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Mitsuhiko: Meaning & Kanji

光彦

みつひこ · ミツヒコ

Gender in this collection
boy
Stored reading
みつひこ (Mitsuhiko)
Written forms recorded
2
Style labels
—
Popularity in this collection
unranked

About Mitsuhiko

Mitsuhiko is a Japanese given name read みつひこ in this collection, recorded with 2 written forms: 光彦, and 美通彦. The characters of 光彦 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 Mitsuhiko

光彦

Dictionary record

Kanji component glosses

Name meaning not established from character glosses.

Spelling and reading recorded in JMnedict (2026-08-01 snapshot), entry 5267346. This does not establish popularity or naming intention.

光
ray, light
彦
lad, boy (ancient)

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

美通彦

Dictionary record

Kanji component glosses

Name meaning not established from character glosses.

Spelling and reading recorded in JMnedict (2026-08-01 snapshot), entry 5609460. This does not establish popularity or naming intention.

美
beauty, beautiful
通
traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.
彦
lad, boy (ancient)

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 Mitsuhiko

Reviewed pairings for Mitsuhiko 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 Mitsuhiko

Quick answers

Mitsuhiko: questions and answers

How is Mitsuhiko written in kanji?

Mitsuhiko is recorded here as 光彦 and 美通彦, all read みつひこ. Each spelling carries its own character meanings, shown on this page.

Is Mitsuhiko a boy name or a girl name?

In this collection, Mitsuhiko 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 Mitsuhiko mean?

The sound Mitsuhiko does not have one fixed meaning. Written 光彦, its characters carry the glosses 光 (ray, light); 彦 (lad, boy (ancient)). 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