Akito (あきと)
Akito is read あきと and has 3 beats. Our data lists 2 spellings: 亜希人 and 亜紀人. All two are masculine.
Reading
あ·き·と (3 beats)
Kanji spellings
2 in our data
Gender
Masculine
Source
JMnedict, the open name dictionary
Kanji spellings of Akito
One sound can be written with different kanji. Each spelling below is a different name on paper.
- 亜希人あきとMasculine
Hope + person
- 亜(あ)— chosen for sound
- 希(き)— hope
- 人(と)— person
- 亜紀人あきとMasculine
Chronicle + person
- 亜(あ)— chosen for sound
- 紀(き)— chronicle
- 人(と)— person
The kanji in Akito
What each kanji means on its own, and in how many of the spellings above it appears.
- 亜chosen for sound2 spellings
- 人person2 spellings
- 希hope1 spelling
- 紀chronicle1 spelling
Akito with common surnames
Full names with a different spelling and surname on each card. Tap a card for the kanji breakdown.
Names that sound similar
Names that start or end with the same sounds.
Other names that use 希 (hope)
Akito on our lists
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Questions about Akito
Is Akito a boy's or a girl's name?
In our data every spelling of Akito is masculine.
What does Akito mean?
Akito is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 亜希人 reads as "hope + person" and 亜紀人 reads as "chronicle + person". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.
How many ways can Akito be written in kanji?
Our data lists 2: 亜希人 and 亜紀人. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.
How do you pronounce Akito?
あきと is 3 beats: あ · き · と. 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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