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Japanese given name

Keisuke

京輔

Given-name classification varies across source records.

けいすけケイスケKeisuke
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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 spellings86

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows86

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Keisuke

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けいすけ

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formケイスケ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationKeisuke

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

Mora segmentationけ · い · す · け

4 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 Keisuke 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

けいすけ

Kanji-based spellings86

among the forms analyzed on this page

Kana characters4

in the primary dictionary reading

Morae4

small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana combine with the preceding mora

2-kanji forms86

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

けいすけ in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms86

86 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms0

0 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsmale 8 · unspecified 78

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
けいすけKeisuke8686 source rowsmale 8 · unspecified 78source rows · distinct forms: male 8 · unspecified 7800 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 Keisuke

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 data86

10–32 strokes observed span

Median total strokes19

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms82

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms4

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution
ReadingRomanizationMoraeForms
けいすけKeisuke486
Reading ambiguity

Can the same writing be read another way?

20 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 readings20

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading60

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set10

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 Keisuke 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
介jammed in, shellfish, mediate17017004すけ, ゆきJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
輔help130130014すけ, たすく, ゆうJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
啓disclose, open, say131300011あき, あきら, さとし, はじめ +2Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
圭square jewel, corner, angle13130006か, きよ, たま, よし +2Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
祐help100100010—Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
敬awe, respect, honor9900012け, たか, たかし, たけ +5Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
助help, rescue, assist808007—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
恵favor, blessing, grace8800010あや, け, さと, さとし +4Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
亮clear, help707009あき, すけ, まこと, あきら +4Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
慶jubilation, congratulate, rejoice7700015き, きよん, け, みち +3Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
佑help, assist606007すけ, たすく, ゆJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
桂Japanese Judas-tree, cinnamon tree6600010かつ, よし, か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.

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 86. 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 Keisuke 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.

介jammed in, shellfish, mediate17 of 86 analyzed forms輔help13 of 86 analyzed forms啓disclose, open, say13 of 86 analyzed forms圭square jewel, corner, angle13 of 86 analyzed forms祐help10 of 86 analyzed forms敬awe, respect, honor9 of 86 analyzed forms助help, rescue, assist8 of 86 analyzed forms恵favor, blessing, grace8 of 86 analyzed forms亮clear, help7 of 86 analyzed forms慶jubilation, congratulate, rejoice7 of 86 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Keisuke

86 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading けいすけ. 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.

Showing the first 80 spelling/reading records out of 86 loaded records for this reading group. The group contains 86 distinct written spellings.

Spelling comparator

Compare Keisuke 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
京輔けいすけ京 — capital, 10**16 · 輔 — help22All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
佳介けいすけ佳 — excellent, beautiful · 介 — jammed in, shellfish12All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
佳佑けいすけ佳 — excellent, beautiful · 佑 — help, assist15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
佳祐けいすけ佳 — excellent, beautiful · 祐 — help18All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
兄輔けいすけ兄 — elder brother, big brother · 輔 — help19All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
勁介けいすけ勁 — strong · 介 — jammed in, shellfish13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
啓亮けいすけ啓 — disclose, open · 亮 — clear, help20All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
啓介けいすけ啓 — disclose, open · 介 — jammed in, shellfish15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
啓佑けいすけ啓 — disclose, open · 佑 — help, assist18All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
啓允けいすけ啓 — disclose, open · 允 — license, sincerity15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
啓典けいすけ啓 — disclose, open · 典 — code, ceremony19All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
啓助けいすけ啓 — disclose, open · 助 — help, rescue18All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
啓右けいすけ啓 — disclose, open · 右 — right16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
啓扶けいすけ啓 — disclose, open · 扶 — aid, help18All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
啓祐けいすけ啓 — disclose, open · 祐 — help21All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
啓裕けいすけ啓 — disclose, open · 裕 — abundant, rich23All 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 Keisuke 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 Keisuke

Use literal reading, character and corpus relationships to continue without treating nearby records as automatically related.

Exact reading

Search けいすけ

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Ke / け

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介 — jammed in, shellfish

Open the kanji page for readings, classifications and literal name-use context.

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輔 — help

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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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