Mizuki (みずき)
Mizuki is read みずき and has 3 beats; みづき is an older kana spelling of the same sound. Our data lists 3 spellings: 瑞希, 水紀 and 美月. Two are feminine and one works for either gender. Some of them are on our hand-reviewed list of everyday names.
Reading
み·ず·き (3 beats)
Kanji spellings
3 in our data
Gender
Mostly feminine
Source
Hand-reviewed list of everyday names and JMnedict, the open name dictionary
Kanji spellings of Mizuki
One sound can be written with different kanji. Each spelling below is a different name on paper.
- 瑞希みずきCommonEither gender
Auspicious hope
- 瑞(みず)— auspicious
- 希(き)— hope
- 水紀みずきFeminine
Water + chronicle
- 水(みず)— water
- 紀(き)— chronicle
- 美月みづきCommonFeminine
Beautiful moon
- 美(み)— beauty
- 月(づき)— moon
The kana づ, ぢ and を are older spellings that sound the same today as ず, じ and お. So みずき (み·ず·き) and みづき (み·づ·き) are said the same way.
The kanji in Mizuki
What each kanji means on its own, and in how many of the spellings above it appears.
- 瑞auspicious1 spelling
- 希hope1 spelling
- 水water1 spelling
- 紀chronicle1 spelling
- 美beauty1 spelling
- 月moon1 spelling
Mizuki with common surnames
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Names that sound similar
Names that start or end with the same sounds.
Mizuki on our lists
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Questions about Mizuki
Is Mizuki a boy's or a girl's name?
It depends on the spelling: 瑞希 works for either gender, 水紀 is feminine and 美月 is feminine.
What does Mizuki mean?
Mizuki is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 瑞希 reads as "auspicious hope", 水紀 reads as "water + chronicle" and 美月 reads as "beautiful moon". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.
How many ways can Mizuki be written in kanji?
Our data lists 3: 瑞希, 水紀 and 美月. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.
How do you pronounce Mizuki?
みずき is 3 beats: み · ず · 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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