Kazuko (かずこ)
Kazuko is read かずこ and has 3 beats; かづこ is an older kana spelling of the same sound. Our data lists 3 spellings: 和子, 一子 and 員子. All three are feminine. Some of them are on our hand-reviewed list of everyday names.
Reading
か·ず·こ (3 beats)
Kanji spellings
3 in our data
Gender
Feminine
Source
Hand-reviewed list of everyday names and JMnedict, the open name dictionary
Kanji spellings of Kazuko
One sound can be written with different kanji. Each spelling below is a different name on paper.
- 和子かずこCommonFeminine
Harmonious child
- 和(かず)— harmony
- 子(こ)— name ending
- 一子かずこFeminine
One
- 一(かず)— one
- 子(こ)— name ending
- 員子かずこFeminine
Member
- 員(かず)— member
- 子(こ)— name ending
The kana づ, ぢ and を are older spellings that sound the same today as ず, じ and お. So かずこ (か·ず·こ) and かづこ (か·づ·こ) are said the same way.
The kanji in Kazuko
What each kanji means on its own, and in how many of the spellings above it appears.
- 子name ending3 spellings
- 和harmony1 spelling
- 一one1 spelling
- 員member1 spelling
Kazuko 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.
Other names that use 和 (harmony)
Kazuko on our lists
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Questions about Kazuko
Is Kazuko a boy's or a girl's name?
In our data every spelling of Kazuko is feminine.
What does Kazuko mean?
Kazuko is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 和子 reads as "harmonious child", 一子 reads as "one" and 員子 reads as "member". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.
How many ways can Kazuko be written in kanji?
Our data lists 3: 和子, 一子 and 員子. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.
How do you pronounce Kazuko?
かずこ is 3 beats: か · ず · 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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