Kokichi (こうきち)

Kokichi is read こうきち and has 4 beats. Our data lists 3 spellings: 孝吉, 功吉 and 宏吉. All three are masculine.

Reading

こ·う·き·ち (4 beats)

Kanji spellings

3 in our data

Gender

Masculine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Kokichi

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

  • 孝吉
    こうきち
    Masculine

    Filial piety + fortune

    • 孝(こう)— filial piety
    • 吉(きち)— fortune
  • 功吉
    こうきち
    Masculine

    Merit + fortune

    • 功(こう)— merit
    • 吉(きち)— fortune
  • 宏吉
    こうきち
    Masculine

    Wide + fortune

    • 宏(こう)— wide
    • 吉(きち)— fortune

The kanji in Kokichi

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

  • 吉fortune3 spellings
  • 孝filial piety1 spelling
  • 功merit1 spelling
  • 宏wide1 spelling

Kokichi with common surnames

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Kokichi on our lists

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Questions about Kokichi

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

In our data every spelling of Kokichi is masculine.

What does Kokichi mean?

Kokichi is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 孝吉 reads as "filial piety + fortune", 功吉 reads as "merit + fortune" and 宏吉 reads as "wide + fortune". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Kokichi be written in kanji?

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

How do you pronounce Kokichi?

こうきち is 4 beats: こ · う · き · ち. 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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