Canonical reference record

JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context

Japanese given name

Kikuko

きくこ

Female-classified given-name records.

きくこキクコKikuko

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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 spellings52

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows53

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Kikuko

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きくこ

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formキクコ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationKikuko

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

Mora segmentationき · く · こ

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

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Reading profile

How Kikuko 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

きくこ · キクこ

Kanji-based spellings52

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-only1

recorded spelling

1-kanji forms3

recorded spellings

2-kanji forms6

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms43

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

きくこ in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms53

54 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms1

1 source spelling/reading row

Given-name labelsfemale 53 · unspecified 1

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact reading	Given-name evidence	Given-name labels	Surname evidence
きくこKikuko	5354 source rows	female 53 · unspecified 1source rows · distinct forms: female 52 · unspecified 1	11 source row
きくこKikuko	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 Kikuko

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 data51

3–27 strokes observed span

Median total strokes18

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms51

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms1

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution

Reading	Romanization	Morae	Forms
きくこ	Kikuko	3	53

Recurring first-position kanji

規standard, measure5 forms 季seasons4 forms 希hope, beg4 forms 貴precious, value4 forms 紀chronicle, account3 forms 菊chrysanthemum3 forms

Recurring final-position kanji

子child, sign of the rat48 forms 倖happiness, luck1 form 嬢lass, girl1 form 香incense, smell1 form

One-character kanji forms

企undertake, scheme1 form

Recurring adjacent kanji sequences

久子16 analyzed forms 玖子9 analyzed forms 公子4 analyzed forms 矩子3 analyzed forms 求子3 analyzed forms 空子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?

4 of 53 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 checked53

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings4

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading48

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set3

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

菊香

3 source-recorded readings

KikukaきくかKikukoきくこ · this pageKikkaきっか

鞠子

3 source-recorded readings

Kikukoきくこ · this pageMaikoまいこ Marikoまりこ

嘉久子

2 source-recorded readings

KakukoかくこKikukoきくこ · this page

幾久子

2 source-recorded readings

IkukoいくこKikukoきくこ · this page

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 Kikuko 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
子	child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM	48	0	48	0	3	い, き, ぎ, く +2	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
久	long time, old story	16	0	0	16	3	きゅ, わ, なが, ひさ +1	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
玖	beautiful black jewel, nine	9	0	0	9	7	たま, き, ひさ	Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
規	standard, measure	5	5	0	0	11	すのり, ただし, のり, み	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
公	public, prince, official	4	0	0	4	4	あきら, き, きみ, きん +5	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
季	seasons	4	4	0	0	8	すえ, とし	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
希	hope, beg, request	4	4	0	0	7	のぞ, のぞみ	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
貴	precious, value, prize	4	4	0	0	12	きよ, ぎ, たか, たかし +1	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
矩	ruler, carpenter's square	3	0	0	3	10	のり, つね, ただし	Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
求	request, want, wish for	3	0	0	3	7	—	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
紀	chronicle, account, narrative	3	3	0	0	9	おさむ, ただす, とし, とも +2	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
菊	chrysanthemum	3	3	0	0	11	—	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8

Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

KakukoかくこKikukoきくこ · this page

Characters in order

嘉applaud, praise久long time, old story子child, sign of the rat

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 53. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.

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Corpus pattern

Kanji recurring across Kikuko 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-1AM48 of 53 analyzed forms 久long time, old story16 of 53 analyzed forms 玖beautiful black jewel, nine9 of 53 analyzed forms 規standard, measure5 of 53 analyzed forms 公public, prince, official4 of 53 analyzed forms 季seasons4 of 53 analyzed forms 希hope, beg, request4 of 53 analyzed forms 貴precious, value, prize4 of 53 analyzed forms 矩ruler, carpenter's square3 of 53 analyzed forms 求request, want, wish for3 of 53 analyzed forms

Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Kikuko

53 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading きくこ. 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.

きくこ

きくこ · Kikuko

Katakana キクコ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
きくこ	きくこ	Kana-only spelling	—	Kana spelling
きく子	きくこ	子 — child, sign of the rat	3	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
キク子	キクこ	子 — child, sign of the rat	3	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亀久子	きくこ	亀 — tortoise, turtle · 久 — long time, old story · 子 — child, sign of the rat	17	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
企	きくこ	企 — undertake, scheme	6	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
企公子	きくこ	企 — undertake, scheme · 公 — public, prince · 子 — child, sign of the rat	13	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
伎共子	きくこ	伎 — deed, skill · 共 — together, both · 子 — child, sign of the rat	15	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
喜久子	きくこ	喜 — rejoice, take pleasure in · 久 — long time, old story · 子 — child, sign of the rat	18	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
喜玖子	きくこ	喜 — rejoice, take pleasure in · 玖 — beautiful black jewel, nine · 子 — child, sign of the rat	22	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
嘉久子	きくこ	嘉 — applaud, praise · 久 — long time, old story · 子 — child, sign of the rat	20	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
基久子	きくこ	基 — fundamentals, radical (chem) · 久 — long time, old story · 子 — child, sign of the rat	17	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
嬉空子	きくこ	嬉 — glad, pleased · 空 — empty, sky · 子 — child, sign of the rat	26	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
季久子	きくこ	季 — seasons · 久 — long time, old story · 子 — child, sign of the rat	14	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
季公子	きくこ	季 — seasons · 公 — public, prince · 子 — child, sign of the rat	15	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
季孔子	きくこ	季 — seasons · 孔 — cavity, hole · 子 — child, sign of the rat	15	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
季玖子	きくこ	季 — seasons · 玖 — beautiful black jewel, nine · 子 — child, sign of the rat	18	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified

Kikuko

Extended source depth

How to read Kikuko

How Kikuko is represented

How this reading is classified in the source corpus

Corpus structure behind Kikuko

Can the same writing be read another way?

How recurring characters function across Kikuko spellings

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

きくこ

きく子

キク子

亀久子

企

企公子

伎共子

喜久子

喜玖子

嘉久子

Kanji recurring across Kikuko spellings

Explore written forms of Kikuko

きくこ

きく子

キク子

亀久子

企

企公子

伎共子

喜久子

喜玖子

嘉久子

基久子

嬉空子

季久子

季公子

季孔子

季玖子

己矩子

希久子

希功子

希句子

希玖子

幹久子

幾久子

掬倖

掬子

木久子

木玖子

樹久子

樹玖子

気玖子

祈求子

紀久子

紀公子

紀玖子

菊嬢

菊子

菊香

規々子

規久子

規求子

規畝子

規矩子

記久子

記玖子

貴久子

貴公子

貴玖子

貴矩子

起久子

起求子

輝久子

輝空子

鞠子

Compare Kikuko forms side by side

What does Kikuko mean?

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