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

Ayuko

あゆこ

Female-classified given-name records.

あゆこアユコAyuko
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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 spellings73

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows74

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Ayuko

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あゆこ

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formアユコ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationAyuko

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

Mora segmentationあ · ゆ · こ

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

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Reading profile

How Ayuko 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

あゆこ · アユこ

Kanji-based spellings73

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-only1

recorded spelling

1-kanji forms2

recorded spellings

2-kanji forms7

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms64

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

あゆこ in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms73

74 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms0

0 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsfemale 74

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
あゆこAyuko7374 source rowsfemale 74source rows · distinct forms: female 7300 source rows
あゆこAyuko00 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 Ayuko

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 data73

3–33 strokes observed span

Median total strokes18

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms73

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
あゆこAyuko374
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
優子8 analyzed forms由子8 analyzed forms友子6 analyzed forms佑子5 analyzed forms祐子5 analyzed forms夕子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?

4 of 74 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 checked74

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings4

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading69

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set9

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

歩子
4 source-recorded readings
Ayukoあゆこ · this pageAyumikoあゆみこFumineふみねPokoぽこ
阿由子
2 source-recorded readings
Ayukoあゆこ · this pageAyokoあよこ

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 Ayuko 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
子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM68068003い, き, ぎ, く +2Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
亜Asia, rank next, come after14140007や, つぎ, つぐJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
安relax, cheap, low11110006あ, あす, あず, あっ +1Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
由wherefore, a reason10001005—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
阿Africa, flatter, fawn upon10100008ほとり, あず, あわ, おか +2Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
愛love, affection, favourite9900013あ, あし, え, かな +5Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
優tenderness, excel, surpass8008017ゆ, よしJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
友friend600604う, ど, ゆJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
有possess, have, exist630306あ, あら, あり, ある +3Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
佑help, assist500507すけ, たすく, ゆJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
夕evening500503ゆJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
祐help5005010—Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9

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

あゆこ

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Ayukoあゆこ · this page
Characters in order
あKanaゆKanaこKana

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 74. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.

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Corpus pattern

Kanji recurring across Ayuko 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-1AM68 of 74 analyzed forms亜Asia, rank next, come after14 of 74 analyzed forms安relax, cheap, low11 of 74 analyzed forms由wherefore, a reason10 of 74 analyzed forms阿Africa, flatter, fawn upon10 of 74 analyzed forms愛love, affection, favourite9 of 74 analyzed forms優tenderness, excel, surpass8 of 74 analyzed forms友friend6 of 74 analyzed forms有possess, have, exist6 of 74 analyzed forms佑help, assist5 of 74 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Ayuko

74 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading あゆこ. 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.

あゆこ

あゆこ · Ayuko

Katakana アユコMorae 3Strokes —

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

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Spelling comparator

Compare Ayuko 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
あゆこあゆこKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
あゆ子あゆこ子 — child, sign of the rat3All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
アユ子アユこ子 — child, sign of the rat3All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亜佑子あゆこ亜 — Asia, rank next · 佑 — help, assist · 子 — child, sign of the rat17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亜侑子あゆこ亜 — Asia, rank next · 侑 — urge to eat · 子 — child, sign of the rat18All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亜優子あゆこ亜 — Asia, rank next · 優 — tenderness, excel · 子 — child, sign of the rat27All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亜友子あゆこ亜 — Asia, rank next · 友 — friend · 子 — child, sign of the rat14All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亜右子あゆこ亜 — Asia, rank next · 右 — right · 子 — child, sign of the rat15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亜夕子あゆこ亜 — Asia, rank next · 夕 — evening · 子 — child, sign of the rat13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亜悠子あゆこ亜 — Asia, rank next · 悠 — permanence, distant · 子 — child, sign of the rat21All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亜有子あゆこ亜 — Asia, rank next · 有 — possess, have · 子 — child, sign of the rat16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亜柚子あゆこ亜 — Asia, rank next · 柚 — citron · 子 — child, sign of the rat19All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亜由呼あゆこ亜 — Asia, rank next · 由 — wherefore, a reason · 呼 — call, call out to20All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亜由子あゆこ亜 — Asia, rank next · 由 — wherefore, a reason · 子 — child, sign of the rat15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亜百子あゆこ亜 — Asia, rank next · 百 — hundred · 子 — child, sign of the rat16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亜祐子あゆこ亜 — Asia, rank next · 祐 — help · 子 — child, sign of the rat20All 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 Ayuko 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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子 — child, sign of the rat

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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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