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ReferenceNamesAkihiko
Canonical reference record
JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context
Japanese given name

Akihiko

亜喜彦

Recorded with both male and female given-name labels across dictionary entries.

あきひこアキヒコAkihiko
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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 spellings75

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows75

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Akihiko

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あきひこ

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formアキヒコ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationAkihiko

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

Mora segmentationあ · き · ひ · こ

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

Audio note: the play button uses Japanese text-to-speech provided by the visitor’s browser/device. It is a convenience preview, not a recorded native-speaker pronunciation or pitch-accent authority.

Reading profile

How Akihiko 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

あきひこ

Kanji-based spellings75

among the forms analyzed on this page

Kana characters4

in the primary dictionary reading

Morae4

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

2-kanji forms46

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms29

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

あきひこ in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms75

75 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms0

0 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsmale 73 · female 2

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
あきひこAkihiko7575 source rowsmale 73 · female 2source rows · distinct forms: male 73 · female 200 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 Akihiko

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 data75

12–33 strokes observed span

Median total strokes21

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms71

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms4

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution
ReadingRomanizationMoraeForms
あきひこAkihiko475
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
紀彦4 analyzed forms喜彦3 analyzed forms季彦3 analyzed forms希彦3 analyzed forms木彦3 analyzed forms樹彦3 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?

32 of 75 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 checked75

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings32

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading43

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set6

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 Akihiko 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
彦lad, boy, fine young man68068009よし, こ, ひろ, やすJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
明bright, light11110008あきら, あけ, あす, きら +7Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
亜Asia, rank next, come after880007や, つぎ, つぐJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
吾I, my, our880007あ, あがJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
紀chronicle, account, narrative400409おさむ, ただす, とし, とも +2Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
喜rejoice, take pleasure in3003012あき, きゅ, のぶ, ゆき +1Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
季seasons300308すえ, としJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
希hope, beg, request300307のぞ, のぞみJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
木tree, wood300304ぐ, も, もとJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
樹timber, trees, wood3003016いつき, うえ, こ, しげ +5Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
記scribe, account, narrative3003010のりJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
貴precious, value, prize3003012きよ, ぎ, たか, たかし +1Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6

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.

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 75. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.

For VPS safety, contiguous-sequence lookups are limited to six 2–4 kanji forms per canonical page and cached for 12 hours per active JMnedict generation.

Corpus pattern

Kanji recurring across Akihiko 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.

彦lad, boy, fine young man68 of 75 analyzed forms明bright, light11 of 75 analyzed forms亜Asia, rank next, come after8 of 75 analyzed forms吾I, my, our8 of 75 analyzed forms紀chronicle, account, narrative4 of 75 analyzed forms喜rejoice, take pleasure in3 of 75 analyzed forms季seasons3 of 75 analyzed forms希hope, beg, request3 of 75 analyzed forms木tree, wood3 of 75 analyzed forms樹timber, trees, wood3 of 75 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Akihiko

75 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading あきひこ. 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.

Spelling comparator

Compare Akihiko 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
亜喜彦あきひこ亜 — Asia, rank next · 喜 — rejoice, take pleasure in · 彦 — lad, boy28All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亜季彦あきひこ亜 — Asia, rank next · 季 — seasons · 彦 — lad, boy24All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亜希彦あきひこ亜 — Asia, rank next · 希 — hope, beg · 彦 — lad, boy23All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亜木彦あきひこ亜 — Asia, rank next · 木 — tree, wood · 彦 — lad, boy20All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亜樹彦あきひこ亜 — Asia, rank next · 樹 — timber, trees · 彦 — lad, boy32All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亜紀彦あきひこ亜 — Asia, rank next · 紀 — chronicle, account · 彦 — lad, boy25All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亜記彦あきひこ亜 — Asia, rank next · 記 — scribe, account · 彦 — lad, boy26All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亜貴彦あきひこ亜 — Asia, rank next · 貴 — precious, value · 彦 — lad, boy28All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亨彦あきひこ亨 — pass through, go smoothly · 彦 — lad, boy16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亮彦あきひこ亮 — clear, help · 彦 — lad, boy18All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
卿彦あきひこ卿 — you, lord · 彦 — lad, boy21All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
叡彦あきひこ叡 — intelligence, imperial · 彦 — lad, boy25All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
吾喜彦あきひこ吾 — I, my · 喜 — rejoice, take pleasure in · 彦 — lad, boy28All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
吾季彦あきひこ吾 — I, my · 季 — seasons · 彦 — lad, boy24All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
吾希彦あきひこ吾 — I, my · 希 — hope, beg · 彦 — lad, boy23All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
吾木彦あきひこ吾 — I, my · 木 — tree, wood · 彦 — lad, boy20All 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 Akihiko 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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Exact reading

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彦 — lad, boy

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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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