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

Keika

京華

Given-name classification varies across source records.

けいかケイカKeika
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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 spellings48

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows48

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Keika

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けいか

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formケイカ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationKeika

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

Mora segmentationけ · い · か

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 Keika 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

けいか

Kanji-based spellings48

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 forms48

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

けいか in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms48

48 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms0

0 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsfemale 41 · unspecified 7

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
けいかKeika4848 source rowsfemale 41 · unspecified 7source rows · distinct forms: female 41 · unspecified 700 source rows
けいがKeiga00 source rows—source rows · distinct forms: —22 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 Keika

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 data48

11–31 strokes observed span

Median total strokes20

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms45

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
けいかKeika348
Reading ambiguity

Can the same writing be read another way?

14 of 48 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 checked48

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings14

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading34

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set7

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 Keika 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
花flower11011007わJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
華splendor, flower, petal7070010わJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
香incense, smell, perfume707009こ, こお, ひゃん, よしJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
桂Japanese Judas-tree, cinnamon tree7700010かつ, よし, かJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
圭square jewel, corner, angle660006か, きよ, たま, よし +2Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
恵favor, blessing, grace6600010あや, け, さと, さとし +4Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
慶jubilation, congratulate, rejoice6600015き, きよん, け, みち +3Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
蛍lightning-bug, firefly5500011—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
夏summer4040010—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
加add, addition, increase404005—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
佳excellent, beautiful, good404008けい, よしJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
馨fragrant, balmy, favourable3210020か, かおる, きよ, よし +1Jinmeiyō · 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.

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 48. 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 Keika 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.

花flower11 of 48 analyzed forms華splendor, flower, petal7 of 48 analyzed forms香incense, smell, perfume7 of 48 analyzed forms桂Japanese Judas-tree, cinnamon tree7 of 48 analyzed forms圭square jewel, corner, angle6 of 48 analyzed forms恵favor, blessing, grace6 of 48 analyzed forms慶jubilation, congratulate, rejoice6 of 48 analyzed forms蛍lightning-bug, firefly5 of 48 analyzed forms夏summer4 of 48 analyzed forms加add, addition, increase4 of 48 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Keika

48 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading けいか. 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 Keika 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
京華けいか京 — capital, 10**16 · 華 — splendor, flower18All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
圭叶けいか圭 — square jewel, corner · 叶 — grant, answer11All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
圭夏けいか圭 — square jewel, corner · 夏 — summer16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
圭花けいか圭 — square jewel, corner · 花 — flower13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
圭華けいか圭 — square jewel, corner · 華 — splendor, flower16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
圭香けいか圭 — square jewel, corner · 香 — incense, smell15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
圭馨けいか圭 — square jewel, corner · 馨 — fragrant, balmy26All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
奎花けいか奎 — star, god of literature · 花 — flower16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
径香けいか径 — diameter, path · 香 — incense, smell17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
恵加けいか恵 — favor, blessing · 加 — add, addition15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
恵果けいか恵 — favor, blessing · 果 — fruit, reward18All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
恵花けいか恵 — favor, blessing · 花 — flower17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
恵華けいか恵 — favor, blessing · 華 — splendor, flower20All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
恵香けいか恵 — favor, blessing · 香 — incense, smell19All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
恵鶴けいか恵 — favor, blessing · 鶴 — crane, stork31All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
惠果けいか惠 — blessing, grace · 果 — fruit, reward20All 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 Keika 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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Where to go next from Keika

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Exact reading

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花 — flower

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華 — splendor, 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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