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

Kaoko

カヲ子

Female-classified given-name records.

かおこカオコKaoko
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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 spellings61

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows62

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Kaoko

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かおこ

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formカオコ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationKaoko

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

Mora segmentationか · お · こ

3 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 Kaoko 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

かおこ · カヲこ · かをこ

Kanji-based spellings62

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

1-kanji forms2

recorded spellings

2-kanji forms3

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms57

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

かおこ in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms60

60 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms0

0 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsfemale 60

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
かおこKaoko6060 source rowsfemale 60source rows · distinct forms: female 6000 source rows
かをこKaoko12 source rowsfemale 2source rows · distinct forms: female 100 source rows
かをこKaoko00 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 Kaoko

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 data62

3–31 strokes observed span

Median total strokes20

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms62

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
かおこKaoko360
かをこKaoko32
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
緒子11 analyzed forms夫子10 analyzed forms央子10 analyzed forms男子10 analyzed forms雄子10 analyzed forms桜子2 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?

5 of 62 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 checked62

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings5

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading56

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set21

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

加穂子
2 source-recorded readings
Kaokoかおこ · this pageKahokoかほこ
夏央子
2 source-recorded readings
Kaokoかおこ · this pageNaokoなおこ
郁保子
2 source-recorded readings
Kaokoかおこ · this pageKahokoかほこ

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 Kaoko 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-1AM62062003い, き, ぎ, く +2Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
緒thong, beginning, inception110011014ほJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
夫husband, man10001004お, と, ゆう, よJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
央center, middle10001005あきら, え, お, さと +6Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
男male10001007みJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
雄masculine, male, hero100010012かつ, たけ, つよし, ゆ +1Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
香incense, smell, perfume880009こ, こお, ひゃん, よしJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
佳excellent, beautiful, good660008けい, よしJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
加add, addition, increase660005—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
伽nursing, attending, entertainer550007—Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
可can, passable, approval550005よしJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
夏summer5500010—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2

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 62. 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 Kaoko 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-1AM62 of 62 analyzed forms緒thong, beginning, inception11 of 62 analyzed forms夫husband, man10 of 62 analyzed forms央center, middle10 of 62 analyzed forms男male10 of 62 analyzed forms雄masculine, male, hero10 of 62 analyzed forms香incense, smell, perfume8 of 62 analyzed forms佳excellent, beautiful, good6 of 62 analyzed forms加add, addition, increase6 of 62 analyzed forms伽nursing, attending, entertainer5 of 62 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Kaoko

60 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading かおこ. 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 Kaoko 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
カヲ子カヲこ子 — child, sign of the rat3All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
かを子かをこ子 — child, sign of the rat3All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
伽夫子かおこ伽 — nursing, attending · 夫 — husband, man · 子 — child, sign of the rat14All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
伽央子かおこ伽 — nursing, attending · 央 — center, middle · 子 — child, sign of the rat15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
伽男子かおこ伽 — nursing, attending · 男 — male · 子 — child, sign of the rat17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
伽緒子かおこ伽 — nursing, attending · 緒 — thong, beginning · 子 — child, sign of the rat24All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
伽雄子かおこ伽 — nursing, attending · 雄 — masculine, male · 子 — child, sign of the rat22All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
佳夫子かおこ佳 — excellent, beautiful · 夫 — husband, man · 子 — child, sign of the rat15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
佳央子かおこ佳 — excellent, beautiful · 央 — center, middle · 子 — child, sign of the rat16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
佳生子かおこ佳 — excellent, beautiful · 生 — life, genuine · 子 — child, sign of the rat16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
佳男子かおこ佳 — excellent, beautiful · 男 — male · 子 — child, sign of the rat18All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
佳緒子かおこ佳 — excellent, beautiful · 緒 — thong, beginning · 子 — child, sign of the rat25All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
佳雄子かおこ佳 — excellent, beautiful · 雄 — masculine, male · 子 — child, sign of the rat23All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
加夫子かおこ加 — add, addition · 夫 — husband, man · 子 — child, sign of the rat12All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
加央子かおこ加 — add, addition · 央 — center, middle · 子 — child, sign of the rat13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
加男子かおこ加 — add, addition · 男 — male · 子 — child, sign of the rat15All 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 Kaoko 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.

Related readings

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Related by the opening kana of the dictionary reading. This is a deterministic browsing relationship, not a claim that the names share the same meaning.

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Exact reading

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子 — child, sign of the rat

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緒 — thong, beginning

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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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