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Japanese given name

Aki

あき

Given-name classification varies across source records.

あきアキAki
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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 spellings281

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows282

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Aki

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あき

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formアキ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationAki

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

Mora segmentationあ · き

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

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Reading profile

How Aki 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 readings2

あき · アキ

Kanji-based spellings280

among the forms analyzed on this page

Kana characters2

in the primary dictionary reading

Morae2

small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana combine with the preceding mora

Kana-only2

recorded spellings

1-kanji forms47

recorded spellings

2-kanji forms232

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms1

recorded spelling

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 + surname

あき in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms282

284 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms39

42 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsfemale 279 · unspecified 5

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
あきAki282284 source rowsfemale 279 · unspecified 5source rows · distinct forms: female 277 · unspecified 53942 source rows
あきAki00 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 Aki

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 data280

5–34 strokes observed span

Median total strokes17

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms274

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms6

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution
ReadingRomanizationMoraeForms
あきAki2282
Reading ambiguity

Can the same writing be read another way?

25 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 readings25

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading54

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set16

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 Aki 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 after33330007や, つぎ, つぐJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
希hope, beg, request27027007のぞ, のぞみJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
安relax, cheap, low27270006あ, あす, あず, あっ +1Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
愛love, affection, favourite212000113あ, あし, え, かな +5Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
阿Africa, flatter, fawn upon21210008ほとり, あず, あわ, おか +2Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
明bright, light19180018あきら, あけ, あす, きら +7Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
紀chronicle, account, narrative18018009おさむ, ただす, とし, とも +2Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
姫princess150150010—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
葵hollyhock142120012まもる, けJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
吾I, my, our12120007あ, あがJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
樹timber, trees, wood110110016いつき, うえ, こ, しげ +5Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
輝radiance, shine, sparkle110100115あき, あきら, さき, てる +2Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8

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

あき

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
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Exact written form

アキ

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
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Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 282. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.

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Corpus pattern

Kanji recurring across Aki 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 after33 of 282 analyzed forms希hope, beg, request27 of 282 analyzed forms安relax, cheap, low27 of 282 analyzed forms愛love, affection, favourite21 of 282 analyzed forms阿Africa, flatter, fawn upon21 of 282 analyzed forms明bright, light19 of 282 analyzed forms紀chronicle, account, narrative18 of 282 analyzed forms姫princess15 of 282 analyzed forms葵hollyhock14 of 282 analyzed forms吾I, my, our12 of 282 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Aki

282 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading あき. 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.

あき

あき · Aki

Katakana アキMorae 2Strokes —

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

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アキ

アキ · Aki

Katakana アキMorae 2Strokes —

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

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Showing the first 80 spelling/reading records out of 282 loaded records for this reading group. The group contains 281 distinct written spellings.

Spelling comparator

Compare Aki 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
あきあきKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
アキアキKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
亜亀あき亜 — Asia, rank next · 亀 — tortoise, turtle18All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亜企あき亜 — Asia, rank next · 企 — undertake, scheme13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亜吉あき亜 — Asia, rank next · 吉 — good luck, joy13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亜喜あき亜 — Asia, rank next · 喜 — rejoice, take pleasure in19All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亜妃あき亜 — Asia, rank next · 妃 — queen, princess13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亜姫あき亜 — Asia, rank next · 姫 — princess17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亜嬉あき亜 — Asia, rank next · 嬉 — glad, pleased22All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亜季あき亜 — Asia, rank next · 季 — seasons15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亜岐あき亜 — Asia, rank next · 岐 — branch off, fork in road14All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亜己あき亜 — Asia, rank next · 己 — self10All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亜希あき亜 — Asia, rank next · 希 — hope, beg14All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亜旗あき亜 — Asia, rank next · 旗 — flag, banner21All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亜木あき亜 — Asia, rank next · 木 — tree, wood11All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亜杏あき亜 — Asia, rank next · 杏 — apricot14All 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 Aki 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 あき

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.

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Akira

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Akiyo

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Akio

152 recorded spellings

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Akiho

149 recorded spellings

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Akino

127 recorded spellings

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Akika

110 recorded spellings

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Akihiro

109 recorded spellings

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Akisa

109 recorded spellings

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Where to go next from Aki

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Exact reading

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A / あ

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亜 — Asia, rank next

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希 — hope, beg

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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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