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Japanese given name

Kinzō

公三

Given-name gender label not specified in these source records.

きんぞうキンゾウKinzō
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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 spellings17

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows17

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Kinzō

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きんぞう

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formキンゾウ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationKinzō

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

Mora segmentationき · ん · ぞ · う

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 Kinzō 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

きんぞう

Kanji-based spellings17

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 forms15

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms2

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 asNo additional class found

きんぞう in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms0

0 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms0

0 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labels—

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
きんそうKinsō2626 source rowsunspecified 26source rows · distinct forms: unspecified 2611 source row
きんぞうKinzō00 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 Kinzō

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 data17

7–31 strokes observed span

Median total strokes18

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms17

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms0

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution
ReadingRomanizationMoraeForms
きんぞうKinzō417
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
左右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?

3 of 17 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 checked17

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings3

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading14

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set3

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

公三
3 source-recorded readings
KimizōきみぞうKinzōきんぞう · this pageKōzōこうぞう
金三
3 source-recorded readings
KanemiかねみKinzaきんざKinzōきんぞう · this page
欽三
2 source-recorded readings
KinzabuきんざぶKinzōきんぞう · 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 Kinzō 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
三three909003か, さ, さい, さえ +11Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
造create, make, structure4040010ずくり, づくり, みJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
金gold440008かん, きむ, こ, この +1Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
謹—3300018—Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 10
欣take pleasure in, rejoice220008やすし, よし, しJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
欽respect, revere, long for2200012よし, ひとしJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
左left200205そJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
右right202005あき, すけJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
蔵storehouse, hide, own2020015くらし, くらん, くろう, さし +2Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
錦brocade, fine dress, honors2200016かね, あや, にしJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
公public, prince, official110004あきら, き, きみ, きん +5Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
勤work, serve1100013—Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 10

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 17. 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 Kinzō 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.

三three9 of 17 analyzed forms造create, make, structure4 of 17 analyzed forms金gold4 of 17 analyzed forms謹Kanji record3 of 17 analyzed forms欣take pleasure in, rejoice2 of 17 analyzed forms欽respect, revere, long for2 of 17 analyzed forms左left2 of 17 analyzed forms右right2 of 17 analyzed forms蔵storehouse, hide, own2 of 17 analyzed forms錦brocade, fine dress, honors2 of 17 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Kinzō

17 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading きんぞう. 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 Kinzō 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
公三きんぞう公 — public, prince · 三 — three7All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
勤三きんぞう勤 — work, serve · 三 — three16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
均三きんぞう均 — level, average · 三 — three10All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
欣三きんぞう欣 — take pleasure in, rejoice · 三 — three11All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
欣造きんぞう欣 — take pleasure in, rejoice · 造 — create, make18All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
欽三きんぞう欽 — respect, revere · 三 — three15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
欽造きんぞう欽 — respect, revere · 造 — create, make22All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
緊三きんぞう緊 — tense, solid · 三 — three18All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
謹三きんぞう謹 · 三 — three21All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
謹左右きんぞう謹 · 左 — left · 右 — right28All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
謹造きんぞう謹 · 造 — create, make28All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
金三きんぞう金 — gold · 三 — three11All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
金左右きんぞう金 — gold · 左 — left · 右 — right18All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
金蔵きんぞう金 — gold · 蔵 — storehouse, hide23All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
金造きんぞう金 — gold · 造 — create, make18All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
錦三きんぞう錦 — brocade, fine dress · 三 — three19All 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 Kinzō 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 Kinzō

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Exact reading

Search きんぞう

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三 — three

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造 — create, make

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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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