Akiho (あきほ)

Akiho is read あきほ and has 3 beats. Our data lists 2 spellings: 亜希帆 and 亜希保. All two are feminine.

Reading

あ·き·ほ (3 beats)

Kanji spellings

2 in our data

Gender

Feminine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Akiho

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

  • 亜希帆
    あきほ
    Feminine

    Hope + sail

    • 亜(あ)— chosen for sound
    • 希(き)— hope
    • 帆(ほ)— sail
  • 亜希保
    あきほ
    Feminine

    Hope + protect

    • 亜(あ)— chosen for sound
    • 希(き)— hope
    • 保(ほ)— protect

The kanji in Akiho

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

  • 亜chosen for sound2 spellings
  • 希hope2 spellings
  • 帆sail1 spelling
  • 保protect1 spelling

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Questions about Akiho

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

In our data every spelling of Akiho is feminine.

What does Akiho mean?

Akiho is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 亜希帆 reads as "hope + sail" and 亜希保 reads as "hope + protect". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Akiho be written in kanji?

Our data lists 2: 亜希帆 and 亜希保. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.

How do you pronounce Akiho?

あきほ is 3 beats: あ · き · ほ. 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.

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