo additional class found

くのき in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms0

0 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms0

0 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labels—

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact reading	Given-name evidence	Given-name labels	Surname evidence
くのぎKunogi	00 source rows	—source rows · distinct forms: —	811 source rows
くのきKunoki	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 Kunoki

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 data7

12–18 strokes observed span

Median total strokes13

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms6

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms1

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution

Reading	Romanization	Morae	Forms
くのき	Kunoki	3	7

Recurring first-position kanji

久long time, old story3 forms 柊holly2 forms 九nine1 form 桾type of fruit tree1 form

Recurring final-position kanji

木tree, wood5 forms 軒flats, counter for houses2 forms

Reading ambiguity

Can the same writing be read another way?

5 of 7 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.

Written forms checked7

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings5

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading2

within this active surname corpus

Largest reading set3

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

柊ノ木

3 source-recorded readings

KusunokiくすのきKunokiくのき · this pageHīnokiひいのき

柊木

3 source-recorded readings

Kunokiくのき · this pageTonagiとなぎHīragiひいらぎ

久能木

2 source-recorded readings

KunogiくのぎKunokiくのき · this page

久野木

2 source-recorded readings

KunogiくのぎKunokiくのき · this page

九軒

2 source-recorded readings

KunogiくのぎKunokiくのき · 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 Kunoki 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	Strokes	KANJIDIC2 nanori	Loaded class
木	tree, wood	5	0	5	0	4	ぐ, も, もと	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
久	long time, old story	3	3	0	0	3	きゅ, わ, なが, ひさ +1	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
軒	flats, counter for houses, eaves	2	0	2	0	10	—	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
柊	holly	2	2	0	0	9	—	Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
能	ability, talent, skill	1	0	0	1	10	たか, の, のり, よし	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
野	plains, field, rustic	1	0	0	1	11	ずけ, つけ, ぬ	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
九	nine	1	1	0	0	2	いちじく, いちのく, この, ひさし	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
桾	type of fruit tree	1	1	0	0	11	—	Unclassified in the loaded KANJIDIC grade field

木tree, wood5 of 7 analyzed forms 久long time, old story3 of 7 analyzed forms 軒flats, counter for houses, eaves2 of 7 analyzed forms 柊holly2 of 7 analyzed forms

Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Kunoki

7 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading くのき. 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.

久能木

くのき · Kunoki

Katakana クノキMorae 3Strokes 17

久long time, old story 能ability, talent, skill, capacity 木tree, wood

Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2

Same writing, other recorded reading

Kunogiくのぎ

くのき · Kunoki

Katakana クノキMorae 3Strokes 15

桾type of fruit tree 木tree, wood

Character-set checkContains at least one kanji outside the loaded jōyō/jinmeiyō classification

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Spelling comparator

Compare Kunoki 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
久能木	くのき	久 — long time, old story · 能 — ability, talent · 木 — tree, wood	17	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
久軒	くのき	久 — long time, old story · 軒 — flats, counter for houses	13	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
久野木	くのき	久 — long time, old story · 野 — plains, field · 木 — tree, wood	18	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
九軒	くのき	九 — nine · 軒 — flats, counter for houses	12	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
柊ノ木	くのき	柊 — holly · 木 — tree, wood	13	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
柊木	くのき	柊 — holly · 木 — tree, wood	13	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
桾木	くのき	桾 — type of fruit tree · 木 — tree, wood	15	Includes unclassified/outside loaded jōyō-jinmeiyō class

What does Kunoki 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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4 recorded spellings

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Shared-kanji relationships

Other surnames sharing kanji with Kunoki

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

Kunogi

久九木能軒野

6 shared kanji · 4 matching source-recorded spellings

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Kino

久木能野

4 shared kanji · 13 matching source-recorded spellings

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Kuno

久九能野

4 shared kanji · 10 matching source-recorded spellings

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Nokiba

木能軒野

4 shared kanji · 3 matching source-recorded spellings

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Kuki

久九木

3 shared kanji · 11 matching source-recorded spellings

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Inoki

木軒野

3 shared kanji · 11 matching source-recorded spellings

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Nogi

木能野

3 shared kanji · 10 matching source-recorded spellings

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Konomi

木能野

3 shared kanji · 8 matching source-recorded spellings

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Kunori

久九野

3 shared kanji · 8 matching source-recorded spellings

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Kyūno

久能野

3 shared kanji · 6 matching source-recorded spellings

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Ogino

木能野

3 shared kanji · 5 matching source-recorded spellings

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Noki

木軒野

3 shared kanji · 5 matching source-recorded spellings

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Exact reading

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木 — tree, wood

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久 — long time, old story

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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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