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Japanese given name

Kunio

クニオ

Recorded with both male and female given-name labels across dictionary entries.

くにおクニオKunio
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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 spellings61

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows61

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Kunio

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くにお

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formクニオ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationKunio

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

Mora segmentationく · に · お

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

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Reading profile

How Kunio 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 readings3

くにお · クニオ · くにを

Kanji-based spellings59

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-only2

recorded spellings

2-kanji forms40

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms19

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

くにお in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms60

60 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms3

3 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsmale 7 · female 1 · unspecified 52

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
くにおKunio6060 source rowsmale 7 · female 1 · unspecified 52source rows · distinct forms: male 7 · female 1 · unspecified 5233 source rows
くにをKunio11 source rowmale 1source rows · distinct forms: male 100 source rows
くにおKunio00 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 Kunio

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 data59

8–26 strokes observed span

Median total strokes14

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms54

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
くにおKunio360
くにをKunio31
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
久仁5 analyzed forms久二3 analyzed forms二男3 analyzed forms九二3 analyzed forms二夫2 analyzed forms二雄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 61 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 checked61

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings9

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading52

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set4

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

匡生
2 source-recorded readings
Kunioくにお · this pageMasaoまさお

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 Kunio 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
雄masculine, male, hero130130012かつ, たけ, つよし, ゆ +1Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
邦home country, country, Japan12120007—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
夫husband, man11011004お, と, ゆう, よJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
久long time, old story10100003きゅ, わ, なが, ひさ +1Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
男male10010007みJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
仁humanity, virtue, benevolence800804きみ, く, さと, しのぶ +10Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
生life, genuine, birth808005あさ, いき, いく, いけ +21Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
二two, two radical (no. 7)700702おと, つぐ, つぎ, にい +5Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
国country660008くな, こJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
州state, province660006くにJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
九nine440002いちじく, いちのく, この, ひさしJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
圀country440009こつUnclassified in the loaded KANJIDIC grade field

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

クニオ

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Kunioくにお · this page
Characters in order
クKanaニKanaオKana
Exact written form

くにを

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Kunioくにを · this page
Characters in order
くKanaにKanaをKana

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 61. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.

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Corpus pattern

Kanji recurring across Kunio 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.

雄masculine, male, hero13 of 61 analyzed forms邦home country, country, Japan12 of 61 analyzed forms夫husband, man11 of 61 analyzed forms久long time, old story10 of 61 analyzed forms男male10 of 61 analyzed forms仁humanity, virtue, benevolence8 of 61 analyzed forms生life, genuine, birth8 of 61 analyzed forms二two, two radical (no. 7)7 of 61 analyzed forms国country6 of 61 analyzed forms州state, province6 of 61 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Kunio

60 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading くにお. 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.

クニオ

クニオ · Kunio

Katakana クニオMorae 3Strokes —

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

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くにを

くにを · Kunio

Katakana クニヲ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 Kunio 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
クニオクニオKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
くにをくにをKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
一雄くにお一 — one, one radical (no.1) · 雄 — masculine, male13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
久二夫くにお久 — long time, old story · 二 — two, two radical (no. 7) · 夫 — husband, man9All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
久二男くにお久 — long time, old story · 二 — two, two radical (no. 7) · 男 — male12All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
久二雄くにお久 — long time, old story · 二 — two, two radical (no. 7) · 雄 — masculine, male17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
久仁夫くにお久 — long time, old story · 仁 — humanity, virtue · 夫 — husband, man11All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
久仁於くにお久 — long time, old story · 仁 — humanity, virtue · 於 — at, in15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
久仁生くにお久 — long time, old story · 仁 — humanity, virtue · 生 — life, genuine12All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
久仁男くにお久 — long time, old story · 仁 — humanity, virtue · 男 — male14All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
久仁雄くにお久 — long time, old story · 仁 — humanity, virtue · 雄 — masculine, male19All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
久爾夫くにお久 — long time, old story · 爾 — you, thou · 夫 — husband, man21All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
久迩男くにお久 — long time, old story · 迩 — approach, near · 男 — male18Includes unclassified/outside loaded jōyō-jinmeiyō class
九二夫くにお九 — nine · 二 — two, two radical (no. 7) · 夫 — husband, man8All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
九二男くにお九 — nine · 二 — two, two radical (no. 7) · 男 — male11All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
九二雄くにお九 — nine · 二 — two, two radical (no. 7) · 雄 — masculine, male16All 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 Kunio 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 くに

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.

Given name · female · limited reference

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Kunie

37 recorded spellings

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Kunihiro

32 recorded spellings

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Kuniyoshi

26 recorded spellings

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Kuniaki

23 recorded spellings

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Kunika

22 recorded spellings

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Kunīchirō

18 recorded spellings

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Kuniyo

18 recorded spellings

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Kunihiko

17 recorded spellings

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Kunimi

17 recorded spellings

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Kunitarō

13 recorded spellings

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Kuniyuki

13 recorded spellings

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Exact reading

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Ku / く

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雄 — masculine, male

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邦 — home country, country

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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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