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Japanese given name

Kōnosuke

亘之丞

Male-classified given-name records.

こうのすけコウノスケKōnosuke
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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 spellings148

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows148

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Kōnosuke

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こうのすけ

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formコウノスケ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationKōnosuke

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

Mora segmentationこ · う · の · す · け

5 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 Kōnosuke 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

こうのすけ

Kanji-based spellings148

among the forms analyzed on this page

Kana characters5

in the primary dictionary reading

Morae5

small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana combine with the preceding mora

2-kanji forms1

recorded spelling

3-kanji forms147

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

こうのすけ in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms150

150 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms0

0 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsmale 150

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
こうのすけKōnosuke150150 source rowsmale 150source rows · distinct forms: male 15000 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 Kōnosuke

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 data148

11–30 strokes observed span

Median total strokes19

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms140

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms8

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution
ReadingRomanizationMoraeForms
こうのすけKōnosuke5148
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
之助30 analyzed forms之介28 analyzed forms之輔23 analyzed forms之丞21 analyzed forms之佑21 analyzed forms之祐21 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?

10 of 80 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 checked80

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings10

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading70

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set2

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

光之丞
2 source-recorded readings
Kōnosukeこうのすけ · this pageMitsunojōみつのじょう
孝之丞
2 source-recorded readings
Kōnosukeこうのすけ · this pageTakanojōたかのじょう

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 Kōnosuke 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
之of, this1470014703ゆき, いたる, あき, つな +5Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
助help, rescue, assist30030007—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
介jammed in, shellfish, mediate28028004すけ, ゆきJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
輔help240240014すけ, たすく, ゆうJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
丞help21021006すけJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
佑help, assist21021007すけ, たすく, ゆJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
祐help210210010—Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
孝filial piety, child's respect770007たか, たかし, のり, よしJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
康ease, peace7700011かん, こ, みち, やす +1Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
弘vast, broad, wide770005ひろ, ひろし, ひろむ, みつ +2Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
耕till, plow, cultivate7700010こおJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
亘span, range, extend over660006のぶ, とうる, わたる, ひさしJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9

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 148. 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 Kōnosuke 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.

之of, this147 of 148 analyzed forms助help, rescue, assist30 of 148 analyzed forms介jammed in, shellfish, mediate28 of 148 analyzed forms輔help24 of 148 analyzed forms丞help21 of 148 analyzed forms佑help, assist21 of 148 analyzed forms祐help21 of 148 analyzed forms孝filial piety, child's respect7 of 148 analyzed forms康ease, peace7 of 148 analyzed forms弘vast, broad, wide7 of 148 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Kōnosuke

148 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading こうのすけ. 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.

Showing the first 80 spelling/reading records out of 148 loaded records for this reading group. The group contains 148 distinct written spellings.

Spelling comparator

Compare Kōnosuke 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
亘之丞こうのすけ亘 — span, range · 之 — of, this · 丞 — help15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亘之介こうのすけ亘 — span, range · 之 — of, this · 介 — jammed in, shellfish13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亘之佑こうのすけ亘 — span, range · 之 — of, this · 佑 — help, assist16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亘之助こうのすけ亘 — span, range · 之 — of, this · 助 — help, rescue16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亘之祐こうのすけ亘 — span, range · 之 — of, this · 祐 — help19All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亘之輔こうのすけ亘 — span, range · 之 — of, this · 輔 — help23All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
光之丞こうのすけ光 — ray, light · 之 — of, this · 丞 — help15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
光之介こうのすけ光 — ray, light · 之 — of, this · 介 — jammed in, shellfish13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
光之佑こうのすけ光 — ray, light · 之 — of, this · 佑 — help, assist16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
光之助こうのすけ光 — ray, light · 之 — of, this · 助 — help, rescue16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
光之祐こうのすけ光 — ray, light · 之 — of, this · 祐 — help19All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
光之輔こうのすけ光 — ray, light · 之 — of, this · 輔 — help23All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
公之介こうのすけ公 — public, prince · 之 — of, this · 介 — jammed in, shellfish11All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
公之助こうのすけ公 — public, prince · 之 — of, this · 助 — help, rescue14All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
公之輔こうのすけ公 — public, prince · 之 — of, this · 輔 — help21All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
功之丞こうのすけ功 — achievement, merits · 之 — of, this · 丞 — help14All 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 Kōnosuke 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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Exact reading

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之 — of, this

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助 — help, rescue

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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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