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Japanese given name

Takahiro

たか大

Given-name classification varies across source records.

たかひろタカヒロTakahiro
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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 spellings118

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows118

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Takahiro

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たかひろ

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formタカヒロ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationTakahiro

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

Mora segmentationた · か · ひ · ろ

4 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 Takahiro 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

たかひろ

Kanji-based spellings118

among the forms analyzed on this page

Kana characters4

in the primary dictionary reading

Morae4

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

1-kanji forms2

recorded spellings

2-kanji forms115

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

たかひろ in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms118

118 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms5

5 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsmale 18 · unspecified 100

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
たかひろTakahiro118118 source rowsmale 18 · unspecified 100source rows · distinct forms: male 18 · unspecified 10055 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 Takahiro

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 data118

3–32 strokes observed span

Median total strokes19

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms100

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms18

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution
ReadingRomanizationMoraeForms
たかひろTakahiro4118
Reading ambiguity

Can the same writing be read another way?

25 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 readings25

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading55

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set21

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 Takahiro 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
弘vast, broad, wide20020005ひろ, ひろし, ひろむ, みつ +2Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
孝filial piety, child's respect19190007たか, たかし, のり, よしJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
敬awe, respect, honor151140012け, たか, たかし, たけ +5Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
貴precious, value, prize151500012きよ, ぎ, たか, たかし +1Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
隆prosperous, plentiful, abundant131300017—Unclassified in the loaded KANJIDIC grade field
高tall, high, expensive121200010か, こ, じょい, た +1Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
広wide, broad, spacious10010005—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
裕abundant, rich, fertile9090012すけ, のり, ひろ, ひろし +3Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
大large, big808003うふ, お, おう, た +9Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
博Dr., command, esteem8080012ぐれ, と, はか, ひろJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
洋ocean, sea, foreign808009なだ, ひろ, ひろし, よ +1Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
寛tolerant, leniency, generosity7070013とも, のぶ, のり, ひろし +3Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8

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 118. 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 Takahiro 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.

弘vast, broad, wide20 of 118 analyzed forms孝filial piety, child's respect19 of 118 analyzed forms敬awe, respect, honor15 of 118 analyzed forms貴precious, value, prize15 of 118 analyzed forms隆prosperous, plentiful, abundant13 of 118 analyzed forms高tall, high, expensive12 of 118 analyzed forms広wide, broad, spacious10 of 118 analyzed forms裕abundant, rich, fertile9 of 118 analyzed forms大large, big8 of 118 analyzed forms博Dr., command, esteem8 of 118 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Takahiro

118 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading たかひろ. 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.

たか大

たかひろ · Takahiro

Katakana タカヒロMorae 4Strokes 3
大large, big
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
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Showing the first 80 spelling/reading records out of 118 loaded records for this reading group. The group contains 118 distinct written spellings.

Spelling comparator

Compare Takahiro 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
たか大たかひろ大 — large, big3All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
たか広たかひろ広 — wide, broad5All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亢宥たかひろ亢 — high spirits · 宥 — soothe, calm13Includes unclassified/outside loaded jōyō-jinmeiyō class
任弘たかひろ任 — responsibility, duty · 弘 — vast, broad11All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
公敬たかひろ公 — public, prince · 敬 — awe, respect16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
剛寛たかひろ剛 — sturdy, strength · 寛 — tolerant, leniency23All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
卓宏たかひろ卓 — eminent, table · 宏 — wide, large15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
卓弘たかひろ卓 — eminent, table · 弘 — vast, broad13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
卓泰たかひろ卓 — eminent, table · 泰 — peaceful, calm18All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
喬広たかひろ喬 — high, boasting · 広 — wide, broad17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
喬弘たかひろ喬 — high, boasting · 弘 — vast, broad17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
圭弘たかひろ圭 — square jewel, corner · 弘 — vast, broad11All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
多加広たかひろ多 — many, frequent · 加 — add, addition · 広 — wide, broad16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
孝公たかひろ孝 — filial piety, child's respect · 公 — public, prince11All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
孝博たかひろ孝 — filial piety, child's respect · 博 — Dr., command19All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
孝啓たかひろ孝 — filial piety, child's respect · 啓 — disclose, open18All 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 Takahiro 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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Exact reading

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弘 — vast, broad

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孝 — filial piety, child's respect

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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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