Daiki (だいき)

Daiki is read だいき and has 3 beats. Our data lists 4 spellings: 大輝, 大樹, 太希 and 太基. All four are masculine. Some of them are on our hand-reviewed list of everyday names.

Reading

だ·い·き (3 beats)

Kanji spellings

4 in our data

Gender

Masculine

Source

Hand-reviewed list of everyday names and JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Daiki

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

  • 大輝
    だいき
    CommonMasculine

    Great radiance

    • 大(だい)— big
    • 輝(き)— shine
  • 大樹
    だいき
    CommonMasculine

    Great tree

    • 大(だい)— big
    • 樹(き)— tree
  • 太希
    だいき
    Masculine

    Thick + hope

    • 太(だい)— thick
    • 希(き)— hope
  • 太基
    だいき
    Masculine

    Thick + foundation

    • 太(だい)— thick
    • 基(き)— foundation

The kanji in Daiki

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

  • 大big2 spellings
  • 太thick2 spellings
  • 輝shine1 spelling
  • 樹tree1 spelling
  • 希hope1 spelling
  • 基foundation1 spelling

Daiki 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.

Daichi (だいち)Mizuki (みずき)Yuki (ゆうき)Misaki (みさき)

Daiki on our lists

Topic pages that include a spelling of this name.

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Questions about Daiki

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

In our data every spelling of Daiki is masculine.

What does Daiki mean?

Daiki is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 大輝 reads as "great radiance", 大樹 reads as "great tree" and 太希 reads as "thick + hope". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Daiki be written in kanji?

Our data lists 4: 大輝, 大樹, 太希 and 太基. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.

How do you pronounce Daiki?

だいき is 3 beats: だ · い · 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.

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