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Japanese Name Explorer

Combine pronunciation, written-form and corpus classifications to find source-recorded names. Filters are a research utility: combinations stay temporary and canonical name pages remain the primary reference records.

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First 48 matching groups shownAlphabetical by indexed reading.
Given name · gender-unspecified records

Ko

4 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Given name · includes female-classified records

Koa

12 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Given name · includes female-classified records

Koaki

5 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Given name · includes female-classified records

Koara

4 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Given name · includes female-classified records

Kobato

3 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Given name · includes female-classified records

Kochō

6 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Given name · includes female-classified records

Kodachi

5 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Given name · includes female-classified records

Kodama

9 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Given name · gender-unspecified records

Kodanji

3 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Given name · gender-unspecified records

Kodō

10 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Given name · includes female-classified records

Koemi

3 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Given name · includes female-classified records

Kofumi

6 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Given name · includes female-classified records

Kofū

3 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Given name · includes female-classified records

Kofuyu

3 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Given name · gender-unspecified records

Kogan

5 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Given name · includes female-classified records

Kogane

3 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Given name · includes female-classified records

Kogarashi

3 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Given name · includes female-classified records

Kogetsu

4 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Given name · includes male-classified records

Kogorō

6 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Given name · includes female-classified records

Kohagi

3 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Given name · includes female-classified records

Kohaku

19 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Given name · includes female-classified records

Kohana

10 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Given name · includes female-classified records

Kohane

8 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Given name · includes female-classified records

Koharu

52 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Given name · includes female-classified records

Kohime

7 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Given name · includes female-classified records

Kohina

7 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Given name · includes female-classified records

Kohiro

4 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Given name · gender-unspecified records

Kohō

3 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Given name · includes female-classified records

Koi

5 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Given name · includes male-classified records

Koichi

5 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Given name · includes male-classified records

Koichirō

4 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Given name · includes female-classified records

Koika

6 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Given name · includes female-classified records

Koiki

7 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Given name · includes female-classified records

Koiko

3 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Given name · includes female-classified records

Koina

5 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Given name · includes female-classified records

Koine

4 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Given name · includes male-classified records

Koinosuke

8 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Given name · includes male-classified records

Koitarō

4 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Given name · includes female-classified records

Koito

13 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Given name · includes male-classified records

Kojirō

6 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Given name · gender-unspecified records

Kojō

4 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Given name · includes female-classified records

Koka

4 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Given name · includes female-classified records

Kokage

7 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Given name · gender-unspecified records

Kokei

6 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Given name · gender-unspecified records

Koken

3 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Given name · includes female-classified records

Kokia

3 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Given name · includes female-classified records

Kokko

5 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Given name · includes female-classified records

Koko

57 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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More than 48 groups match these filters. Add another constraint to narrow the research set.

What the explorer can and cannot tell you

Exact-kanji filters require the selected character(s) to occur in the same JMnedict written form. Morae are calculated from the source-recorded kana reading. Gender labels reflect dictionary classifications in the imported records. “Most corpus spelling variants” measures database depth only; it is not a popularity ranking in Japan.