Azuki (あずき)

Azuki is read あずき and has 3 beats; あづき is an older kana spelling of the same sound. Our data lists 2 spellings: 梓希 and 亜月. All two are feminine.

Reading

あ·ず·き (3 beats)

Kanji spellings

2 in our data

Gender

Feminine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Azuki

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

  • 梓希
    あずき
    Feminine

    Catalpa + hope

    • 梓— catalpa
    • 希— hope
  • 亜月
    あづき
    Feminine

    Moon

    • 亜(あ)— chosen for sound
    • 月(づき)— moon

The kana づ, ぢ and を are older spellings that sound the same today as ず, じ and お. So あずき (あ·ず·き) and あづき (あ·づ·き) are said the same way.

The kanji in Azuki

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

  • 梓catalpa1 spelling
  • 希hope1 spelling
  • 亜chosen for sound1 spelling
  • 月moon1 spelling

Azuki 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.

Mizuki (みずき)Kazuki (かずき)Shizuki (しずき)Asahi (あさひ)

Other names that use 梓 (catalpa)

Shiori (しおり)Shino (しの)Shiho (しほ)

Azuki on our lists

Topic pages that include a spelling of this name.

Unique Japanese NamesUnique Anime Girl NamesAesthetic Japanese Name TemplatesNames From Japanese MythologyMythical Japanese NamesJapanese Anime Names

Questions about Azuki

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

In our data every spelling of Azuki is feminine.

What does Azuki mean?

Azuki is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 梓希 reads as "catalpa + hope" and 亜月 reads as "moon". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Azuki be written in kanji?

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

How do you pronounce Azuki?

あずき is 3 beats: あ · ず · 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