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Japanese given name

Seika

せいか

Given-name classification varies across source records.

せいかセイカSeika
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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 spellings80

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows80

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Seika

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せいか

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formセイカ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationSeika

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

Mora segmentationせ · い · か

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

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Reading profile

How Seika 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 readings1

せいか

Kanji-based spellings79

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 forms1

recorded spelling

2-kanji forms77

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms1

recorded spelling

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 + surname

せいか in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms89

89 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms7

7 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsfemale 63 · unspecified 26

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
せいかSeika8989 source rowsfemale 63 · unspecified 26source rows · distinct forms: female 63 · unspecified 2677 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 Seika

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 data79

12–28 strokes observed span

Median total strokes19

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms77

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
せいかSeika380
Reading ambiguity

Can the same writing be read another way?

45 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 readings45

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading35

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set27

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.

Kanji role reference

How recurring characters function across Seika 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
星star, spot, dot15150009—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
聖holy, saint, sage151400113きよ, さと, さとし, せ +5Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
華splendor, flower, petal120120010わJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
花flower10010007わJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
香incense, smell, perfume10010009こ, こお, ひゃん, よしJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
青blue, green990008おJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
清pure, purify, cleanse7700011あき, さや, し, すが +3Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
佳excellent, beautiful, good606008けい, よしJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
果fruit, reward, carry out606008みJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
静quiet6600014しづJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
世generation, world, society550005とし, ゆ, ゆきJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
夏summer5050010—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.

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

せいか

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Seikaせいか · this page
Characters in order
せKanaいKanaかKana

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 80. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.

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Corpus pattern

Kanji recurring across Seika 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.

星star, spot, dot15 of 80 analyzed forms聖holy, saint, sage15 of 80 analyzed forms華splendor, flower, petal12 of 80 analyzed forms花flower10 of 80 analyzed forms香incense, smell, perfume10 of 80 analyzed forms青blue, green9 of 80 analyzed forms清pure, purify, cleanse7 of 80 analyzed forms佳excellent, beautiful, good6 of 80 analyzed forms果fruit, reward, carry out6 of 80 analyzed forms静quiet6 of 80 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Seika

80 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading せいか. 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.

せいか

せいか · Seika

Katakana セイカMorae 3Strokes —

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

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Spelling comparator

Compare Seika 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
せいかせいかKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
世佳せいか世 — generation, world · 佳 — excellent, beautiful13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
世翔せいか世 — generation, world · 翔 — soar, fly17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
世花せいか世 — generation, world · 花 — flower12All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
世華せいか世 — generation, world · 華 — splendor, flower15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
世衣佳せいか世 — generation, world · 衣 — garment, clothes · 佳 — excellent, beautiful19All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
征可せいか征 — subjugate, attack the rebellious · 可 — can, passable13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
征華せいか征 — subjugate, attack the rebellious · 華 — splendor, flower18All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
征香せいか征 — subjugate, attack the rebellious · 香 — incense, smell17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
情花せいか情 — feelings, emotion · 花 — flower18All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
成佳せいか成 — turn into, become · 佳 — excellent, beautiful14All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
成花せいか成 — turn into, become · 花 — flower13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
成華せいか成 — turn into, become · 華 — splendor, flower16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
成香せいか成 — turn into, become · 香 — incense, smell15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
星伽せいか星 — star, spot · 伽 — nursing, attending16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
星佳せいか星 — star, spot · 佳 — excellent, beautiful17All 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 Seika 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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Where to go next from Seika

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Exact reading

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Se / せ

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星 — star, spot

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聖 — holy, saint

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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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