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Japanese given name

Aeka

あえ佳

Female-classified given-name records.

あえかアエカAeka
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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 spellings139

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows139

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Aeka

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あえか

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formアエカ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationAeka

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

Mora segmentationあ · え · か

3 morae in this reading. Small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana join the preceding mora.

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Reading profile

How Aeka 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

あえか

Kanji-based spellings139

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

1-kanji forms6

recorded spellings

2-kanji forms7

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms126

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

あえか in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms139

139 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms0

0 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsfemale 139

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
あえかAeka139139 source rowsfemale 139source rows · distinct forms: female 13900 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 Aeka

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 data139

8–39 strokes observed span

Median total strokes23

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms139

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms0

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution
ReadingRomanizationMoraeForms
あえかAeka3139
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
亜恵5 analyzed forms亜映5 analyzed forms亜枝5 analyzed forms亜栄5 analyzed forms亜永5 analyzed forms亜江5 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?

7 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 readings7

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading73

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set10

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

A reading shown without a link is still source-recorded, but its destination group does not currently meet the canonical publication standard. Strong reference pages do not promote limited records merely to create extra internal links.

Kanji role reference

How recurring characters function across Aeka 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
亜Asia, rank next, come after41410007や, つぎ, つぐJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
阿Africa, flatter, fawn upon41410008ほとり, あず, あわ, おか +2Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
安relax, cheap, low39390006あ, あす, あず, あっ +1Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
佳excellent, beautiful, good26026008けい, よしJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
果fruit, reward, carry out26026008みJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
華splendor, flower, petal260260010わJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
香incense, smell, perfume26026009こ, こお, ひゃん, よしJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
加add, addition, increase25025005—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
恵favor, blessing, grace160016010あや, け, さと, さとし +4Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
映reflect, reflection, projection15001509あきら, え, てるJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
枝bough, branch, twig15001508え, ぐさJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
栄flourish, prosperity, honor15001509さかえ, しげ, てる, なが +2Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4

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

あえ夏

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Aekaあえか · this page
Characters in order
あKanaえKana夏summer

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 139. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.

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Corpus pattern

Kanji recurring across Aeka 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.

亜Asia, rank next, come after41 of 139 analyzed forms阿Africa, flatter, fawn upon41 of 139 analyzed forms安relax, cheap, low39 of 139 analyzed forms佳excellent, beautiful, good26 of 139 analyzed forms果fruit, reward, carry out26 of 139 analyzed forms華splendor, flower, petal26 of 139 analyzed forms香incense, smell, perfume26 of 139 analyzed forms加add, addition, increase25 of 139 analyzed forms恵favor, blessing, grace16 of 139 analyzed forms映reflect, reflection, projection15 of 139 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Aeka

139 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading あえか. 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.

あえ夏

あえか · Aeka

Katakana アエカMorae 3Strokes 10
夏summer
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
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あえ歌

あえか · Aeka

Katakana アエカMorae 3Strokes 14
歌song, sing
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
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Showing the first 80 spelling/reading records out of 139 loaded records for this reading group. The group contains 139 distinct written spellings.

Spelling comparator

Compare Aeka 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
あえ佳あえか佳 — excellent, beautiful8All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
あえ夏あえか夏 — summer10All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
あえ果あえか果 — fruit, reward8All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
あえ歌あえか歌 — song, sing14All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
あえ華あえか華 — splendor, flower10All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
あえ香あえか香 — incense, smell9All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亜依霞あえか亜 — Asia, rank next · 依 — reliant, depend on · 霞 — be hazy, grow dim32All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亜恵佳あえか亜 — Asia, rank next · 恵 — favor, blessing · 佳 — excellent, beautiful25All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亜恵加あえか亜 — Asia, rank next · 恵 — favor, blessing · 加 — add, addition22All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亜恵果あえか亜 — Asia, rank next · 恵 — favor, blessing · 果 — fruit, reward25All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亜恵華あえか亜 — Asia, rank next · 恵 — favor, blessing · 華 — splendor, flower27All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亜恵香あえか亜 — Asia, rank next · 恵 — favor, blessing · 香 — incense, smell26All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亜映佳あえか亜 — Asia, rank next · 映 — reflect, reflection · 佳 — excellent, beautiful24All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亜映加あえか亜 — Asia, rank next · 映 — reflect, reflection · 加 — add, addition21All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亜映果あえか亜 — Asia, rank next · 映 — reflect, reflection · 果 — fruit, reward24All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亜映華あえか亜 — Asia, rank next · 映 — reflect, reflection · 華 — splendor, flower26All 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 Aeka 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

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Exact reading

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亜 — Asia, rank next

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阿 — Africa, flatter

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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.

JMnedictChecked 17 Sep 2026Active data built 16 Sep 2026Stored status: downloaded
KANJIDIC2Checked 17 Sep 2026Active data built 17 Sep 2026
Japan Ministry of Justice — characters usable in children’s namesChecked 17 Sep 2026
Japan Agency for Cultural Affairs — Romanization Rules (2025)Checked 17 Sep 2026
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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