group-level written forms
Canonical reference record
JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context
Reference coverageDistinct recorded spellings21 Source spelling/reading rows22 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 Rutsuko
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: Rutsuko. 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 Rutsuko 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.
るつこ · ルツこ
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
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.
るつこ in the imported JMnedict corpus
22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| るつこRutsuko | 2122 source rows | female 22source rows · distinct forms: female 21 | 00 source rows |
| るつこRutsuko | 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.
Spelling anatomy
Corpus structure behind Rutsuko
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.
3–28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| るつこ | Rutsuko | 3 | 22 |
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?
1 of 22 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
路得子
2 source-recorded readings
MiekoみえこRutsukoるつこ · this page
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 Rutsuko 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 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3 | い, き, ぎ, く +2 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1 |
| 津 | haven, port, harbor | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | ず, ち, と | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 通 | traffic, pass through, avenue | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | とん, どうし, どおり, みち | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2 |
| 都 | capital, metropolis | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 11 | — | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 10 |
| 婁 | frequently, tie | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | ろ | Unclassified in the loaded KANJIDIC grade field |
| 屡 | often, frequently | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | — | Unclassified in the loaded KANJIDIC grade field |
| 流 | current, a sink, flow | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | な, ながれ, めぐる | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3 |
| 琉 | precious stone, gem, lapis lazuli | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | — | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9 |
| 瑠 | lapis lazuli | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | るり | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 留 | detain, fasten, halt | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | とめ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5 |
| 路 | path, route, road | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | — | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3 |
| 得 | gain, get, find | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | あつ, てろ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5 |
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
るつ子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Rutsukoるつこ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
ルツ子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Rutsukoるつこ
Characters in order
Exact written form
婁津子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Rutsukoるつこ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
婁通子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Rutsukoるつこ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
婁都子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Rutsukoるつこ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
屡津子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Rutsukoるつこ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
屡通子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Rutsukoるつこ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
屡都子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Rutsukoるつこ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
流津子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Rutsukoるつこ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
流通子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Rutsukoるつこ · this page
Characters in order
Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 22. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.
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Corpus pattern
Kanji recurring across Rutsuko 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-1AM22 of 22 analyzed forms津haven, port, harbor7 of 22 analyzed forms通traffic, pass through, avenue6 of 22 analyzed forms都capital, metropolis6 of 22 analyzed forms婁frequently, tie3 of 22 analyzed forms屡often, frequently3 of 22 analyzed forms流current, a sink, flow3 of 22 analyzed forms琉precious stone, gem, lapis lazuli3 of 22 analyzed forms瑠lapis lazuli3 of 22 analyzed forms留detain, fasten, halt3 of 22 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing
Explore written forms of Rutsuko
22 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading るつこ. 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.
るつ子
るつこ · Rutsuko
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
ルツ子
ルツこ · Rutsuko
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
婁津子
るつこ · Rutsuko
婁frequently, tie津haven, port, harbor, ferry子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Character-set checkContains at least one kanji outside the loaded jōyō/jinmeiyō classification
婁通子
るつこ · Rutsuko
婁frequently, tie通traffic, pass through, avenue, commute子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Character-set checkContains at least one kanji outside the loaded jōyō/jinmeiyō classification
婁都子
るつこ · Rutsuko
Character-set checkContains at least one kanji outside the loaded jōyō/jinmeiyō classification
屡津子
るつこ · Rutsuko
屡often, frequently津haven, port, harbor, ferry子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Character-set checkContains at least one kanji outside the loaded jōyō/jinmeiyō classification
屡通子
るつこ · Rutsuko
屡often, frequently通traffic, pass through, avenue, commute子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Character-set checkContains at least one kanji outside the loaded jōyō/jinmeiyō classification
屡都子
るつこ · Rutsuko
屡often, frequently都capital, metropolis子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Character-set checkContains at least one kanji outside the loaded jōyō/jinmeiyō classification
流津子
るつこ · Rutsuko
流current, a sink, flow, forfeit津haven, port, harbor, ferry子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
流通子
るつこ · Rutsuko
流current, a sink, flow, forfeit通traffic, pass through, avenue, commute子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
流都子
るつこ · Rutsuko
流current, a sink, flow, forfeit都capital, metropolis子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
琉津子
るつこ · Rutsuko
琉precious stone, gem, lapis lazuli津haven, port, harbor, ferry子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
琉通子
るつこ · Rutsuko
琉precious stone, gem, lapis lazuli通traffic, pass through, avenue, commute子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
琉都子
るつこ · Rutsuko
琉precious stone, gem, lapis lazuli都capital, metropolis子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
瑠津子
るつこ · Rutsuko
瑠lapis lazuli津haven, port, harbor, ferry子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
瑠通子
るつこ · Rutsuko
瑠lapis lazuli通traffic, pass through, avenue, commute子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
瑠都子
るつこ · Rutsuko
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
留津子
るつこ · Rutsuko
留detain, fasten, halt, stop津haven, port, harbor, ferry子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
留通子
るつこ · Rutsuko
留detain, fasten, halt, stop通traffic, pass through, avenue, commute子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
留都子
るつこ · Rutsuko
留detain, fasten, halt, stop都capital, metropolis子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
路得子
るつこ · Rutsuko
路path, route, road, distance得gain, get, find, earn子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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.
路津子
るつこ · Rutsuko
路path, route, road, distance津haven, port, harbor, ferry子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Spelling comparator
Compare Rutsuko 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| るつ子 | るつこ | 子 — child, sign of the rat | 3 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| ルツ子 | ルツこ | 子 — child, sign of the rat | 3 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 婁津子 | るつこ | 婁 — frequently, tie · 津 — haven, port · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 23 | Includes unclassified/outside loaded jōyō-jinmeiyō class |
| 婁通子 | るつこ | 婁 — frequently, tie · 通 — traffic, pass through · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 24 | Includes unclassified/outside loaded jōyō-jinmeiyō class |
| 婁都子 | るつこ | 婁 — frequently, tie · 都 — capital, metropolis · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 25 | Includes unclassified/outside loaded jōyō-jinmeiyō class |
| 屡津子 | るつこ | 屡 — often, frequently · 津 — haven, port · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 24 | Includes unclassified/outside loaded jōyō-jinmeiyō class |
| 屡通子 | るつこ | 屡 — often, frequently · 通 — traffic, pass through · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 25 | Includes unclassified/outside loaded jōyō-jinmeiyō class |
| 屡都子 | るつこ | 屡 — often, frequently · 都 — capital, metropolis · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 26 | Includes unclassified/outside loaded jōyō-jinmeiyō class |
| 流津子 | るつこ | 流 — current, a sink · 津 — haven, port · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 22 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 流通子 | るつこ | 流 — current, a sink · 通 — traffic, pass through · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 23 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 流都子 | るつこ | 流 — current, a sink · 都 — capital, metropolis · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 24 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 琉津子 | るつこ | 琉 — precious stone, gem · 津 — haven, port · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 23 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 琉通子 | るつこ | 琉 — precious stone, gem · 通 — traffic, pass through · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 24 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 琉都子 | るつこ | 琉 — precious stone, gem · 都 — capital, metropolis · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 25 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 瑠津子 | るつこ | 瑠 — lapis lazuli · 津 — haven, port · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 26 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 瑠通子 | るつこ | 瑠 — lapis lazuli · 通 — traffic, pass through · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 27 | 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 Rutsuko 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 るつ
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.
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.
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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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