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Japanese given name

Kōhei

光平

Given-name classification varies across source records.

こうへいコウヘイKōhei
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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 rows46

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Kōhei

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こうへい

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formコウヘイ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationKōhei

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

Mora segmentationこ · う · へ · い

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 Kōhei 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

こうへい

Kanji-based spellings46

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 forms46

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

こうへい in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms49

49 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms2

2 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsmale 4 · unspecified 45

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
こうへいKōhei4949 source rowsmale 4 · unspecified 45source rows · distinct forms: male 4 · unspecified 4522 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 Kōhei

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 data46

8–24 strokes observed span

Median total strokes15

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms41

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms5

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution
ReadingRomanizationMoraeForms
こうへいKōhei446
Reading ambiguity

Can the same writing be read another way?

8 of 46 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 checked46

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings8

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading38

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set4

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

光平
3 source-recorded readings
Kōheiこうへい · this pageMitsuhiraみつひらMitsuheiみつへい
公平
2 source-recorded readings
KinpiraきんぴらKōheiこうへい · this page
広平
2 source-recorded readings
Kōheiこうへい · this pageHirohiraひろひら
恒平
2 source-recorded readings
Kōheiこうへい · this pageTsuneheiつねへい
行平
2 source-recorded readings
Kōheiこうへい · this pageYukihiraゆきひら

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 Kōhei 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
平even, flat, peace39039005たいら, たら, はち, ひ +3Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
耕till, plow, cultivate4400010こおJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
兵soldier, private, troops303007へJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
孝filial piety, child's respect220007たか, たかし, のり, よしJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
幸happiness, blessing, fortune220008こ, さき, さし, さっ +6Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
康ease, peace2200011かん, こ, みち, やす +1Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
甲armor, high (voice), A grade220005かぶと, き, まさ, まさるJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
光ray, light110006あき, あきら, こお, てる +3Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
公public, prince, official110004あきら, き, きみ, きん +5Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
功achievement, merits, success110005いさ, かつ, くぬ, ぐう +5Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
厚thick, heavy, rich110009あ, あっJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
向yonder, facing, beyond110006こお, た, な, むか +2Jōyō · 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.

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 46. 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 Kōhei 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.

平even, flat, peace39 of 46 analyzed forms耕till, plow, cultivate4 of 46 analyzed forms兵soldier, private, troops3 of 46 analyzed forms孝filial piety, child's respect2 of 46 analyzed forms幸happiness, blessing, fortune2 of 46 analyzed forms康ease, peace2 of 46 analyzed forms甲armor, high (voice), A grade2 of 46 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Kōhei

46 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading こうへい. 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 Kōhei 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
光平こうへい光 — ray, light · 平 — even, flat11All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
公平こうへい公 — public, prince · 平 — even, flat9All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
功平こうへい功 — achievement, merits · 平 — even, flat10All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
厚平こうへい厚 — thick, heavy · 平 — even, flat14All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
向平こうへい向 — yonder, facing · 平 — even, flat11All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
好平こうへい好 — fond, pleasing · 平 — even, flat11All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
孝坪こうへい孝 — filial piety, child's respect · 坪 — two-mat area, approx. thirty-six sq ft15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
孝平こうへい孝 — filial piety, child's respect · 平 — even, flat12All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
宏平こうへい宏 — wide, large · 平 — even, flat12All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
工平こうへい工 — craft, construction · 平 — even, flat8All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
幸平こうへい幸 — happiness, blessing · 平 — even, flat13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
幸柄こうへい幸 — happiness, blessing · 柄 — design, pattern17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
広平こうへい広 — wide, broad · 平 — even, flat10All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
庫平こうへい庫 — warehouse, storehouse · 平 — even, flat15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
康兵こうへい康 — ease, peace · 兵 — soldier, private18All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
康平こうへい康 — ease, peace · 平 — even, flat16All 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 Kōhei 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 Kōhei

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Exact reading

Search こうへい

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Ko / こ

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平 — even, flat

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耕 — till, plow

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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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