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Aoto: Meaning & Kanji

愛音

あおと · アオト

Gender in this collection
girl
Stored reading
あおと (Aoto)
Written forms recorded
2
Style labels
—
Popularity in this collection
unranked

About Aoto

Aoto is a Japanese given name read あおと in this collection, recorded with 2 written forms: 愛音, and 海音. The characters of 愛音 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 girl 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 Aoto

愛音

Dictionary record

Kanji component glosses

Name meaning not established from character glosses.

Spelling and reading recorded in JMnedict (2026-08-01 snapshot), entry 5102926. This does not establish popularity or naming intention.

愛
love, affection, favourite
音
sound, noise

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

海音

Dictionary record

Kanji component glosses

Name meaning not established from character glosses.

Spelling and reading recorded in JMnedict (2026-08-01 snapshot), entry 5175855. This does not establish popularity or naming intention.

海
sea, ocean
音
sound, noise

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 Aoto

Reviewed pairings for Aoto 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 Aoto

Quick answers

Aoto: questions and answers

How is Aoto written in kanji?

Aoto is recorded here as 愛音 and 海音, all read あおと. Each spelling carries its own character meanings, shown on this page.

Is Aoto a boy name or a girl name?

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

What does Aoto mean?

The sound Aoto does not have one fixed meaning. Written 愛音, its characters carry the glosses 愛 (love, affection); 音 (sound, noise). 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