group-level written forms
Canonical reference record
JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context
Reference coverageDistinct recorded spellings18 Source spelling/reading rows18 Coverage levelExtended
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.
records contributing to this reading group
based only on the imported source footprint
Pronunciation & romanization
How to read Kuniyo
The kana reading is source-recorded. Romanization and mora segmentation are deterministic reading aids generated from that kana; pitch accent is not inferred.
Normalized to hiragana for comparison.
The same reading converted to katakana.
Macron-style display. Vowel-sequence form: Kuniyo. Personal spelling and true vowel boundaries can differ.
3 morae in this reading. Small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana join the preceding mora.
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Reading profile
How Kuniyo 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.
くによ
among the forms analyzed on this page
in the primary dictionary reading
small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana combine with the preceding mora
recorded spelling
recorded spellings
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.
くによ in the imported JMnedict corpus
18 source spelling/reading rows
0 source spelling/reading rows
row counts carrying each JMnedict source label
| Exact reading | Given-name evidence | Given-name labels | Surname evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| くによKuniyo | 1818 source rows | female 18source rows · distinct forms: female 18 | 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 Kuniyo
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.
5–22 strokes observed span
among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data
all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes
contains at least one character outside that loaded classification
| Reading | Romanization | Morae | Forms |
|---|---|---|---|
| くによ | Kuniyo | 3 | 18 |
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
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?
4 of 18 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.
distinct spellings displayed on this page
exact written forms with 2+ source readings
within this active given-name corpus
distinct kana readings for one displayed writing
訓代
4 source-recorded readings
乙代
2 source-recorded readings
ItsuyoいつよKuniyoくによ · this page
邦世
2 source-recorded readings
Kuniyoくによ · this pageHōseiほうせい
都代
2 source-recorded readings
Kuniyoくによ · this pageToyoとよ
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 Kuniyo 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.
| Kanji | Character glosses | Forms | First | Final | Internal | Solo | Strokes | KANJIDIC2 nanori | Loaded class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 代 | substitute, change, convert | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | す | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3 |
| 仁 | humanity, virtue, benevolence | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | きみ, く, さと, しのぶ +10 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6 |
| 世 | generation, world, society | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | とし, ゆ, ゆき | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3 |
| 久 | long time, old story | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | きゅ, わ, なが, ひさ +1 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5 |
| 邦 | home country, country, Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 葉 | leaf, plane, lobe | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | よ, わ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3 |
| 国 | country | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | くな, こ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2 |
| 州 | state, province | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | くに | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3 |
| 乙 | the latter, duplicate, strange | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 圀 | country | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | こつ | Unclassified in the loaded KANJIDIC grade field |
| 晋 | advance | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | すすむ, ゆき, くに, すすみ +1 | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9 |
| 求 | request, want, wish for | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
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
くに代
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Kuniyoくによ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
久仁世
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Kuniyoくによ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
久仁代
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Kuniyoくによ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
久仁葉
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Kuniyoくによ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
乙代
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
ItsuyoいつよKuniyoくによ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
国世
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Kuniyoくによ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
国代
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Kuniyoくによ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
圀世
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Kuniyoくによ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
州世
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Kuniyoくによ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
州代
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Kuniyoくによ · this page
Characters in order
Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 18. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.
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Corpus pattern
Kanji recurring across Kuniyo 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, convert10 of 18 analyzed forms仁humanity, virtue, benevolence5 of 18 analyzed forms世generation, world, society5 of 18 analyzed forms久long time, old story3 of 18 analyzed forms邦home country, country, Japan3 of 18 analyzed forms葉leaf, plane, lobe2 of 18 analyzed forms国country2 of 18 analyzed forms州state, province2 of 18 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing
Explore written forms of Kuniyo
18 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading くによ. 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.
くに代
くによ · Kuniyo
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
久仁世
くによ · Kuniyo
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
久仁代
くによ · Kuniyo
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
久仁葉
くによ · Kuniyo
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
乙代
くによ · Kuniyo
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
国世
くによ · Kuniyo
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
国代
くによ · Kuniyo
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
圀世
くによ · Kuniyo
Character-set checkContains at least one kanji outside the loaded jōyō/jinmeiyō classification
州世
くによ · Kuniyo
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
州代
くによ · Kuniyo
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
晋葉
くによ · Kuniyo
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
求仁代
くによ · Kuniyo
求request, want, wish for, require仁humanity, virtue, benevolence, charity代substitute, change, convert, replace
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
紅仁代
くによ · Kuniyo
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
訓代
くによ · Kuniyo
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded readings
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
邦世
くによ · Kuniyo
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
邦予
くによ · Kuniyo
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
邦代
くによ · Kuniyo
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
都代
くによ · Kuniyo
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
Spelling comparator
Compare Kuniyo 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.
| Spelling | One source reading | Character-level glosses | Total strokes | Loaded character class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| くに代 | くによ | 代 — substitute, change | 5 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 久仁世 | くによ | 久 — long time, old story · 仁 — humanity, virtue · 世 — generation, world | 12 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 久仁代 | くによ | 久 — long time, old story · 仁 — humanity, virtue · 代 — substitute, change | 12 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 久仁葉 | くによ | 久 — long time, old story · 仁 — humanity, virtue · 葉 — leaf, plane | 19 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 乙代 | くによ | 乙 — the latter, duplicate · 代 — substitute, change | 6 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 国世 | くによ | 国 — country · 世 — generation, world | 13 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 国代 | くによ | 国 — country · 代 — substitute, change | 13 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 圀世 | くによ | 圀 — country · 世 — generation, world | 14 | Includes unclassified/outside loaded jōyō-jinmeiyō class |
| 州世 | くによ | 州 — state, province · 世 — generation, world | 11 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 州代 | くによ | 州 — state, province · 代 — substitute, change | 11 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 晋葉 | くによ | 晋 — advance · 葉 — leaf, plane | 22 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 求仁代 | くによ | 求 — request, want · 仁 — humanity, virtue · 代 — substitute, change | 16 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 紅仁代 | くによ | 紅 — crimson, deep red · 仁 — humanity, virtue · 代 — substitute, change | 18 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 訓代 | くによ | 訓 — instruction, Japanese character reading · 代 — substitute, change | 15 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 邦世 | くによ | 邦 — home country, country · 世 — generation, world | 12 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 邦予 | くによ | 邦 — home country, country · 予 — beforehand, previous | 11 | All 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 Kuniyo 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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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
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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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