group-level written forms
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.
records contributing to this reading group
based only on the imported source footprint
How to read Atsuko
The kana reading is source-recorded. Romanization and mora segmentation are deterministic reading aids generated from that kana; pitch accent is not inferred.
Normalized to hiragana for comparison.
The same reading converted to katakana.
Macron-style display. Vowel-sequence form: Atsuko. Personal spelling and true vowel boundaries can differ.
3 morae in this reading. Small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana join the preceding mora.
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How Atsuko 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.
あつこ · アツコ · アツこ
among the forms analyzed on this page
in the primary dictionary reading
small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana combine with the preceding mora
recorded spellings
recorded spellings
recorded spellings
recorded spellings
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.
あつこ in the imported JMnedict corpus
85 source spelling/reading rows
0 source spelling/reading rows
row counts carrying each JMnedict source label
| Exact reading | Given-name evidence | Given-name labels | Surname evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| あつこAtsuko | 8085 source rows | female 85source rows · distinct forms: female 80 | 00 source rows |
| あつこAtsuko | 00 source rows | —source rows · distinct forms: — | 00 source rows |
| あつこAtsuko | 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.
Corpus structure behind Atsuko
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.
3–28 strokes observed span
among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data
all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes
contains at least one character outside that loaded classification
| Reading | Romanization | Morae | Forms |
|---|---|---|---|
| あつこ | Atsuko | 3 | 82 |
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.
Can the same writing be read another way?
44 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.
distinct spellings displayed on this page
exact written forms with 2+ source readings
within this active given-name corpus
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.
How recurring characters function across Atsuko 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 | Solo | Strokes | KANJIDIC2 nanori | Loaded class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 子 | child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM | 74 | 0 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 3 | い, き, ぎ, く +2 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1 |
| 津 | haven, port, harbor | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 9 | ず, ち, と | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 亜 | Asia, rank next, come after | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | や, つぎ, つぐ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 阿 | Africa, flatter, fawn upon | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ほとり, あず, あわ, おか +2 | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9 |
| 通 | traffic, pass through, avenue | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | とん, どうし, どおり, みち | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2 |
| 都 | capital, metropolis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | — | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 10 |
| 安 | relax, cheap, low | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | あ, あす, あず, あっ +1 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3 |
| 愛 | love, affection, favourite | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | あ, あし, え, かな +5 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 敦 | industry, kindliness | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | あつ, あつし, つる, のぶ +1 | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9 |
| 篤 | fervent, kind, cordial | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | — | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 湖 | lake | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | うみ, み | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3 |
| 月 | month, moon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | おと, がっ, す, ずき +1 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1 |
Counts describe this source-recorded spelling set, not population use. A repeated kanji can contribute to more than one position role across different spellings.
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.
あつこ
アツコ
あつ子
アツ子
あつ湖
亜月子
亜津子
亜貴子
亜通子
亜都子
Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 82. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.
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Kanji recurring across Atsuko 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.
Explore written forms of Atsuko
82 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading あつこ. 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.
あつこ
あつこ · Atsuko
This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.
アツコ
アツコ · Atsuko
This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.
