group-level written forms
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
How to read Mieko
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: Mieko. 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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How Mieko 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.
みえこ · ミエコ · ミエこ
among the forms analyzed on this page
in the primary dictionary reading
small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana combine with the preceding mora
recorded spellings
recorded spellings
recorded spellings
recorded spellings
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.
みえこ in the imported JMnedict corpus
82 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| みえこMieko | 8082 source rows | female 82source rows · distinct forms: female 80 | 00 source rows |
| みえこMieko | 00 source rows | —source rows · distinct forms: — | 00 source rows |
| みえこMieko | 00 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.
Corpus structure behind Mieko
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.
3–30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| みえこ | Mieko | 3 | 82 |
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.
Can the same writing be read another way?
19 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.
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
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.
How recurring characters function across Mieko 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 子 | child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM | 80 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 3 | い, き, ぎ, く +2 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1 |
| 美 | beauty, beautiful | 24 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | はる, よし, よしみ, り | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3 |
| 恵 | favor, blessing, grace | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 10 | あや, け, さと, さとし +4 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 三 | three | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | か, さ, さい, さえ +11 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1 |
| 枝 | bough, branch, twig | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | え, ぐさ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5 |
| 実 | reality, truth, seed | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ぐみ, さね | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3 |
| 重 | heavy, important, esteem | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | さね, しげ, しげる | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3 |
| 江 | creek, inlet, bay | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | くん, とうみ, み, りえ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 惠 | blessing, grace, favor | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | — | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 10 |
| 映 | reflect, reflection, projection | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | あきら, え, てる | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6 |
| 栄 | flourish, prosperity, honor | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | さかえ, しげ, てる, なが +2 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 絵 | picture, drawing, painting | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | — | Jōyō · 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.
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.
みえこ
ミエコ
みえ子
ミエ子
み江子
三恵子
三惠子
三映子
三枝子
三栄子
Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 82. 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.
Kanji recurring across Mieko 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.
Explore written forms of Mieko
82 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading みえこ. 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.
みえこ
みえこ · Mieko
This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.
ミエコ
ミエコ · Mieko
This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.
みえ子
みえこ · Mieko
ミエ子
ミエこ · Mieko
み江子
みえこ · Mieko
三恵子
みえこ · Mieko
三惠子
みえこ · Mieko
三映子
みえこ · Mieko
三枝子
みえこ · Mieko
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
三栄子
みえこ · Mieko
三永子
みえこ · Mieko
三江子
みえこ · Mieko
三絵子
みえこ · Mieko
三英子
みえこ · Mieko
三詠子
みえこ · Mieko
三重子
みえこ · Mieko
允枝子
みえこ · Mieko
充重子
みえこ · Mieko
味重子
みえこ · Mieko
実得子
みえこ · Mieko
実恵子
みえこ · Mieko
実惠子
みえこ · Mieko
実枝子
みえこ · Mieko
実栄子
みえこ · Mieko
実江子
みえこ · Mieko
実絵子
みえこ · Mieko
宮恵子
みえこ · Mieko
實恵子
みえこ · Mieko
實惠子
みえこ · Mieko
實枝子
みえこ · Mieko
己恵子
みえこ · Mieko
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
巳恵子
みえこ · Mieko
巳枝子
みえこ · Mieko
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
弥重子
みえこ · Mieko
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
惠美子
みえこ · Mieko
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
操恵子
みえこ · Mieko
未恵子
みえこ · Mieko
未映子
みえこ · Mieko
未英子
みえこ · Mieko
民映子
みえこ · Mieko
民重子
みえこ · Mieko
水映子
みえこ · Mieko
海恵子
みえこ · Mieko
海絵子
みえこ · Mieko
深恵子
みえこ · Mieko
瑞枝子
みえこ · Mieko
眞恵子
みえこ · Mieko
真愛子
みえこ · Mieko
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
積子
みえこ · Mieko
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
美依子
みえこ · Mieko
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
美咲子
みえこ · Mieko
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
美妙子
みえこ · Mieko
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
美家子
みえこ · Mieko
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
美得子
みえこ · Mieko
美恵子
みえこ · Mieko
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
美惠子
みえこ · Mieko
美愛子
みえこ · Mieko
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
美慧子
みえこ · Mieko
美映子
みえこ · Mieko
美枝子
みえこ · Mieko
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
美栄子
みえこ · Mieko
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
美榮子
みえこ · Mieko
美江子
みえこ · Mieko
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
美瑛子
みえこ · Mieko
美画子
みえこ · Mieko
美禰子
みえこ · Mieko
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
美笑子
みえこ · Mieko
美絵子
みえこ · Mieko
美英子
みえこ · Mieko
美衣子
みえこ · Mieko
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
美詠子
みえこ · Mieko
美重子
みえこ · Mieko
良瑛子
みえこ · Mieko
見依子
みえこ · Mieko
見恵子
みえこ · Mieko
見枝子
みえこ · Mieko
見栄子
みえこ · Mieko
視英子
みえこ · Mieko
路得子
みえこ · Mieko
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
身依子
みえこ · Mieko
Showing the first 80 spelling/reading records out of 82 loaded records for this reading group. The group contains 80 distinct written spellings.
Compare Mieko 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| みえこ | みえこ | Kana-only spelling | — | Kana spelling |
| ミエコ | ミエコ | Kana-only spelling | — | Kana spelling |
| みえ子 | みえこ | 子 — child, sign of the rat | 3 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| ミエ子 | ミエこ | 子 — child, sign of the rat | 3 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| み江子 | みえこ | 江 — creek, inlet · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 9 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 三恵子 | みえこ | 三 — three · 恵 — favor, blessing · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 16 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 三惠子 | みえこ | 三 — three · 惠 — blessing, grace · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 18 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 三映子 | みえこ | 三 — three · 映 — reflect, reflection · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 15 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 三枝子 | みえこ | 三 — three · 枝 — bough, branch · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 14 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 三栄子 | みえこ | 三 — three · 栄 — flourish, prosperity · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 15 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 三永子 | みえこ | 三 — three · 永 — eternity, long · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 11 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 三江子 | みえこ | 三 — three · 江 — creek, inlet · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 12 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 三絵子 | みえこ | 三 — three · 絵 — picture, drawing · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 18 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 三英子 | みえこ | 三 — three · 英 — England, English · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 14 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 三詠子 | みえこ | 三 — three · 詠 — recitation, poem · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 18 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 三重子 | みえこ | 三 — three · 重 — heavy, important · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 15 | 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 Mieko 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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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.
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