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Japanese given name

Namiko

なみこ

Female-classified given-name records.

なみこナミコNamiko
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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 spellings84

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows85

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Namiko

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なみこ

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formナミコ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationNamiko

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

Mora segmentationな · み · こ

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

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Reading profile

How Namiko 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 readings2

なみこ · ナミこ

Kanji-based spellings84

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-only1

recorded spelling

1-kanji forms2

recorded spellings

2-kanji forms12

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms70

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

なみこ in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms84

85 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms0

0 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsfemale 85

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
なみこNamiko8485 source rowsfemale 85source rows · distinct forms: female 8400 source rows
なみこNamiko00 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 Namiko

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 data84

3–29 strokes observed span

Median total strokes18

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms82

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms2

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution
ReadingRomanizationMoraeForms
なみこNamiko385
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
美子14 analyzed forms実子8 analyzed forms海子6 analyzed forms三子3 analyzed forms未子3 analyzed forms弥子3 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?

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.

Written forms checked80

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings19

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading60

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set7

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

行樹
3 source-recorded readings
GyōjuぎょうじゅNamikoなみこ · this pageYukijuゆきじゅ

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 Namiko 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
子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM81081003い, き, ぎ, く +2Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
奈Nara, what?19190008—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
南south15150009なみ, は, みな, みまみJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
美beauty, beautiful14001409はる, よし, よしみ, りJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
実reality, truth, seed800808ぐみ, さねJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
菜vegetable, side dish, greens8800011ようJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
海—7007010—Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 10
波waves, billows, Poland650108ひら, みな, みなみ, わJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
七seven550002し, しっ, な, ひちJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
那what?550007とも, やすJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
三three300303か, さ, さい, さえ +11Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
未un-, not yet, hitherto300305—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

なみこ

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Namikoなみこ · this page
Characters in order
なKanaみKanaこKana

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 85. 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 Namiko 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.

子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM81 of 85 analyzed forms奈Nara, what?19 of 85 analyzed forms南south15 of 85 analyzed forms美beauty, beautiful14 of 85 analyzed forms実reality, truth, seed8 of 85 analyzed forms菜vegetable, side dish, greens8 of 85 analyzed forms海Kanji record7 of 85 analyzed forms波waves, billows, Poland6 of 85 analyzed forms七seven5 of 85 analyzed forms那what?5 of 85 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Namiko

85 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading なみこ. 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.

なみこ

なみこ · Namiko

Katakana ナミコMorae 3Strokes —

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

Character-set checkKana spelling
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Showing the first 80 spelling/reading records out of 85 loaded records for this reading group. The group contains 84 distinct written spellings.

Spelling comparator

Compare Namiko 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
なみこなみこKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
ナミ子ナミこ子 — child, sign of the rat3All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
なみ子なみこ子 — child, sign of the rat3All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
七三子なみこ七 — seven · 三 — three · 子 — child, sign of the rat8All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
七実子なみこ七 — seven · 実 — reality, truth · 子 — child, sign of the rat13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
七波子なみこ七 — seven · 波 — waves, billows · 子 — child, sign of the rat13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
七海子なみこ七 — seven · 海 · 子 — child, sign of the rat15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
七美子なみこ七 — seven · 美 — beauty, beautiful · 子 — child, sign of the rat14All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
並子なみこ並 — row, and · 子 — child, sign of the rat11All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
冊子なみこ冊 — tome, counter for books · 子 — child, sign of the rat8All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
凡子なみこ凡 — commonplace, ordinary · 子 — child, sign of the rat6All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
南伊子なみこ南 — south · 伊 — Italy, that one · 子 — child, sign of the rat18All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
南允子なみこ南 — south · 允 — license, sincerity · 子 — child, sign of the rat16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
南光子なみこ南 — south · 光 — ray, light · 子 — child, sign of the rat18All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
南壬子なみこ南 — south · 壬 — 9th calendar sign · 子 — child, sign of the rat16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
南子なみこ南 — south · 子 — child, sign of the rat12All 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 Namiko 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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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.

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Namiho

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Namiji

9 recorded spellings

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Namiha

6 recorded spellings

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Namihiko

6 recorded spellings

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Namina

5 recorded spellings

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Namino

5 recorded spellings

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Where to go next from Namiko

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Exact reading

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Na / な

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子 — child, sign of the rat

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奈 — Nara, what?

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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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