Canonical reference record

JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context

Japanese given name

Kikue

きくえ

Given-name classification varies across source records.

きくえキクエKikue

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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 spellings46

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 Kikue

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きくえ

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formキクエ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationKikue

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

Mora segmentationき · く · え

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

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Reading profile

How Kikue 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

きくえ · キクエ

Kanji-based spellings45

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 forms3

recorded spellings

2-kanji forms11

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms31

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

きくえ in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms46

47 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms1

1 source spelling/reading row

Given-name labelsfemale 42 · unspecified 5

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact reading	Given-name evidence	Given-name labels	Surname evidence
きくえKikue	4647 source rows	female 42 · unspecified 5source rows · distinct forms: female 41 · unspecified 5	11 source row
きくえKikue	00 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 Kikue

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 data45

6–28 strokes observed span

Median total strokes22

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms45

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms0

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution

Reading	Romanization	Morae	Forms
きくえ	Kikue	3	47

Recurring first-position kanji

喜rejoice, take pleasure in8 forms 菊chrysanthemum8 forms 希hope, beg5 forms 紀chronicle, account4 forms 貴precious, value3 forms 幾how many, how much2 forms

Recurring final-position kanji

恵favor, blessing13 forms 枝bough, branch12 forms 江creek, inlet7 forms 絵picture, drawing4 forms 栄flourish, prosperity3 forms 苗seedling, sapling1 form

Recurring adjacent kanji sequences

久枝8 analyzed forms 久恵7 analyzed forms 喜久7 analyzed forms 久江4 analyzed forms 希久4 analyzed forms 紀久4 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?

1 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 readings1

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading45

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set3

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

菊枝

3 source-recorded readings

AkieあきえKikueきくえ · this pageKikushiきくし

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 Kikue 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.

Kanji	Character glosses	Forms	First	Final	Internal	Strokes	KANJIDIC2 nanori	Loaded class
久	long time, old story	26	0	0	26	3	きゅ, わ, なが, ひさ +1	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
恵	favor, blessing, grace	13	0	13	0	10	あや, け, さと, さとし +4	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
枝	bough, branch, twig	12	0	12	0	8	え, ぐさ	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
喜	rejoice, take pleasure in	8	8	0	0	12	あき, きゅ, のぶ, ゆき +1	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
菊	chrysanthemum	8	8	0	0	11	—	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
江	creek, inlet, bay	7	0	7	0	6	くん, とうみ, み, りえ	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
希	hope, beg, request	5	5	0	0	7	のぞ, のぞみ	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
絵	picture, drawing, painting	4	0	4	0	12	—	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
紀	chronicle, account, narrative	4	4	0	0	9	おさむ, ただす, とし, とも +2	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
栄	flourish, prosperity, honor	3	0	3	0	9	さかえ, しげ, てる, なが +2	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
貴	precious, value, prize	3	3	0	0	12	きよ, ぎ, たか, たかし +1	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
幾	how many, how much, how far	2	2	0	0	12	い, く	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8

Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Kikueきくえ · this page

Characters in order

喜rejoice, take pleasure in久long time, old story枝bough, branch

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 Kikue 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.

久long time, old story26 of 47 analyzed forms 恵favor, blessing, grace13 of 47 analyzed forms 枝bough, branch, twig12 of 47 analyzed forms 喜rejoice, take pleasure in8 of 47 analyzed forms 菊chrysanthemum8 of 47 analyzed forms 江creek, inlet, bay7 of 47 analyzed forms 希hope, beg, request5 of 47 analyzed forms 絵picture, drawing, painting4 of 47 analyzed forms 紀chronicle, account, narrative4 of 47 analyzed forms 栄flourish, prosperity, honor3 of 47 analyzed forms

Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Kikue

47 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading きくえ. 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.

きくえ

きくえ · Kikue

Katakana キクエMorae 3Strokes —

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

Character-set checkKana spelling

Spelling	One source reading	Character-level glosses	Total strokes	Loaded character class
きくえ	きくえ	Kana-only spelling	—	Kana spelling
キクエ	キクエ	Kana-only spelling	—	Kana spelling
きく恵	きくえ	恵 — favor, blessing	10	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
きく枝	きくえ	枝 — bough, branch	8	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
きく江	きくえ	江 — creek, inlet	6	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亀久恵	きくえ	亀 — tortoise, turtle · 久 — long time, old story · 恵 — favor, blessing	24	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
利苗	きくえ	利 — profit, advantage · 苗 — seedling, sapling	15	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
喜久恵	きくえ	喜 — rejoice, take pleasure in · 久 — long time, old story · 恵 — favor, blessing	25	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
喜久惠	きくえ	喜 — rejoice, take pleasure in · 久 — long time, old story · 惠 — blessing, grace	27	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
喜久枝	きくえ	喜 — rejoice, take pleasure in · 久 — long time, old story · 枝 — bough, branch	23	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
喜久栄	きくえ	喜 — rejoice, take pleasure in · 久 — long time, old story · 栄 — flourish, prosperity	24	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
喜久江	きくえ	喜 — rejoice, take pleasure in · 久 — long time, old story · 江 — creek, inlet	21	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
喜久絵	きくえ	喜 — rejoice, take pleasure in · 久 — long time, old story · 絵 — picture, drawing	27	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
喜久英	きくえ	喜 — rejoice, take pleasure in · 久 — long time, old story · 英 — England, English	23	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
喜功恵	きくえ	喜 — rejoice, take pleasure in · 功 — achievement, merits · 恵 — favor, blessing	27	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
季句恵	きくえ	季 — seasons · 句 — phrase, clause · 恵 — favor, blessing	23	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified

Kikue

Extended source depth

How to read Kikue

How Kikue is represented

How this reading is classified in the source corpus

Corpus structure behind Kikue

Can the same writing be read another way?

How recurring characters function across Kikue spellings

Move from a spelling to its readings, characters and literal sequence context

きくえ

キクエ

きく恵

きく枝

きく江

亀久恵

利苗

喜久恵

喜久惠

喜久枝

Kanji recurring across Kikue spellings

Explore written forms of Kikue

きくえ

キクエ

きく恵

きく枝

きく江

亀久恵

利苗

喜久恵

喜久惠

喜久枝

喜久栄

喜久江

喜久絵

喜久英

喜功恵

季句恵

希久恵

希久枝

希久江

希久絵

希駒江

幾久枝

幾久栄

掬恵

木玖枝

樹久枝

祈久恵

紀久恵

紀久枝

紀久江

紀久絵

聴恵

菊恵

菊枝

菊栄

菊江

菊絵

菊衛

菊衣

菊重

規久枝

記久枝

記公枝

貴久恵

貴久枝

貴久江

起久恵

Compare Kikue forms side by side

What does Kikue mean?

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