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Japanese given name

Shūko

しゅう子

Given-name classification varies across source records.

しゅうこシュウコShūko
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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 spellings35

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows35

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Shūko

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しゅうこ

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formシュウコ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationShūko

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

Mora segmentationしゅ · う · こ

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

Audio note: the play button uses Japanese text-to-speech provided by the visitor’s browser/device. It is a convenience preview, not a recorded native-speaker pronunciation or pitch-accent authority.

Reading profile

How Shūko 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

しゅうこ

Kanji-based spellings35

among the forms analyzed on this page

Kana characters4

in the primary dictionary reading

Morae3

small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana combine with the preceding mora

1-kanji forms1

recorded spelling

2-kanji forms29

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms5

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 asNo additional class found

しゅうこ in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms0

0 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms0

0 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labels—

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
じゅうごJūgo5757 source rowsmale 1 · female 35 · unspecified 21source rows · distinct forms: male 1 · female 35 · unspecified 2111 source row
しゅうこShūko00 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 Shūko

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 data35

3–25 strokes observed span

Median total strokes14

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms34

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms1

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution
ReadingRomanizationMoraeForms
しゅうこShūko335
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
有子2 analyzed forms羽子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?

23 of 35 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 checked35

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings23

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading12

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set11

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 Shūko 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-1AM29029003い, き, ぎ, く +2Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
秀excel, excellence, beauty330007しゅ, しょう, ひで, ひでし +1Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
収income, obtain, reap220004のぶJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
香incense, smell, perfume202009こ, こお, ひゃん, よしJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
有possess, have, exist200206あ, あら, あり, ある +3Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
朱vermilion, cinnabar, scarlet220006あ, あか, あき, すJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
羽feathers, counter for birds, rabbits200206しゅう, ばJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
珠pearl, gem, jewel2200010す, とも, ま, みJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
湖lake2020012うみ, みJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
秋autumn220009あいJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
萩bush clover2200012はJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
集gather, meet, congregate2200012あつまり, ずJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3

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.

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 35. 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 Shūko 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-1AM29 of 35 analyzed forms秀excel, excellence, beauty3 of 35 analyzed forms収income, obtain, reap2 of 35 analyzed forms香incense, smell, perfume2 of 35 analyzed forms有possess, have, exist2 of 35 analyzed forms朱vermilion, cinnabar, scarlet2 of 35 analyzed forms羽feathers, counter for birds, rabbits2 of 35 analyzed forms珠pearl, gem, jewel2 of 35 analyzed forms湖lake2 of 35 analyzed forms秋autumn2 of 35 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Shūko

35 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading しゅうこ. 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.

Spelling comparator

Compare Shūko 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
しゅう子しゅうこ子 — child, sign of the rat3All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
修子しゅうこ修 — discipline, conduct oneself well · 子 — child, sign of the rat13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
収子しゅうこ収 — income, obtain · 子 — child, sign of the rat7All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
収香しゅうこ収 — income, obtain · 香 — incense, smell13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
史有子しゅうこ史 — history, chronicle · 有 — possess, have · 子 — child, sign of the rat14All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
司優子しゅうこ司 — director, official · 優 — tenderness, excel · 子 — child, sign of the rat25All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
周子しゅうこ周 — circumference, circuit · 子 — child, sign of the rat11All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
宗子しゅうこ宗 — religion, sect · 子 — child, sign of the rat11All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
就子しゅうこ就 — concerning, settle · 子 — child, sign of the rat15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
州子しゅうこ州 — state, province · 子 — child, sign of the rat9All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
志有子しゅうこ志 — intention, plan · 有 — possess, have · 子 — child, sign of the rat16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
愁子しゅうこ愁 — distress, grieve · 子 — child, sign of the rat16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
朱子しゅうこ朱 — vermilion, cinnabar · 子 — child, sign of the rat9All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
朱羽子しゅうこ朱 — vermilion, cinnabar · 羽 — feathers, counter for birds, rabbits · 子 — child, sign of the rat15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
柊子しゅうこ柊 — holly · 子 — child, sign of the rat12All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
殊子しゅうこ殊 — particularly, especially · 子 — child, sign of the rat13All 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 Shūko 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 Shūko

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Exact reading

Search しゅうこ

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Shi / し

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子 — child, sign of the rat

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秀 — excel, excellence

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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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