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Browse Japanese names by opening reading

These families group source-recorded given-name readings by their opening Japanese sound. Contracted forms such as きゃ / kya stay with their base kana family. This is a pronunciation relationship, not a meaning or popularity ranking.

57 substantial reading familiesOnly families with at least 8 well-supported name readings are linked here.
Opening reading family

A

502 source-recorded name readings · 15,055 recorded spellings

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Opening reading family

I

318 source-recorded name readings · 4,974 recorded spellings

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Opening reading family

U

127 source-recorded name readings · 1,309 recorded spellings

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Opening reading family

E

204 source-recorded name readings · 3,696 recorded spellings

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Opening reading family

O

120 source-recorded name readings · 791 recorded spellings

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Opening reading family

Ka

490 source-recorded name readings · 8,122 recorded spellings

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Opening reading family

Ki

439 source-recorded name readings · 6,583 recorded spellings

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Opening reading family

Ku

152 source-recorded name readings · 1,583 recorded spellings

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Opening reading family

Ke

157 source-recorded name readings · 2,625 recorded spellings

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Opening reading family

Ko

299 source-recorded name readings · 4,779 recorded spellings

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Opening reading family

Ga

28 source-recorded name readings · 104 recorded spellings

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Opening reading family

Gi

53 source-recorded name readings · 247 recorded spellings

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Opening reading family

Ge

58 source-recorded name readings · 525 recorded spellings

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Opening reading family

Go

32 source-recorded name readings · 200 recorded spellings

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Opening reading family

Sa

371 source-recorded name readings · 6,592 recorded spellings

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Opening reading family

Shi

614 source-recorded name readings · 8,355 recorded spellings

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Opening reading family

Su

184 source-recorded name readings · 1,996 recorded spellings

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Opening reading family

Se

262 source-recorded name readings · 3,449 recorded spellings

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Opening reading family

So

160 source-recorded name readings · 1,649 recorded spellings

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Opening reading family

Ji

204 source-recorded name readings · 2,047 recorded spellings

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Opening reading family

Ze

28 source-recorded name readings · 155 recorded spellings

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Opening reading family

Ta

457 source-recorded name readings · 6,327 recorded spellings

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Opening reading family

Chi

270 source-recorded name readings · 3,275 recorded spellings

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Opening reading family

Tsu

175 source-recorded name readings · 1,588 recorded spellings

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Opening reading family

Te

159 source-recorded name readings · 1,431 recorded spellings

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Opening reading family

To

425 source-recorded name readings · 5,795 recorded spellings

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Opening reading family

Da

41 source-recorded name readings · 222 recorded spellings

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Opening reading family

De

8 source-recorded name readings · 32 recorded spellings

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Opening reading family

Do

9 source-recorded name readings · 43 recorded spellings

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Opening reading family

Na

293 source-recorded name readings · 4,037 recorded spellings

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Opening reading family

Ni

57 source-recorded name readings · 417 recorded spellings

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Opening reading family

Ne

21 source-recorded name readings · 185 recorded spellings

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Opening reading family

No

162 source-recorded name readings · 3,178 recorded spellings

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Opening reading family

Ha

238 source-recorded name readings · 2,988 recorded spellings

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Opening reading family

Hi

359 source-recorded name readings · 6,707 recorded spellings

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Opening reading family

Fu

178 source-recorded name readings · 2,171 recorded spellings

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Opening reading family

He

18 source-recorded name readings · 87 recorded spellings

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Opening reading family

Ho

104 source-recorded name readings · 869 recorded spellings

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Opening reading family

Ba

17 source-recorded name readings · 79 recorded spellings

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Opening reading family

Bi

19 source-recorded name readings · 86 recorded spellings

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Opening reading family

Bu

27 source-recorded name readings · 119 recorded spellings

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Opening reading family

Be

11 source-recorded name readings · 52 recorded spellings

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Opening reading family

Bo

10 source-recorded name readings · 36 recorded spellings

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Opening reading family

Ma

473 source-recorded name readings · 9,867 recorded spellings

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Opening reading family

Mi

523 source-recorded name readings · 10,470 recorded spellings

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Opening reading family

Mu

73 source-recorded name readings · 462 recorded spellings

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Opening reading family

Me

72 source-recorded name readings · 723 recorded spellings

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Opening reading family

Mo

174 source-recorded name readings · 2,055 recorded spellings

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Opening reading family

Ya

149 source-recorded name readings · 2,216 recorded spellings

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Opening reading family

Yu

325 source-recorded name readings · 8,596 recorded spellings

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Opening reading family

Yo

230 source-recorded name readings · 5,605 recorded spellings

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Opening reading family

Ra

67 source-recorded name readings · 487 recorded spellings

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Opening reading family

Ri

354 source-recorded name readings · 4,501 recorded spellings

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Opening reading family

Ru

67 source-recorded name readings · 900 recorded spellings

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Opening reading family

Re

107 source-recorded name readings · 1,310 recorded spellings

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Opening reading family

Ro

47 source-recorded name readings · 254 recorded spellings

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Opening reading family

Wa

45 source-recorded name readings · 687 recorded spellings

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