Canonical reference record

JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context

Japanese given name

Kakei

可敬

Given-name classification varies across source records.

かけいカケイKakei

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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 spellings6

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows6

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Kakei

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かけい

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formカケイ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationKakei

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

Mora segmentationか · け · い

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

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Reading profile

How Kakei 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

かけい

Kanji-based spellings6

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

2-kanji forms6

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

かけい in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms6

6 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms11

11 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsfemale 1 · unspecified 5

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact reading	Given-name evidence	Given-name labels	Surname evidence
かけいKakei	66 source rows	female 1 · unspecified 5source rows · distinct forms: female 1 · unspecified 5	1111 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 Kakei

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 data6

17–28 strokes observed span

Median total strokes20

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms5

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms1

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution

Reading	Romanization	Morae	Forms
かけい	Kakei	3	6

Recurring first-position kanji

花flower2 forms 可can, passable1 form 華splendor, flower1 form 霞be hazy, grow dim1 form 香incense, smell1 form

Recurring final-position kanji

渓mountain stream, valley3 forms 敬awe, respect1 form 蹊path1 form 径diameter, path1 form

Reading ambiguity

Can the same writing be read another way?

None of the 6 displayed written forms has a second given-name reading in the active JMnedict corpus. This is dictionary-record ambiguity, not a prediction of how a particular person reads the name.

Written forms checked6

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings0

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading6

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set1

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 Kakei 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	Strokes	KANJIDIC2 nanori	Loaded class
渓	mountain stream, valley	3	0	3	11	—	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
花	flower	2	2	0	7	わ	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
可	can, passable, approval	1	1	0	5	よし	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
敬	awe, respect, honor	1	0	1	12	け, たか, たかし, たけ +5	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
蹊	path	1	0	1	17	—	Unclassified in the loaded KANJIDIC grade field
華	splendor, flower, petal	1	1	0	10	わ	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
霞	be hazy, grow dim, blurred	1	1	0	17	—	Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
香	incense, smell, perfume	1	1	0	9	こ, こお, ひゃん, よし	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
径	diameter, path, method	1	0	1	8	—	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4

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

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Exact written form

可敬

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Kakeiかけい · this page

Characters in order

可can, passable敬awe, respect

Exact written form

花渓

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Kakeiかけい · this page

Characters in order

花flower渓mountain stream, valley

Exact written form

花蹊

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Kakeiかけい · this page

Characters in order

花flower蹊path

Exact written form

華渓

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Kakeiかけい · this page

Characters in order

華splendor, flower渓mountain stream, valley

Exact written form

霞渓

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Kakeiかけい · this page

Characters in order

霞be hazy, grow dim渓mountain stream, valley

Exact written form

香径

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Kakeiかけい · this page

Characters in order

香incense, smell径diameter, path

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Corpus pattern

Kanji recurring across Kakei 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.

渓mountain stream, valley3 of 6 analyzed forms 花flower2 of 6 analyzed forms

Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Kakei

6 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading かけい. 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.

可敬

かけい · Kakei

Katakana カケイMorae 3Strokes 17

可can, passable, approval 敬awe, respect, honor, revere

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花渓

かけい · Kakei

Katakana カケイMorae 3Strokes 18

花flower 渓mountain stream, valley

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花蹊

かけい · Kakei

Katakana カケイMorae 3Strokes 24

花flower 蹊path

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華渓

かけい · Kakei

Katakana カケイMorae 3Strokes 21

華splendor, flower, petal, shine 渓mountain stream, valley

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霞渓

かけい · Kakei

Katakana カケイMorae 3Strokes 28

霞be hazy, grow dim, blurred 渓mountain stream, valley

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香径

かけい · Kakei

Katakana カケイMorae 3Strokes 17

香incense, smell, perfume 径diameter, path, method

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Spelling comparator

Compare Kakei 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
可敬	かけい	可 — can, passable · 敬 — awe, respect	17	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
花渓	かけい	花 — flower · 渓 — mountain stream, valley	18	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
花蹊	かけい	花 — flower · 蹊 — path	24	Includes unclassified/outside loaded jōyō-jinmeiyō class
華渓	かけい	華 — splendor, flower · 渓 — mountain stream, valley	21	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
霞渓	かけい	霞 — be hazy, grow dim · 渓 — mountain stream, valley	28	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
香径	かけい	香 — incense, smell · 径 — diameter, path	17	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified

What does Kakei 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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渓 — mountain stream, valley

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花 — flower

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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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