孝 / Japanese Kanji Meanings & Readings
What does 孝 mean?
A child who serves his or her parents well. Cherish your parents. To take good care of one's ancestors. A person who has inherited ideas, goals, etc. from parents or ancestors.
How to read 孝?
Kunyomi...
Onyomi... コウ/ko,キョウ/kyo
jinmeikun... atsu, atsushi, taka, takashi, nari, nori, michi, moto, yuki, yoshi,
* There are two typical ways of reading kanji, kun-yomi and on-yomi. In addition, there is a reading system called "jinmei kun" which is used only for names.
Other kanji information..
| application |
Can be registered as a Japanese name In Japan, 2999 kanji characters can be registered as names. (In other words, you cannot officially apply for any other kanji as a name.) But if you enjoy it as fiction, no problem. |
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| type | common-use kanji |
| unicode | 5B5D 孝 (For HTML use) |
孝 / related names
- Name:
- kotaro
- Katakana:
- コウタロウ
- Kanji:
- 孝太朗
- Meaning:
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- 孝A child who serves his or her parents well. Cherish your parents. To take good care of one's ancestors. A person who has inherited ideas, goals, etc. from parents or ancestors.
- 太Abundantly large. Large in circumference. Thick. Flabby. Very. A word used to refer to a person of high rank or status.
- 朗Cheerful. Explicit. A bright, cheerful personality. A beautiful, unclouded appearance. Honest. Clear-hearted. A clear voice.
- Name:
- koshi
- Katakana:
- コウシ
- Name:
- kosuke
- Katakana:
- コウスケ
- Name:
- koshiro
- Katakana:
- コウシロウ
- Kanji:
- 孝志朗
- Meaning:
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- 孝A child who serves his or her parents well. Cherish your parents. To take good care of one's ancestors. A person who has inherited ideas, goals, etc. from parents or ancestors.
- 志Aspiration. To aim to be. Where the mind aims. Compassion. Sign. To remember. To record. A gift for thanks or appreciation.
- 朗Cheerful. Explicit. A bright, cheerful personality. A beautiful, unclouded appearance. Honest. Clear-hearted. A clear voice.
- Name:
- yoshitaka
- Katakana:
- ヨシタカ
- Kanji:
- 仁孝
- Meaning:
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- 仁Compassion. Kindness. People. A word used with respect to a person. The heart of a person. Humanity. A person who has virtue.
- 孝A child who serves his or her parents well. Cherish your parents. To take good care of one's ancestors. A person who has inherited ideas, goals, etc. from parents or ancestors.
- Name:
- koki
- Katakana:
- コウキ
- Name:
- kosuke
- Katakana:
- コウスケ
- Name:
- takahiro
- Katakana:
- タカヒロ
- Kanji:
- 孝優
- Meaning:
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- 孝A child who serves his or her parents well. Cherish your parents. To take good care of one's ancestors. A person who has inherited ideas, goals, etc. from parents or ancestors.
- 優Gentle. Soothing. Caring. Soothing. Relaxed. Elegant, beautiful. Superior to others. Excellent. Rich. Abundant. Generous.
- Name:
- takaya
- Katakana:
- タカヤ
- Kanji:
- 孝弥
- Meaning:
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- 孝A child who serves his or her parents well. Cherish your parents. To take good care of one's ancestors. A person who has inherited ideas, goals, etc. from parents or ancestors.
- 弥It's been a long time. Distant. Extensive, pervasive. Passing time. Big. To mend. To sew. To put away. To stop. To finish. Finally. More and more. Further.
- Name:
- shiko
- Katakana:
- シコウ
- Name:
- yoshitaka
- Katakana:
- ヨシタカ
- Name:
- takayuki
- Katakana:
- タカユキ
- Name:
- naotaka
- Katakana:
- ナオタカ
- Name:
- koga
- Katakana:
- コウガ
- Name:
- koya
- Katakana:
- コウヤ
- Kanji:
- 孝弥
- Meaning:
-
- 孝A child who serves his or her parents well. Cherish your parents. To take good care of one's ancestors. A person who has inherited ideas, goals, etc. from parents or ancestors.
- 弥It's been a long time. Distant. Extensive, pervasive. Passing time. Big. To mend. To sew. To put away. To stop. To finish. Finally. More and more. Further.
- Name:
- koki
- Katakana:
- コウキ
- Name:
- koki
- Katakana:
- コウキ
- Name:
- takahiro
- Katakana:
- タカヒロ
- Kanji:
- 孝啓
- Meaning:
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- 孝A child who serves his or her parents well. Cherish your parents. To take good care of one's ancestors. A person who has inherited ideas, goals, etc. from parents or ancestors.
- 啓To enlighten. To teach and guide. To admonish. To make understand. To open. To open up. To start things. To make things happen. To be the first to lead. To dispatch people ahead of time. To spearhead an army. To tell. To offer up. To depart. To go out with a person of high rank.
- Name:
- takase
- Katakana:
- タカセ