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Akihito: Meaning & Kanji

愛仁

あきひと · アキヒト

Gender in this collection
boy
Stored reading
あきひと (Akihito)
Written forms recorded
2
Style labels
—
Popularity in this collection
unranked

About Akihito

Akihito is a Japanese given name read あきひと in this collection, recorded with 2 written forms: 愛仁, and 瞳日月. The characters of 愛仁 carry the component glosses listed below. They describe the written form rather than a fixed name meaning, because the same reading can be written many different ways. This collection labels it for boy use and notes it as unranked for popularity in this collection's sources.

Written-form notes and labels above come from this collection’s records. They are not a current usage survey or a guarantee of suitability.

Written forms

Kanji variations for Akihito

愛仁

Dictionary record

Kanji component glosses

Name meaning not established from character glosses.

Spelling and reading recorded in JMnedict (2026-08-01 snapshot), entry 5103827. This does not establish popularity or naming intention.

愛
love, affection, favourite
仁
humanity, virtue, benevolence, charity, man, kernel

JMnedict documents this spelling-reading pair. KANJIDIC2 supplies the component glosses; they do not prove a combined meaning, popularity, or current naming style.

瞳日月

Dictionary record

Kanji component glosses

Name meaning not established from character glosses.

Spelling and reading recorded in JMnedict (2026-08-01 snapshot), entry 5564296. This does not establish popularity or naming intention.

瞳
pupil (of eye)
日
day, sun, Japan, counter for days
月
month, moon

JMnedict documents this spelling-reading pair. KANJIDIC2 supplies the component glosses; they do not prove a combined meaning, popularity, or current naming style.

Full-name pairings

Surnames to pair with Akihito

Reviewed pairings for Akihito are not yet recorded, so the examples below use frequently requested surnames from this collection. Any given name can precede a Japanese family name.

Related names

Names that share a kanji with Akihito

Quick answers

Akihito: questions and answers

How is Akihito written in kanji?

Akihito is recorded here as 愛仁 and 瞳日月, all read あきひと. Each spelling carries its own character meanings, shown on this page.

Is Akihito a boy name or a girl name?

In this collection, Akihito is recorded as a boy name. Japanese unisex names are common, so the same reading may appear in the other gender's registers with different spellings.

What does Akihito mean?

The sound Akihito does not have one fixed meaning. Written 愛仁, its characters carry the glosses 愛 (love, affection); 仁 (humanity, virtue). These describe the written form, not a guaranteed name meaning.

Evidence trail

Sources

Kanji glosses help explain the written form. They are not a claim about the personality or destiny of a person who uses the name. The Jōyō Kanji reference is general character background; it does not verify every personal-name reading or establish popularity. Imported records cite their dictionary sources separately.

  1. JMnedict Japanese Multilingual Named Entity Dictionary

    Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group · JMnedict created 2026-08-01 · Evidence: reading kanji pair · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Accessed 2026-08-01

  2. KANJIDIC2 Kanji Database

    Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group · Evidence: meaning · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Accessed 2026-08-01