Aki (あき)

Aki is read あき and has 2 beats. Our data lists 3 spellings: 亜葵, 亜杏 and 亜企. All three are feminine.

Reading

あ·き (2 beats)

Kanji spellings

3 in our data

Gender

Feminine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Aki

One sound can be written with different kanji. Each spelling below is a different name on paper.

  • 亜葵
    あき
    Feminine

    Hollyhock

    • 亜(あ)— chosen for sound
    • 葵(き)— hollyhock
  • 亜杏
    あき
    Feminine

    Apricot

    • 亜— chosen for sound
    • 杏— apricot
  • 亜企
    あき
    Feminine

    Scheme

    • 亜(あ)— chosen for sound
    • 企(き)— scheme

The kanji in Aki

What each kanji means on its own, and in how many of the spellings above it appears.

  • 亜chosen for sound3 spellings
  • 葵hollyhock1 spelling
  • 杏apricot1 spelling
  • 企scheme1 spelling

Aki with common surnames

Full names with a different spelling and surname on each card. Tap a card for the kanji breakdown.

Aki on our lists

Topic pages that include a spelling of this name.

Japanese Names Starting with a3 Letter Japanese NamesShort Japanese Girl Names

Questions about Aki

Is Aki a boy's or a girl's name?

In our data every spelling of Aki is feminine.

What does Aki mean?

Aki is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 亜葵 reads as "hollyhock", 亜杏 reads as "apricot" and 亜企 reads as "scheme". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Aki be written in kanji?

Our data lists 3: 亜葵, 亜杏 and 亜企. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.

How do you pronounce Aki?

あき is 2 beats: あ · き. Give every beat the same length and keep vowels short and clear; Japanese has no stressed syllable the way English does.

Where this comes from

The spellings are from our hand-reviewed list of everyday names and from JMnedict, the open Japanese name dictionary. Meanings are built from what each kanji means on its own, so they describe the characters, not what a particular family had in mind.

How we check names · Content last reviewed: 2026-11-08.

Want a full name to go with it? Pick a style and generate a few.

Open the name generator