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Azuki: Meaning & Kanji

愛月

あずき · アズキ

Gender in this collection
girl
Stored reading
あずき (Azuki)
Written forms recorded
2
Style labels
—
Popularity in this collection
unranked

About Azuki

Azuki is a Japanese given name read あずき in this collection, recorded with 2 written forms: 愛月, and 美月記. The characters of 愛月 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 Azuki

愛月

Dictionary record

Kanji component glosses

Name meaning not established from character glosses.

Spelling and reading recorded in JMnedict (2026-08-01 snapshot), entry 5103302. This does not establish popularity or naming intention.

愛
love, affection, favourite
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.

美月記

Dictionary record

Kanji component glosses

Name meaning not established from character glosses.

Spelling and reading recorded in JMnedict (2026-08-01 snapshot), entry 5607860. This does not establish popularity or naming intention.

美
beauty, beautiful
月
month, moon
記
scribe, account, narrative

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 Azuki

Reviewed pairings for Azuki 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 Azuki

Quick answers

Azuki: questions and answers

How is Azuki written in kanji?

Azuki is recorded here as 愛月 and 美月記, all read あずき. Each spelling carries its own character meanings, shown on this page.

Is Azuki a boy name or a girl name?

In this collection, Azuki 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 Azuki mean?

The sound Azuki does not have one fixed meaning. Written 愛月, its characters carry the glosses 愛 (love, affection); 月 (month, moon). 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