Canonical reference record

JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context

Japanese given name

Sawako

さわこ

Female-classified given-name records.

さわこサワコSawako

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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 spellings43

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows44

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Sawako

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さわこ

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formサワコ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationSawako

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

Mora segmentationさ · わ · こ

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

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Reading profile

How Sawako 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

さわこ · サワこ

Kanji-based spellings43

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 forms7

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms34

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

さわこ in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms43

44 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms0

0 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsfemale 44

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact reading	Given-name evidence	Given-name labels	Surname evidence
さわこSawako	4344 source rows	female 44source rows · distinct forms: female 43	00 source rows
さわこSawako	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 Sawako

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 data43

3–29 strokes observed span

Median total strokes19

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms42

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms1

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution

Reading	Romanization	Morae	Forms
さわこ	Sawako	3	44

Recurring first-position kanji

佐assistant, help5 forms 咲blossom, bloom5 forms 沢swamp, marsh4 forms 沙sand3 forms 小little, small2 forms 早early, fast2 forms

Recurring final-position kanji

子child, sign of the rat37 forms 香incense, smell2 forms 仔offspring (animal), detailed1 form 胡barbarian, foreign1 form 湖lake1 form 瑚ancestral offering receptacle, coral1 form

Recurring adjacent kanji sequences

和子20 analyzed forms 羽子5 analyzed forms 佐和2 analyzed forms 和香2 analyzed forms 佐波2 analyzed forms 咲和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?

12 of 44 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 checked44

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings12

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading31

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set8

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

爽子

8 source-recorded readings

Akikoあきこ Akirakoあきらこ Kiwakoきわこ SayakoさやこSawakoさわこ · this pageShōkoしょうこ

多子

6 source-recorded readings

ŌikoおおいこŌkoおおこSawakoさわこ · this pageTakoたこTashiたしMasarukoまさるこ

佐和子

3 source-recorded readings

Sachikoさちこ SatokoさとこSawakoさわこ · this page

佐己子

3 source-recorded readings

Sakikoさきこ SamikoさみこSawakoさわこ · this page

三和子

2 source-recorded readings

Sawakoさわこ · this pageMiwakoみわこ

佐和香

2 source-recorded readings

SawakaさわかSawakoさわこ · this page

咲和香

2 source-recorded readings

SawakaさわかSawakoさわこ · this page

左和子

2 source-recorded readings

SatokoさとこSawakoさわこ · 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 Sawako 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	Strokes	KANJIDIC2 nanori	Loaded class
子	child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM	37	0	37	0	3	い, き, ぎ, く +2	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
和	harmony, Japanese style, peace	22	0	0	22	8	あい, いず, かず, かつ +13	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
羽	feathers, counter for birds, rabbits	6	0	0	6	6	しゅう, ば	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
佐	assistant, help	5	5	0	0	7	すけ	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
咲	blossom, bloom	5	5	0	0	9	さ, さき	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
沢	swamp, marsh, brilliance	4	4	0	0	7	おも, さ, さわん, わさ	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
沙	sand	3	3	0	0	7	—	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
香	incense, smell, perfume	2	0	2	0	9	こ, こお, ひゃん, よし	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
波	waves, billows, Poland	2	0	0	2	8	ひら, みな, みなみ, わ	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
環	ring, circle, loop	2	0	0	2	17	たま, たまき	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
小	little, small	2	2	0	0	3	いさら, こう, さざ, しゃお +1	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
早	early, fast	2	2	0	0	6	さか, さわ, そ, わ	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1

Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Sawakoさわこ · this page

Characters in order

咲blossom, bloom和harmony, Japanese style子child, sign of the rat

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 44. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.

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Corpus pattern

Kanji recurring across Sawako 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-1AM37 of 44 analyzed forms 和harmony, Japanese style, peace22 of 44 analyzed forms 羽feathers, counter for birds, rabbits6 of 44 analyzed forms 佐assistant, help5 of 44 analyzed forms 咲blossom, bloom5 of 44 analyzed forms 沢swamp, marsh, brilliance4 of 44 analyzed forms 沙sand3 of 44 analyzed forms 香incense, smell, perfume2 of 44 analyzed forms 波waves, billows, Poland2 of 44 analyzed forms 環ring, circle, loop2 of 44 analyzed forms

Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Sawako

44 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading さわこ. 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.

さわこ

さわこ · Sawako

Katakana サワコMorae 3Strokes —

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

Character-set checkKana spelling

Spelling	One source reading	Character-level glosses	Total strokes	Loaded character class
さわこ	さわこ	Kana-only spelling	—	Kana spelling
さわ子	さわこ	子 — child, sign of the rat	3	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
サワ子	サワこ	子 — child, sign of the rat	3	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
三和子	さわこ	三 — three · 和 — harmony, Japanese style · 子 — child, sign of the rat	14	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
佐和子	さわこ	佐 — assistant, help · 和 — harmony, Japanese style · 子 — child, sign of the rat	18	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
佐和香	さわこ	佐 — assistant, help · 和 — harmony, Japanese style · 香 — incense, smell	24	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
佐己子	さわこ	佐 — assistant, help · 己 — self · 子 — child, sign of the rat	13	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
佐波仔	さわこ	佐 — assistant, help · 波 — waves, billows · 仔 — offspring (animal), detailed	20	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
佐波子	さわこ	佐 — assistant, help · 波 — waves, billows · 子 — child, sign of the rat	18	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
咲和子	さわこ	咲 — blossom, bloom · 和 — harmony, Japanese style · 子 — child, sign of the rat	20	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
咲和香	さわこ	咲 — blossom, bloom · 和 — harmony, Japanese style · 香 — incense, smell	26	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
咲環子	さわこ	咲 — blossom, bloom · 環 — ring, circle · 子 — child, sign of the rat	29	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
咲羽子	さわこ	咲 — blossom, bloom · 羽 — feathers, counter for birds, rabbits · 子 — child, sign of the rat	18	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
咲羽胡	さわこ	咲 — blossom, bloom · 羽 — feathers, counter for birds, rabbits · 胡 — barbarian, foreign	24	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
多子	さわこ	多 — many, frequent · 子 — child, sign of the rat	9	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
小和子	さわこ	小 — little, small · 和 — harmony, Japanese style · 子 — child, sign of the rat	14	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified

Sawako

Extended source depth

How to read Sawako

How Sawako is represented

How this reading is classified in the source corpus

Corpus structure behind Sawako

Can the same writing be read another way?

How recurring characters function across Sawako spellings

Move from a spelling to its readings, characters and literal sequence context

さわこ

さわ子

サワ子

三和子

佐和子

佐和香

佐己子

佐波仔

佐波子

咲和子

Kanji recurring across Sawako spellings

Explore written forms of Sawako

さわこ

さわ子

サワ子

三和子

佐和子

佐和香

佐己子

佐波仔

佐波子

咲和子

咲和香

咲環子

咲羽子

咲羽胡

多子

小和子

小羽子

嵯和子

左和子

幸和子

彩和子

早和子

早羽子

査和子

桜和子

沙和子

沙環子

沙羽子

沢和子

沢子

沢湖

沢瑚

澤子

爽和子

爽子

瑳和子

皐子

相和子

砂和子

紗和子

紗輪子

茶和子

采和子

青羽子

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What does Sawako mean?

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