あつ子
あつこ · Atsuko
アツ子
アツこ · Atsuko
あつ湖
あつこ · Atsuko
亜月子
あつこ · Atsuko
亜津子
あつこ · Atsuko
亜貴子
あつこ · Atsuko
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
亜通子
あつこ · Atsuko
亜都子
あつこ · Atsuko
亨子
あつこ · Atsuko
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享子
あつこ · Atsuko
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京子
あつこ · Atsuko
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優子
あつこ · Atsuko
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充子
あつこ · Atsuko
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厚子
あつこ · Atsuko
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収子
あつこ · Atsuko
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吾付子
あつこ · Atsuko
唱子
あつこ · Atsuko
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圧子
あつこ · Atsuko
天津子
あつこ · Atsuko
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娃月子
あつこ · Atsuko
孜子
あつこ · Atsuko
孝子
あつこ · Atsuko
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安序子
あつこ · Atsuko
安津子
あつこ · Atsuko
安通子
あつこ · Atsuko
安都子
あつこ · Atsuko
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宏子
あつこ · Atsuko
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富子
あつこ · Atsuko
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庄子
あつこ · Atsuko
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府子
あつこ · Atsuko
当子
あつこ · Atsuko
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得子
あつこ · Atsuko
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忠子
あつこ · Atsuko
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惇子
あつこ · Atsuko
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
惇胡
あつこ · Atsuko
愛津子
あつこ · Atsuko
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愛通子
あつこ · Atsuko
愛都子
あつこ · Atsuko
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抄子
あつこ · Atsuko
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故子
あつこ · Atsuko
敦子
あつこ · Atsuko
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
敦湖
あつこ · Atsuko
敦香
あつこ · Atsuko
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敬子
あつこ · Atsuko
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
昌子
あつこ · Atsuko
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明津子
あつこ · Atsuko
暑子
あつこ · Atsuko
暖子
あつこ · Atsuko
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有津子
あつこ · Atsuko
涼子
あつこ · Atsuko
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淳子
あつこ · Atsuko
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渥子
あつこ · Atsuko
温子
あつこ · Atsuko
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濃子
あつこ · Atsuko
熱子
あつこ · Atsuko
秋津子
あつこ · Atsuko
穆子
あつこ · Atsuko
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
章子
あつこ · Atsuko
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
章津子
あつこ · Atsuko
竺子
あつこ · Atsuko
篤古
あつこ · Atsuko
篤子
あつこ · Atsuko
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
篤津子
あつこ · Atsuko
純子
あつこ · Atsuko
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
能子
あつこ · Atsuko
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諄子
あつこ · Atsuko
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豊子
あつこ · Atsuko
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
貴子
あつこ · Atsuko
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
農子
あつこ · Atsuko
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
醇子
あつこ · Atsuko
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
重子
あつこ · Atsuko
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
阜子
あつこ · Atsuko
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
阿つ子
あつこ · Atsuko
阿武子
あつこ · Atsuko
阿津子
あつこ · Atsuko
阿通子
あつこ · Atsuko
阿都子
あつこ · Atsuko
集子
あつこ · Atsuko
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
Showing the first 80 spelling/reading records out of 82 loaded records for this reading group. The group contains 80 distinct written spellings.
Compare Atsuko 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.
| Spelling | One source reading | Character-level glosses | Total strokes | Loaded character class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| あつこ | あつこ | Kana-only spelling | — | Kana spelling |
| アツコ | アツコ | Kana-only spelling | — | Kana spelling |
| あつ子 | あつこ | 子 — child, sign of the rat | 3 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| アツ子 | アツこ | 子 — child, sign of the rat | 3 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| あつ湖 | あつこ | 湖 — lake | 12 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 亜月子 | あつこ | 亜 — Asia, rank next · 月 — month, moon · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 14 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 亜津子 | あつこ | 亜 — Asia, rank next · 津 — haven, port · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 19 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 亜貴子 | あつこ | 亜 — Asia, rank next · 貴 — precious, value · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 22 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 亜通子 | あつこ | 亜 — Asia, rank next · 通 — traffic, pass through · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 20 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 亜都子 | あつこ | 亜 — Asia, rank next · 都 — capital, metropolis · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 21 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 亨子 | あつこ | 亨 — pass through, go smoothly · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 10 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 享子 | あつこ | 享 — enjoy, receive · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 11 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 京子 | あつこ | 京 — capital, 10**16 · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 11 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 優子 | あつこ | 優 — tenderness, excel · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 20 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 充子 | あつこ | 充 — allot, fill · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 9 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 厚子 | あつこ | 厚 — thick, heavy · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 12 | All 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 Atsuko 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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