Canonical reference record

JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context

Japanese given name

Asako

アサコ

Female-classified given-name records.

あさこアサコAsako

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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 spellings96

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows98

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Asako

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あさこ

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formアサコ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationAsako

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

Mora segmentationあ · さ · こ

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

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Reading profile

How Asako 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 readings3

あさこ · アサこ · アサコ

Kanji-based spellings96

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

Kana-only2

recorded spellings

1-kanji forms4

recorded spellings

2-kanji forms25

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms67

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 + surname

あさこ in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms97

101 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms12

14 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsfemale 100 · unspecified 1

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact reading	Given-name evidence	Given-name labels	Surname evidence
あさこAsako	97101 source rows	female 100 · unspecified 1source rows · distinct forms: female 96 · unspecified 1	1214 source rows
あさこAsako	00 source rows	—source rows · distinct forms: —	00 source rows
あさこAsako	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 Asako

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 data96

3–37 strokes observed span

Median total strokes18

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms93

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms3

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution

Reading	Romanization	Morae	Forms
あさこ	Asako	3	98

Recurring first-position kanji

亜Asia, rank next15 forms 安relax, cheap13 forms 阿Africa, flatter10 forms 麻hemp, flax10 forms 朝morning, dynasty8 forms 愛love, affection5 forms

Recurring final-position kanji

子child, sign of the rat77 forms 古old4 forms 来come, due3 forms 湖lake2 forms 瑚ancestral offering receptacle, coral2 forms 甲armor, high (voice)1 form

Recurring adjacent kanji sequences

佐子9 analyzed forms 沙子8 analyzed forms 咲子7 analyzed forms 紗子7 analyzed forms 彩子5 analyzed forms 早子4 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?

18 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 readings18

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading60

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set17

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

明子

17 source-recorded readings

Akakoあかこ Akashiあかし Akaneあかね Akikoあきこ Akirakoあきらこ Akekoあけこ

晨子

7 source-recorded readings

Akikoあきこ AkirakoあきらこAsakoあさこ · this pageAshitakoあしたこ Shinkoしんこ Tokikoときこ

旦子

6 source-recorded readings

Akikoあきこ AkirakoあきらこAsakoあさこ · this pageAshitakoあしたこ KazukoかずこTanshiたんし

旭子

6 source-recorded readings

Aikoあいこ Akikoあきこ AkirakoあきらこAsakoあさこ · this pageAsahikoあさひこKyokushiきょくし

秋桜子

5 source-recorded readings

AkikoあきこAsakoあさこ · this pageKosumosukoこすもすこShūōshiしゅうおうしShōkoしょうこ

朝子

4 source-recorded readings

Asakoあさこ · this pageChōkoちょうこ Tokikoときこ Tomokoともこ

亜麻子

3 source-recorded readings

Asakoあさこ · this pageAmakoあまこ Amaneあまね

妹子

3 source-recorded readings

Asakoあさこ · this pageImokoいもこMaikoまいこ

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 Asako 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
子	child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM	77	0	77	0	3	い, き, ぎ, く +2	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
亜	Asia, rank next, come after	15	15	0	0	7	や, つぎ, つぐ	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
安	relax, cheap, low	13	13	0	0	6	あ, あす, あず, あっ +1	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
麻	hemp, flax, numb	11	10	0	1	11	あ, あざ, お	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
阿	Africa, flatter, fawn upon	10	10	0	0	8	ほとり, あず, あわ, おか +2	Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
佐	assistant, help	9	0	0	9	7	すけ	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
紗	gauze, gossamer	9	0	0	9	10	たえ, すず	Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
朝	morning, dynasty, regime	9	8	0	1	12	あ, あそ, ささ, ちか +1	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
沙	sand	8	0	0	8	7	—	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
咲	blossom, bloom	7	0	0	7	9	さ, さき	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
彩	coloring, paint, makeup	7	1	0	6	11	あや, さ, さえ, つや	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
愛	love, affection, favourite	5	5	0	0	13	あ, あし, え, かな +5	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4

Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Asakoあさこ · this page

Characters in order

亜Asia, rank next左left子child, sign of the rat

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 98. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.

