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Opening reading family

Japanese names beginning with Ke (け)

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

157 name readingsCurrent page contains 2,026 recorded spelling links across 48 readings.

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Kenji

145 recorded spellings

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Keiko

141 recorded spellings

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Keiji

107 recorded spellings

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Keisaburō

97 recorded spellings

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Keisuke

86 recorded spellings

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Kennosuke

85 recorded spellings

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Keinosuke

79 recorded spellings

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Kenichirō

71 recorded spellings

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Keijirō

66 recorded spellings

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Kei

64 recorded spellings

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Kenjirō

61 recorded spellings

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Keito

58 recorded spellings

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Keishi

57 recorded spellings

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Keitarō

57 recorded spellings

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Kensuke

53 recorded spellings

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Kentarō

52 recorded spellings

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Keika

48 recorded spellings

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Kenichi

42 recorded spellings

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Kenzō

41 recorded spellings

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Keīchi

34 recorded spellings

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Keizō

34 recorded spellings

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Keīchirō

33 recorded spellings

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Kenshi

33 recorded spellings

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Keigo

32 recorded spellings

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Keina

30 recorded spellings

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Kengo

27 recorded spellings

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Keita

25 recorded spellings

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Kenshirō

24 recorded spellings

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Keiki

23 recorded spellings

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Ken

22 recorded spellings

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Kenkichi

22 recorded spellings

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Kenya

22 recorded spellings

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Kenkō

21 recorded spellings

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Keihi

19 recorded spellings

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Kenshō

19 recorded spellings

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Keishō

18 recorded spellings

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Kensei

17 recorded spellings

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Kenshin

17 recorded spellings

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Keimi

16 recorded spellings

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Kensaku

16 recorded spellings

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Kenta

16 recorded spellings

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Keishū

15 recorded spellings

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Keishin

14 recorded spellings

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Kenko

14 recorded spellings

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Kenrō

14 recorded spellings

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Keikō

13 recorded spellings

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Keisaku

13 recorded spellings

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Keisei

13 recorded spellings

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