Chikako (ちかこ)

Chikako is read ちかこ and has 3 beats. Our data lists 3 spellings: 愛子, 允子 and 央子. All three are feminine.

Reading

ち·か·こ (3 beats)

Kanji spellings

3 in our data

Gender

Feminine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Chikako

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

  • 愛子
    ちかこ
    Feminine

    Love

    • 愛(ちか)— love
    • 子(こ)— name ending
  • 允子
    ちかこ
    Feminine

    Sincerity

    • 允(ちか)— sincerity
    • 子(こ)— name ending
  • 央子
    ちかこ
    Feminine

    Center

    • 央(ちか)— center
    • 子(こ)— name ending

The kanji in Chikako

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

  • 子name ending3 spellings
  • 愛love1 spelling
  • 允sincerity1 spelling
  • 央center1 spelling

Chikako 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.

Chika (ちか)Mikako (みかこ)Rikako (りかこ)Takako (たかこ)Wakako (わかこ)

Chikako on our lists

Topic pages that include a spelling of this name.

Traditional Japanese Names for GirlsOld Japanese Female NamesMeaningful Japanese NamesGeisha NamesOld Japanese NamesJapanese Girl Names and Meanings

Questions about Chikako

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

In our data every spelling of Chikako is feminine.

What does Chikako mean?

Chikako is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 愛子 reads as "love", 允子 reads as "sincerity" and 央子 reads as "center". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Chikako be written in kanji?

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

How do you pronounce Chikako?

ちかこ is 3 beats: ち · か · こ. 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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