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Japanese given name

Konami

こなみ

Given-name classification varies across source records.

こなみコナミKonami
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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 spellings38

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows38

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Konami

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こなみ

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formコナミ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationKonami

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

Mora segmentationこ · な · み

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

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Reading profile

How Konami 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

こなみ

Kanji-based spellings37

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 forms2

recorded spellings

2-kanji forms12

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms23

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

こなみ in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms38

38 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms9

9 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsfemale 37 · unspecified 1

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
こなみKonami3838 source rowsfemale 37 · unspecified 1source rows · distinct forms: female 37 · unspecified 199 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 Konami

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 data37

8–30 strokes observed span

Median total strokes21

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms37

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
こなみKonami338
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
奈美5 analyzed forms南美4 analyzed forms古奈3 analyzed forms小南3 analyzed forms湖波3 analyzed forms光南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?

9 of 38 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 checked38

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings9

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading29

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set4

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

咲水
2 source-recorded readings
Konamiこなみ · this pageSakimiさきみ
小浪
2 source-recorded readings
Konamiこなみ · this pageSanamiさなみ
小菜美
2 source-recorded readings
Konamiこなみ · this pageSanamiさなみ

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 Konami 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
美beauty, beautiful12012009はる, よし, よしみ, りJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
南south1003709なみ, は, みな, みまみJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
小little, small10100003いさら, こう, さざ, しゃお +1Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
奈Nara, what?800808—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
波waves, billows, Poland705208ひら, みな, みなみ, わJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
実reality, truth, seed606008ぐみ, さねJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
菜vegetable, side dish, greens5014011ようJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
湖lake5500012うみ, みJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
海—4040010—Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 10
虹rainbow440009—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
古old330005ふゆJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
光ray, light220006あき, あきら, こお, てる +3Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2

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

こなみ

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Konamiこなみ · this page
Characters in order
こKanaなKanaみKana

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 38. 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 Konami 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.

美beauty, beautiful12 of 38 analyzed forms南south10 of 38 analyzed forms小little, small10 of 38 analyzed forms奈Nara, what?8 of 38 analyzed forms波waves, billows, Poland7 of 38 analyzed forms実reality, truth, seed6 of 38 analyzed forms菜vegetable, side dish, greens5 of 38 analyzed forms湖lake5 of 38 analyzed forms海Kanji record4 of 38 analyzed forms虹rainbow4 of 38 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Konami

38 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading こなみ. 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.

こなみ

こなみ · Konami

Katakana コナミMorae 3Strokes —

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 Konami 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
こなみこなみKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
こな実こなみ実 — reality, truth8All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
こな美こなみ美 — beauty, beautiful9All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
光南海こなみ光 — ray, light · 南 — south · 海25All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
光南美こなみ光 — ray, light · 南 — south · 美 — beauty, beautiful24All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
児奈美こなみ児 — newborn babe, child · 奈 — Nara, what? · 美 — beauty, beautiful24All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
公奈美こなみ公 — public, prince · 奈 — Nara, what? · 美 — beauty, beautiful21All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
古奈実こなみ古 — old · 奈 — Nara, what? · 実 — reality, truth21All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
古奈巳こなみ古 — old · 奈 — Nara, what? · 巳 — sign of the snake or serpent, 9-11AM16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
古奈美こなみ古 — old · 奈 — Nara, what? · 美 — beauty, beautiful22All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
咲水こなみ咲 — blossom, bloom · 水 — water13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
子波こなみ子 — child, sign of the rat · 波 — waves, billows11All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
小南こなみ小 — little, small · 南 — south12All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
小南実こなみ小 — little, small · 南 — south · 実 — reality, truth20All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
小南美こなみ小 — little, small · 南 — south · 美 — beauty, beautiful21All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
小奈海こなみ小 — little, small · 奈 — Nara, what? · 海21All 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 Konami 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

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Where to go next from Konami

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Exact reading

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Ko / こ

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美 — beauty, beautiful

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南 — south

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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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