Chie (ちえ)

Chie is read ちえ and has 2 beats. Our data lists 2 spellings: 千愛 and 千依. All two are feminine.

Reading

ち·え (2 beats)

Kanji spellings

2 in our data

Gender

Feminine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Chie

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

  • 千愛
    ちえ
    Feminine

    Thousand + love

    • 千(ち)— thousand
    • 愛(え)— love
  • 千依
    ちえ
    Feminine

    Thousand

    • 千(ち)— thousand
    • 依(え)— chosen for sound

The kanji in Chie

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

  • 千thousand2 spellings
  • 愛love1 spelling
  • 依chosen for sound1 spelling

Chie with common surnames

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

Questions about Chie

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

In our data every spelling of Chie is feminine.

What does Chie mean?

Chie is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 千愛 reads as "thousand + love" and 千依 reads as "thousand". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Chie be written in kanji?

Our data lists 2: 千愛 and 千依. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.

How do you pronounce Chie?

ちえ is 2 beats: ち · え. 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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