Canonical reference record

JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context

Japanese given name

Wakako

わかこ

Female-classified given-name records.

わかこワカコWakako

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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 spellings107

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows108

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Wakako

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わかこ

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formワカコ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationWakako

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

Mora segmentationわ · か · こ

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

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Reading profile

How Wakako 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

わかこ · ワカこ

Kanji-based spellings107

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 forms3

recorded spellings

2-kanji forms10

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms94

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 + surname

わかこ in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms107

108 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms1

1 source spelling/reading row

Given-name labelsfemale 108

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact reading	Given-name evidence	Given-name labels	Surname evidence
わかこWakako	107108 source rows	female 108source rows · distinct forms: female 107	11 source row
わかこWakako	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 Wakako

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 data107

3–34 strokes observed span

Median total strokes20

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms105

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms2

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution

Reading	Romanization	Morae	Forms
わかこ	Wakako	3	108

Recurring first-position kanji

和harmony, Japanese style24 forms 倭Yamato, ancient Japan10 forms 吾I, my9 forms 我ego, I9 forms 環ring, circle9 forms 羽feathers, counter for birds, rabbits9 forms

Recurring final-position kanji

子child, sign of the rat103 forms 香incense, smell1 form 姫princess1 form 江creek, inlet1 form 湖lake1 form

Recurring adjacent kanji sequences

佳子9 analyzed forms 加子9 analyzed forms 華子9 analyzed forms 伽子8 analyzed forms 夏子8 analyzed forms 果子8 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?

13 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 readings13

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading66

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set12

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

理子

12 source-recorded readings

Ayakoあやこ Osakoおさこ Satokoさとこ Satoshiさとし Takakoたかこ Norikoのりこ

新子

6 source-recorded readings

Arakoあらこ Arataあらた Shinkoしんこ Nīkoにいこ NonkoのんこWakakoわかこ · this page

世子

5 source-recorded readings

Seikoせいこ Tokikoときこ Toshikoとしこ HirokoひろこWakakoわかこ · this page

稚子

5 source-recorded readings

Chikoちこ Norikoのりこ Masakoまさこ YukakoゆかこWakakoわかこ · this page

童子

5 source-recorded readings

Ayakoあやこ TsukakoつかこDōkoどうこDōjiどうじWakakoわかこ · this page

和嘉子

2 source-recorded readings

Wakakoわかこ · this pageWakikoわきこ

和歌子

2 source-recorded readings

Wakakoわかこ · this pageWakokaわこか

和禾子

2 source-recorded readings

NamikoなみこWakakoわかこ · 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 Wakako 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	103	0	103	0	3	い, き, ぎ, く +2	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
和	harmony, Japanese style, peace	24	24	0	0	8	あい, いず, かず, かつ +13	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
香	incense, smell, perfume	10	0	1	9	9	こ, こお, ひゃん, よし	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
倭	Yamato, ancient Japan	10	10	0	0	10	まさ, やす	Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
華	splendor, flower, petal	10	0	0	10	10	わ	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
佳	excellent, beautiful, good	9	0	0	9	8	けい, よし	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
加	add, addition, increase	9	0	0	9	5	—	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
歌	song, sing	9	0	0	9	14	—	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
吾	I, my, our	9	9	0	0	7	あ, あが	Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
我	ego, I, selfish	9	9	0	0	7	あ, あが, か	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
環	ring, circle, loop	9	9	0	0	17	たま, たまき	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
羽	feathers, counter for birds, rabbits	9	9	0	0	6	しゅう, ば	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2

Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Wakakoわかこ · this page

Characters in order

倭Yamato, ancient Japan果fruit, reward子child, sign of the rat

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 108. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.

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Corpus pattern

Kanji recurring across Wakako 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-1AM103 of 108 analyzed forms 和harmony, Japanese style, peace24 of 108 analyzed forms 香incense, smell, perfume10 of 108 analyzed forms 倭Yamato, ancient Japan10 of 108 analyzed forms 華splendor, flower, petal10 of 108 analyzed forms 佳excellent, beautiful, good9 of 108 analyzed forms 加add, addition, increase9 of 108 analyzed forms 歌song, sing9 of 108 analyzed forms 吾I, my, our9 of 108 analyzed forms 我ego, I, selfish9 of 108 analyzed forms

Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Wakako

108 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading わかこ. 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.

わかこ

わかこ · Wakako

Katakana ワカコ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
わかこ	わかこ	Kana-only spelling	—	Kana spelling
わか子	わかこ	子 — child, sign of the rat	3	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
ワカ子	ワカこ	子 — child, sign of the rat	3	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
わか香	わかこ	香 — incense, smell	9	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
世子	わかこ	世 — generation, world · 子 — child, sign of the rat	8	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
倭伽子	わかこ	倭 — Yamato, ancient Japan · 伽 — nursing, attending · 子 — child, sign of the rat	20	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
倭佳子	わかこ	倭 — Yamato, ancient Japan · 佳 — excellent, beautiful · 子 — child, sign of the rat	21	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
倭加子	わかこ	倭 — Yamato, ancient Japan · 加 — add, addition · 子 — child, sign of the rat	18	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
倭夏子	わかこ	倭 — Yamato, ancient Japan · 夏 — summer · 子 — child, sign of the rat	23	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
倭果子	わかこ	倭 — Yamato, ancient Japan · 果 — fruit, reward · 子 — child, sign of the rat	21	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
倭歌子	わかこ	倭 — Yamato, ancient Japan · 歌 — song, sing · 子 — child, sign of the rat	27	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
倭花子	わかこ	倭 — Yamato, ancient Japan · 花 — flower · 子 — child, sign of the rat	20	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
倭華子	わかこ	倭 — Yamato, ancient Japan · 華 — splendor, flower · 子 — child, sign of the rat	23	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
倭雅子	わかこ	倭 — Yamato, ancient Japan · 雅 — gracious, elegant · 子 — child, sign of the rat	26	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
倭香子	わかこ	倭 — Yamato, ancient Japan · 香 — incense, smell · 子 — child, sign of the rat	22	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
吾伽子	わかこ	吾 — I, my · 伽 — nursing, attending · 子 — child, sign of the rat	17	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified

Wakako

Extended source depth

How to read Wakako

How Wakako is represented

How this reading is classified in the source corpus

Corpus structure behind Wakako

Can the same writing be read another way?

How recurring characters function across Wakako spellings

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

わかこ

わか子

ワカ子

わか香

世子

倭伽子

倭佳子

倭加子

倭夏子

倭果子

Kanji recurring across Wakako spellings

Explore written forms of Wakako

わかこ

わか子

ワカ子

わか香

世子

倭伽子

倭佳子

倭加子

倭夏子

倭果子

倭歌子

倭花子

倭華子

倭雅子

倭香子

吾伽子

吾佳子

吾加子

吾夏子

吾果子

吾歌子

吾花子

吾華子

吾香子

和介子

和伽子

和佳子

和加子

和可子

和嘉子

和夏子

和奏子

和家子

和日子

和果子

和歌姫

和歌子

和禾子

和花子

和菓子

和華子

和華江

和賀子

和郁子

和雅子

和風子

和香子

和香湖

婉子

嫩子

我伽子

我佳子

我加子

我夏子

我果子

我歌子

我花子

我華子

我香子