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Japanese given name

Karin

かりん

Given-name classification varies across source records.

かりんカリンKarin
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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 spellings106

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows107

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Karin

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かりん

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formカリン

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationKarin

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

Mora segmentationか · り · ん

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

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Reading profile

How Karin 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

かりん · カリン

Kanji-based spellings105

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 forms1

recorded spelling

2-kanji forms104

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

かりん in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms106

107 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms2

2 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsfemale 105 · unspecified 2

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
かりんKarin106107 source rowsfemale 105 · unspecified 2source rows · distinct forms: female 104 · unspecified 222 source rows
かりんKarin00 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 Karin

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 data105

7–32 strokes observed span

Median total strokes22

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms102

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms3

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution
ReadingRomanizationMoraeForms
かりんKarin3107
Reading ambiguity

Can the same writing be read another way?

14 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 readings14

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading65

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set5

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

花凛
3 source-recorded readings
Karinかりん · this pageHanariはなりHanarinはなりん
佳怜
2 source-recorded readings
Karinかりん · this pageKarenかれん

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 Karin 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
鈴small bell, buzzer230230013ずJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
凛cold, strict, severe160160015—Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
琳jewel, tinkling of jewelry160160012—Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
林grove, forest10010008しJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
花flower10100007わJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
佳excellent, beautiful, good990008けい, よしJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
果fruit, reward, carry out990008みJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
華splendor, flower, petal9900010わJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
香incense, smell, perfume990009こ, こお, ひゃん, よしJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
凜cold, strict, severe8080015—Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
夏summer8800010—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
梨pear tree7070011か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

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

かりん

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Karinかりん · this page
Characters in order
かKanaりKanaんKana
Exact written form

カリン

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Karinかりん
Characters in order
カKanaリKanaンKana

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 107. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.

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Corpus pattern

Kanji recurring across Karin 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.

鈴small bell, buzzer23 of 107 analyzed forms凛cold, strict, severe16 of 107 analyzed forms琳jewel, tinkling of jewelry16 of 107 analyzed forms林grove, forest10 of 107 analyzed forms花flower10 of 107 analyzed forms佳excellent, beautiful, good9 of 107 analyzed forms果fruit, reward, carry out9 of 107 analyzed forms華splendor, flower, petal9 of 107 analyzed forms香incense, smell, perfume9 of 107 analyzed forms凜cold, strict, severe8 of 107 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Karin

107 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading かりん. 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.

かりん

かりん · Karin

Katakana カリンMorae 3Strokes —

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

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カリン

カリン · Karin

Katakana カリンMorae 3Strokes —

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

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花りん

かりん · Karin

Katakana カリンMorae 3Strokes 7
花flower
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
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Showing the first 80 spelling/reading records out of 107 loaded records for this reading group. The group contains 106 distinct written spellings.

Spelling comparator

Compare Karin 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
かりんかりんKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
カリンカリンKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
伽凛かりん伽 — nursing, attending · 凛 — cold, strict22All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
伽凜かりん伽 — nursing, attending · 凜 — cold, strict22All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
伽林かりん伽 — nursing, attending · 林 — grove, forest15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
佳倫かりん佳 — excellent, beautiful · 倫 — ethics, companion18All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
佳凛かりん佳 — excellent, beautiful · 凛 — cold, strict23All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
佳凜かりん佳 — excellent, beautiful · 凜 — cold, strict23All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
佳怜かりん佳 — excellent, beautiful · 怜 — wise16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
佳林かりん佳 — excellent, beautiful · 林 — grove, forest16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
佳梨かりん佳 — excellent, beautiful · 梨 — pear tree19All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
佳琳かりん佳 — excellent, beautiful · 琳 — jewel, tinkling of jewelry20All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
佳臨かりん佳 — excellent, beautiful · 臨 — look to, face26All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
佳鈴かりん佳 — excellent, beautiful · 鈴 — small bell, buzzer21All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
処凛かりん処 — dispose, manage · 凛 — cold, strict20All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
加倫かりん加 — add, addition · 倫 — ethics, companion15All 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 Karin 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

More names beginning with かり

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.

Given name · female · limited reference

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Kari

23 recorded spellings

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Karyō

6 recorded spellings

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Garyō

3 recorded spellings

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Karia

3 recorded spellings

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Karie

3 recorded spellings

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Karisu

3 recorded spellings

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Karyū

3 recorded spellings

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Where to go next from Karin

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Exact reading

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鈴 — small bell, buzzer

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凛 — cold, strict

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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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