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ReferenceNamesUmiko
Canonical reference record
JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context
Japanese given name

Umiko

うみ子

Female-classified given-name records.

うみこウミコUmiko
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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 spellings61

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows61

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Umiko

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うみこ

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formウミコ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationUmiko

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

Mora segmentationう · み · 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 Umiko 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

うみこ

Kanji-based spellings61

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

1-kanji forms1

recorded spelling

2-kanji forms1

recorded spelling

3-kanji forms59

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

うみこ in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms61

61 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms0

0 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsfemale 61

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
うみこUmiko6161 source rowsfemale 61source rows · distinct forms: female 6100 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 Umiko

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 data61

3–24 strokes observed span

Median total strokes15

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms61

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms0

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution
ReadingRomanizationMoraeForms
うみこUmiko361
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
美子9 analyzed forms三子7 analyzed forms実子7 analyzed forms己子7 analyzed forms巳子7 analyzed forms未子7 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?

11 of 61 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 checked61

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings11

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading50

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set7

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

右美子
2 source-recorded readings
Umikoうみこ · this pageYumikoゆみこ
有実子
2 source-recorded readings
Umikoうみこ · this pageYumikoゆみこ
有巳子
2 source-recorded readings
Umikoうみこ · this pageYumikoゆみこ
有未子
2 source-recorded readings
Umikoうみこ · this pageYumikoゆみこ
有水子
2 source-recorded readings
Umikoうみこ · this pageYumikoゆみこ
有美子
2 source-recorded readings
Umikoうみこ · this pageYumikoゆみこ

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 Umiko 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-1AM61061003い, き, ぎ, く +2Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
美beauty, beautiful900909はる, よし, よしみ, りJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
兎rabbit, hare880008—Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
卯sign of the hare or rabbit, fourth sign of Chinese zodiac, 5-7AM880005あきら, しげる, いJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
右right880005あき, すけJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
宇eaves, roof, house880006いえ, たか, ひろ, ひろしJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
有possess, have, exist880006あ, あら, あり, ある +3Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
烏crow, raven8800010—Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
羽feathers, counter for birds, rabbits880006しゅう, ばJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
三three700703か, さ, さい, さえ +11Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
実reality, truth, seed700708ぐみ, さねJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
己self700703し, みJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6

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 61. 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 Umiko 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-1AM61 of 61 analyzed forms美beauty, beautiful9 of 61 analyzed forms兎rabbit, hare8 of 61 analyzed forms卯sign of the hare or rabbit, fourth sign of Chinese zodiac, 5-7AM8 of 61 analyzed forms右right8 of 61 analyzed forms宇eaves, roof, house8 of 61 analyzed forms有possess, have, exist8 of 61 analyzed forms烏crow, raven8 of 61 analyzed forms羽feathers, counter for birds, rabbits8 of 61 analyzed forms三three7 of 61 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Umiko

61 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading うみこ. 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 Umiko 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
うみ子うみこ子 — child, sign of the rat3All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
兎三子うみこ兎 — rabbit, hare · 三 — three · 子 — child, sign of the rat14All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
兎実子うみこ兎 — rabbit, hare · 実 — reality, truth · 子 — child, sign of the rat19All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
兎己子うみこ兎 — rabbit, hare · 己 — self · 子 — child, sign of the rat14All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
兎巳子うみこ兎 — rabbit, hare · 巳 — sign of the snake or serpent, 9-11AM · 子 — child, sign of the rat14All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
兎未子うみこ兎 — rabbit, hare · 未 — un-, not yet · 子 — child, sign of the rat16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
兎水子うみこ兎 — rabbit, hare · 水 — water · 子 — child, sign of the rat15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
兎美子うみこ兎 — rabbit, hare · 美 — beauty, beautiful · 子 — child, sign of the rat20All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
兎見子うみこ兎 — rabbit, hare · 見 — see, hopes · 子 — child, sign of the rat18All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
卯三子うみこ卯 — sign of the hare or rabbit, fourth sign of Chinese zodiac · 三 — three · 子 — child, sign of the rat11All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
卯実子うみこ卯 — sign of the hare or rabbit, fourth sign of Chinese zodiac · 実 — reality, truth · 子 — child, sign of the rat16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
卯己子うみこ卯 — sign of the hare or rabbit, fourth sign of Chinese zodiac · 己 — self · 子 — child, sign of the rat11All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
卯巳子うみこ卯 — sign of the hare or rabbit, fourth sign of Chinese zodiac · 巳 — sign of the snake or serpent, 9-11AM · 子 — child, sign of the rat11All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
卯未子うみこ卯 — sign of the hare or rabbit, fourth sign of Chinese zodiac · 未 — un-, not yet · 子 — child, sign of the rat13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
卯水子うみこ卯 — sign of the hare or rabbit, fourth sign of Chinese zodiac · 水 — water · 子 — child, sign of the rat12All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
卯美子うみこ卯 — sign of the hare or rabbit, fourth sign of Chinese zodiac · 美 — beauty, beautiful · 子 — child, sign of the rat17All 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 Umiko 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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子 — child, sign of the rat

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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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