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Japanese given name

Kiyo

きよ

Given-name classification varies across source records.

きよキヨKiyo
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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 spellings59

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows60

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Kiyo

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きよ

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formキヨ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationKiyo

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

Mora segmentationき · よ

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

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Reading profile

How Kiyo 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

きよ · キヨ

Kanji-based spellings58

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-only2

recorded spellings

1-kanji forms7

recorded spellings

2-kanji forms51

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

きよ in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms60

61 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms0

0 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsfemale 54 · unspecified 7

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
きよKiyo6061 source rowsfemale 54 · unspecified 7source rows · distinct forms: female 53 · unspecified 700 source rows
ぎょGyo00 source rows—source rows · distinct forms: —56 source rows
きよKiyo00 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 Kiyo

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 data58

4–25 strokes observed span

Median total strokes15

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms58

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
きよKiyo260
Reading ambiguity

Can the same writing be read another way?

34 of 60 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 checked60

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings34

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading25

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set27

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 Kiyo 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
代substitute, change, convert15015005すJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
世generation, world, society14014005とし, ゆ, ゆきJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
喜rejoice, take pleasure in6600012あき, きゅ, のぶ, ゆき +1Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
希hope, beg, request660007のぞ, のぞみJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
与bestow, participate in, give505003とも, ゆJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
夜night, evening505008—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
清pure, purify, cleanse5400111あき, さや, し, すが +3Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
紀chronicle, account, narrative550009おさむ, ただす, とし, とも +2Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
予beforehand, previous, myself404004—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
季seasons440008すえ, としJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
貴precious, value, prize4400012きよ, ぎ, たか, たかし +1Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
葉leaf, plane, lobe3030012よ, わJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3

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

きよ

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Kiyoきよ · this page
Characters in order
きKanaよKana
Exact written form

キヨ

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Kiyoきよ
Characters in order
キKanaヨKana

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 60. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.

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Corpus pattern

Kanji recurring across Kiyo 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.

代substitute, change, convert15 of 60 analyzed forms世generation, world, society14 of 60 analyzed forms喜rejoice, take pleasure in6 of 60 analyzed forms希hope, beg, request6 of 60 analyzed forms与bestow, participate in, give5 of 60 analyzed forms夜night, evening5 of 60 analyzed forms清pure, purify, cleanse5 of 60 analyzed forms紀chronicle, account, narrative5 of 60 analyzed forms予beforehand, previous, myself4 of 60 analyzed forms季seasons4 of 60 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Kiyo

60 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading きよ. 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.

きよ

きよ · Kiyo

Katakana キヨMorae 2Strokes —

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

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キヨ

キヨ · Kiyo

Katakana キヨ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 Kiyo 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
きよきよKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
キヨキヨKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
亀代きよ亀 — tortoise, turtle · 代 — substitute, change16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
企代きよ企 — undertake, scheme · 代 — substitute, change11All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
喜与きよ喜 — rejoice, take pleasure in · 与 — bestow, participate in15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
喜世きよ喜 — rejoice, take pleasure in · 世 — generation, world17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
喜予きよ喜 — rejoice, take pleasure in · 予 — beforehand, previous16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
喜代きよ喜 — rejoice, take pleasure in · 代 — substitute, change17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
喜葉きよ喜 — rejoice, take pleasure in · 葉 — leaf, plane24All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
喜誉きよ喜 — rejoice, take pleasure in · 誉 — reputation, praise25All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
基世きよ基 — fundamentals, radical (chem) · 世 — generation, world16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
基予きよ基 — fundamentals, radical (chem) · 予 — beforehand, previous15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
奇代きよ奇 — strange, strangeness · 代 — substitute, change13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
妃世きよ妃 — queen, princess · 世 — generation, world11All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
妃代きよ妃 — queen, princess · 代 — substitute, change11All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
姫代きよ姫 — princess · 代 — substitute, change15All 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 Kiyo 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 きよ

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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Kiyoko

132 recorded spellings

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Kyōjirō

123 recorded spellings

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Kyōnosuke

117 recorded spellings

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Kyōko

113 recorded spellings

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Kyōsaburō

112 recorded spellings

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Kyōichirō

89 recorded spellings

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Kiyoka

83 recorded spellings

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Kyōka

79 recorded spellings

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Kiyoe

74 recorded spellings

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Kyōji

52 recorded spellings

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Exact reading

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代 — substitute, change

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世 — generation, world

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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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