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Corpus pattern

Kanji recurring across Asako 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.

子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM77 of 98 analyzed forms 亜Asia, rank next, come after15 of 98 analyzed forms 安relax, cheap, low13 of 98 analyzed forms 麻hemp, flax, numb11 of 98 analyzed forms 阿Africa, flatter, fawn upon10 of 98 analyzed forms 佐assistant, help9 of 98 analyzed forms 紗gauze, gossamer9 of 98 analyzed forms 朝morning, dynasty, regime9 of 98 analyzed forms 沙sand8 of 98 analyzed forms 咲blossom, bloom7 of 98 analyzed forms

Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Asako

98 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading あさこ. 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.

アサコ

アサコ · Asako

Katakana アサコMorae 3Strokes —

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

Character-set checkKana spelling

Spelling	One source reading	Character-level glosses	Total strokes	Loaded character class
アサコ	アサコ	Kana-only spelling	—	Kana spelling
あさこ	あさこ	Kana-only spelling	—	Kana spelling
アサ子	アサこ	子 — child, sign of the rat	3	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
あさ子	あさこ	子 — child, sign of the rat	3	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
アサ甲	アサこ	甲 — armor, high (voice)	5	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亜佐子	あさこ	亜 — Asia, rank next · 佐 — assistant, help · 子 — child, sign of the rat	17	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亜作子	あさこ	亜 — Asia, rank next · 作 — make, production · 子 — child, sign of the rat	17	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亜咲子	あさこ	亜 — Asia, rank next · 咲 — blossom, bloom · 子 — child, sign of the rat	19	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亜少子	あさこ	亜 — Asia, rank next · 少 — few, little · 子 — child, sign of the rat	14	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亜左子	あさこ	亜 — Asia, rank next · 左 — left · 子 — child, sign of the rat	15	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亜彩子	あさこ	亜 — Asia, rank next · 彩 — coloring, paint · 子 — child, sign of the rat	21	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亜抄子	あさこ	亜 — Asia, rank next · 抄 — extract, selection · 子 — child, sign of the rat	17	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亜早子	あさこ	亜 — Asia, rank next · 早 — early, fast · 子 — child, sign of the rat	16	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亜沙子	あさこ	亜 — Asia, rank next · 沙 — sand · 子 — child, sign of the rat	17	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亜瑳子	あさこ	亜 — Asia, rank next · 瑳 — polish, brilliant white luster of a gem · 子 — child, sign of the rat	24	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亜砂子	あさこ	亜 — Asia, rank next · 砂 — sand · 子 — child, sign of the rat	19	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified

Asako

Extended source depth

How to read Asako

How Asako is represented

How this reading is classified in the source corpus

Corpus structure behind Asako

Can the same writing be read another way?

How recurring characters function across Asako spellings

Move from a spelling to its readings, characters and literal sequence context

アサコ

あさこ

アサ子

あさ子

アサ甲

亜佐子

亜作子

亜咲子

亜少子

亜左子

Kanji recurring across Asako spellings

Explore written forms of Asako

アサコ

あさこ

アサ子

あさ子

アサ甲

亜佐子

亜作子

亜咲子

亜少子

亜左子

亜彩子

亜抄子

亜早子

亜沙子

亜瑳子

亜砂子

亜紗子

亜草子

亜采子

亜麻子

吾佐子

夙子

妹子

安佐子

安作子

安咲子

安嵯子

安左子

安彩子

安早子

安沙子

安瑳子

安砂子

安祥子

安紗古

安紗子

彩桜子

愛佐子

愛咲子

愛抄子

愛沙子

愛紗子

新朝喜

旦子

旭子

明佐子

明子

明早子

明沙子

明紗子

晁子

晨子

有佐子

有咲子

有沙子

朝古

朝子

朝来

朝湖