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Japanese surname

Kōda

倖田

Surname-classified records in JMnedict.

こうだコウダKōda
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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 spellings45

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows45

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Kōda

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こうだ

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formコウダ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationKōda

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

Mora segmentationこ · う · だ

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 Kōda 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

こうだ

Kanji-based spellings45

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

2-kanji forms38

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms7

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 asNo additional class found

こうだ in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms0

0 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms0

0 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labels—

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
こうたKōta4545 source rowsmale 7 · female 6 · unspecified 32source rows · distinct forms: male 7 · female 6 · unspecified 326486 source rows
こうだKōda00 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 Kōda

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 data45

9–27 strokes observed span

Median total strokes14

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms42

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms3

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution
ReadingRomanizationMoraeForms
こうだKōda345
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
宇田3 analyzed forms国府2 analyzed forms府田2 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?

34 of 45 displayed written forms have more than one surname 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 checked45

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings34

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading11

within this active surname corpus

Largest reading set23

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

国府田
10 source-recorded readings
KunifudaくにふだKōdaこうだ · this pageKōtaこうたKōfudaこうふだKōdaこおだKokubudaこくぶだ

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 Kōda 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
田rice field, rice paddy39039005いなか, おか, たん, で +2Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
多many, frequent, much404006—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
宇eaves, roof, house300306いえ, たか, ひろ, ひろしJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
府borough, urban prefecture, govt office300308い, う, お, はんJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
光ray, light220006あき, あきら, こお, てる +3Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
向yonder, facing, beyond220006こお, た, な, むか +2Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
後behind, back, later211009こし, し, しい, しりJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
国country220008くな, こJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
孝filial piety, child's respect220007たか, たかし, のり, よしJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
幸happiness, blessing, fortune220008こ, さき, さし, さっ +6Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
神spirit2200010—Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 10
鴻large bird, wild goose, large2200017—Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9

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 45. 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 Kōda 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.

田rice field, rice paddy39 of 45 analyzed forms多many, frequent, much4 of 45 analyzed forms宇eaves, roof, house3 of 45 analyzed forms府borough, urban prefecture, govt office3 of 45 analyzed forms光ray, light2 of 45 analyzed forms向yonder, facing, beyond2 of 45 analyzed forms後behind, back, later2 of 45 analyzed forms国country2 of 45 analyzed forms孝filial piety, child's respect2 of 45 analyzed forms幸happiness, blessing, fortune2 of 45 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Kōda

45 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading こうだ. 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 Kōda 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
倖田こうだ倖 — happiness, luck · 田 — rice field, rice paddy15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
光多こうだ光 — ray, light · 多 — many, frequent12All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
光田こうだ光 — ray, light · 田 — rice field, rice paddy11All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
公田こうだ公 — public, prince · 田 — rice field, rice paddy9All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
古宇田こうだ古 — old · 宇 — eaves, roof · 田 — rice field, rice paddy16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
合田こうだ合 — fit, suit · 田 — rice field, rice paddy11All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
向後こうだ向 — yonder, facing · 後 — behind, back15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
向田こうだ向 — yonder, facing · 田 — rice field, rice paddy11All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
国府台こうだ国 — country · 府 — borough, urban prefecture · 台 — pedestal, a stand21All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
国府田こうだ国 — country · 府 — borough, urban prefecture · 田 — rice field, rice paddy21All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
國府田こうだ國 — country · 府 — borough, urban prefecture · 田 — rice field, rice paddy24All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
堅田こうだ堅 — strict, hard · 田 — rice field, rice paddy17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
好田こうだ好 — fond, pleasing · 田 — rice field, rice paddy11All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
孝多こうだ孝 — filial piety, child's respect · 多 — many, frequent13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
孝田こうだ孝 — filial piety, child's respect · 田 — rice field, rice paddy12All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
小宇田こうだ小 — little, small · 宇 — eaves, roof · 田 — rice field, rice paddy14All 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 Kōda 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.

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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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