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Japanese names beginning with Ka (か)

Source-recorded given-name readings whose indexed romanization begins with Ka. Contracted kana variants are grouped with the same base reading family where appropriate.

490 name readingsCurrent page contains 4,213 recorded spelling links across 48 readings.
Given name · female

Kaori

255 recorded spellings

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Given name · mixed records

Kanae

184 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Kanako

176 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Kazuko

176 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Kazumi

160 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Kana

156 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Kanami

152 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Kayoko

142 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Kasumi

134 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Kae

118 recorded spellings

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Given name · mixed records

Kazue

113 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Karin

106 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Kaho

101 recorded spellings

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Given name · mixed records

Kazuo

100 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Kanna

93 recorded spellings

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Given name · mixed records

Kazuyoshi

92 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Kaeko

87 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Kayako

86 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Kayo

85 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Kanon

84 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Karen

82 recorded spellings

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Given name · male

Kanji

80 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Kaya

80 recorded spellings

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Given name · mixed records

Kazuki

80 recorded spellings

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Given name · male

Katsuyoshi

78 recorded spellings

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Given name · mixed records

Katsumi

72 recorded spellings

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Given name · male

Kanichirō

64 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Kanoko

64 recorded spellings

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Given name · mixed records

Kaoru

64 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Kaoko

61 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Katsuko

59 recorded spellings

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Given name · mixed records

Kai

58 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Kazusa

58 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Kazuyo

58 recorded spellings

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Given name · male

Kaīchirō

54 recorded spellings

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Given name · male

Kazuhiro

54 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Kahori

53 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Kaname

52 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Kano

50 recorded spellings

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Given name · male

Kazunori

50 recorded spellings

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Given name · male

Kaijirō

49 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Kako

48 recorded spellings

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Given name · male

Kazuaki

47 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Katsue

45 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Karina

40 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Kaoriko

39 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Kakuko

37 recorded spellings

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Given name · mixed records

Katsuki

37 recorded spellings

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This collection is based on the opening dictionary reading. It does not say that the names have the same meaning, origin, gender, or popularity.

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