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Japanese given name

Kiko

キコ

Female-classified given-name records.

きこキコKiko
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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 spellings47

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows47

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Kiko

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きこ

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formキコ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationKiko

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

Mora segmentationき · こ

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

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Reading profile

How Kiko 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

きこ · キコ

Kanji-based spellings46

among the forms analyzed on this page

Kana characters2

in the primary dictionary reading

Morae2

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

Kana-only1

recorded spelling

1-kanji forms1

recorded spelling

2-kanji forms44

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms1

recorded spelling

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

きこ in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms47

47 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms8

8 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsfemale 47

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
きこKiko4747 source rowsfemale 47source rows · distinct forms: female 4788 source rows
きこKiko00 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 Kiko

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 data46

5–28 strokes observed span

Median total strokes15

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms44

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms2

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution
ReadingRomanizationMoraeForms
きこKiko247
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
紀子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?

30 of 47 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 checked47

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings30

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading17

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set11

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 Kiko 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-1AM27027003い, き, ぎ, く +2Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
輝radiance, shine, sparkle5500015あき, あきら, さき, てる +2Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
姫princess4400010—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
紀chronicle, account, narrative430109おさむ, ただす, とし, とも +2Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
湖lake3030012うみ, みJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
希hope, beg, request330007のぞ, のぞみJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
喜rejoice, take pleasure in2200012あき, きゅ, のぶ, ゆき +1Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
幸happiness, blessing, fortune202008こ, さき, さし, さっ +6Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
妃queen, princess220006き, ぴ, みJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
心heart, mind, spirit202004—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
木tree, wood211004ぐ, も, もとJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
季seasons220008すえ, とし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

キコ

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Kikoきこ · this page
Characters in order
キKanaコKana

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 47. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.

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Corpus pattern

Kanji recurring across Kiko 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-1AM27 of 47 analyzed forms輝radiance, shine, sparkle5 of 47 analyzed forms姫princess4 of 47 analyzed forms紀chronicle, account, narrative4 of 47 analyzed forms湖lake3 of 47 analyzed forms希hope, beg, request3 of 47 analyzed forms喜rejoice, take pleasure in2 of 47 analyzed forms幸happiness, blessing, fortune2 of 47 analyzed forms妃queen, princess2 of 47 analyzed forms心heart, mind, spirit2 of 47 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Kiko

47 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading きこ. 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.

キコ

キコ · Kiko

Katakana キコMorae 2Strokes —

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

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Spelling comparator

Compare Kiko 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
キコキコKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
几子きこ几 — table, table enclosure · 子 — child, sign of the rat5Includes unclassified/outside loaded jōyō-jinmeiyō class
喜子きこ喜 — rejoice, take pleasure in · 子 — child, sign of the rat15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
喜幸きこ喜 — rejoice, take pleasure in · 幸 — happiness, blessing20All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
妃子きこ妃 — queen, princess · 子 — child, sign of the rat9All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
妃恋きこ妃 — queen, princess · 恋 — romance, in love16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
姫こきこ姫 — princess10All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
姫子きこ姫 — princess · 子 — child, sign of the rat13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
姫心きこ姫 — princess · 心 — heart, mind14All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
姫木きこ姫 — princess · 木 — tree, wood14All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
嬉子きこ嬉 — glad, pleased · 子 — child, sign of the rat18All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
季子きこ季 — seasons · 子 — child, sign of the rat11All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
季湖きこ季 — seasons · 湖 — lake20All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
岐子きこ岐 — branch off, fork in road · 子 — child, sign of the rat10All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
希子きこ希 — hope, beg · 子 — child, sign of the rat10All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
希来きこ希 — hope, beg · 来 — come, due14All 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 Kiko 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 きこ

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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Where to go next from Kiko

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Exact reading

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子 — child, sign of the rat

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輝 — radiance, shine

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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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