Kokoro (こころ)

Kokoro is read こころ and has 3 beats. Our data lists 2 spellings: 心 and 真心. All two work for either gender. Some of them are on our hand-reviewed list of everyday names.

Reading

こ·こ·ろ (3 beats)

Kanji spellings

2 in our data

Gender

Either gender

Source

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

Kanji spellings of Kokoro

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

  • 心
    こころ
    CommonEither gender

    Heart

  • 真心
    こころ
    Either gender

    True + heart

    • 真— true
    • 心— heart

The kanji in Kokoro

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

  • 心heart2 spellings
  • 真true1 spelling

Kokoro 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.

Kokoa (ここあ)Koharu (こはる)Koki (こうき)Kotone (ことね)

Kokoro on our lists

Topic pages that include a spelling of this name.

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Questions about Kokoro

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

Our data treats Kokoro as a name for either gender.

What does Kokoro mean?

Kokoro is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 心 reads as "heart" and 真心 reads as "true + heart". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Kokoro be written in kanji?

Our data lists 2: 心 and 真心. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.

How do you pronounce Kokoro?

こころ is 3 beats: こ · こ · ろ. 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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