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Aoi: Meaning & Kanji

葵

あおい · アオイ

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Gender in this collection
girl, boy, unisex
Stored reading
あおい (Aoi)

What does Aoi mean in this spelling?

The Aoi spelling shown here is 葵, associated with hollyhock in the stored character notes. Aoi is a reading, so an explanation attached to a different kanji cannot automatically be transferred to 葵. Use あおい to check the pronunciation independently of the written meaning.

These are written-form explanations. Style and gender labels describe this collection; they are not a current usage survey or a guarantee of suitability.

Written forms

Kanji variations for Aoi

葵

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Written-form notes

Hollyhock

Spelling and reading recorded in JMnedict (2026-08-01 snapshot), entry 5105290. This does not establish popularity or naming intention.

葵
hollyhock

Full-name pairings

Surnames to pair with Aoi

山本 葵Yamamoto AoiUse this pairing →田中 葵Tanaka AoiUse this pairing →佐藤 葵Satō AoiUse this pairing →鈴木 葵Suzuki AoiUse this pairing →林 葵Hayashi AoiUse this pairing →高橋 葵Takahashi AoiUse this pairing →

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. Index of readings in the Jōyō Kanji Table

    Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan · Accessed 2026-07-29

  2. 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