Hinako (ひなこ)
Hinako is read ひなこ and has 3 beats. Our data lists 2 spellings: 雛子 and 日向子. All two are feminine.
Reading
ひ·な·こ (3 beats)
Kanji spellings
2 in our data
Gender
Feminine
Source
JMnedict, the open name dictionary
Kanji spellings of Hinako
One sound can be written with different kanji. Each spelling below is a different name on paper.
- 雛子ひなこFeminine
Chick
- 雛(ひな)— chick
- 子(こ)— name ending
- 日向子ひなこFeminine
Sun + facing
- 日(ひ)— sun
- 向(な)— facing
- 子(こ)— name ending
The kanji in Hinako
What each kanji means on its own, and in how many of the spellings above it appears.
- 子name ending2 spellings
- 雛chick1 spelling
- 日sun1 spelling
- 向facing1 spelling
Hinako with common surnames
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Hinako on our lists
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Questions about Hinako
Is Hinako a boy's or a girl's name?
In our data every spelling of Hinako is feminine.
What does Hinako mean?
Hinako is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 雛子 reads as "chick" and 日向子 reads as "sun + facing". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.
How many ways can Hinako be written in kanji?
Our data lists 2: 雛子 and 日向子. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.
How do you pronounce Hinako?
ひなこ is 3 beats: ひ · な · 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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