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Kōji
Kōji (こうじ) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 浩二, 浩 vast + 二 two. It was most popular in the past, reaching No. 4 in 1960.
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Ways to write Kōji
The same sound can be written with different kanji, and each choice changes the meaning. These are the spellings that have appeared in Japan's yearly baby name rankings, most popular first.
浩二
浩vast, abundant二two, second
Boy, best No. 4 (1960–1971)浩司
浩vast, abundant司to direct
Boy, 21 notable people on Wikidata幸治
幸happiness治to govern, heal
Boy, 11 notable people on Wikidata弘司
弘broad, vast司to direct
Boy, 11 notable people on Wikidata幸司
幸happiness司to direct
Boy, 9 notable people on Wikidata耕司
耕to cultivate司to direct
Boy, 7 notable people on Wikidata晃司
晃clear, bright司to direct
Boy, 6 notable people on Wikidata光司
光light司to direct
Boy, 6 notable people on Wikidata耕治
耕to cultivate治to govern, heal
Boy, 6 notable people on Wikidata幸二
幸happiness二two, second
Boy, 5 notable people on Wikidata宏治
宏wide, vast治to govern, heal
Boy, 5 notable people on Wikidata康司
康health, ease司to direct
Boy, 5 notable people on Wikidata耕二
耕to cultivate二two, second
Boy, 4 notable people on WikidataRarer spellings
These spellings of Kōji appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
興治to revive + to governBoy
光次light + nextBoy
公司public + to directBoy
公士public + gentlemanBoy
公次public + nextBoy
功司achievement + to directBoy
功士achievement + gentlemanBoy
功志achievement + willBoy
Popularity in Japan
Where the most popular spelling of Kōji has ranked among baby names each year. Its best year was 1960, at No. 4.
Show the numbers
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1971 | No. 8 |
| 1969 | No. 5 |
| 1968 | No. 5 |
| 1966 | No. 9 |
| 1961 | No. 9 |
| 1960 | No. 4 |
Source: Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance yearly baby name survey. It covers the top 10 names each year from 1912 to 2003, and the top 100 names and top 50 readings from 2004.
Famous people named Kōji
Koji Funamoto 船本 幸路Japanese association football player
Koji Tanaka 田中 孝司Japanese association football player and manager
Koji Sasaki 佐々木 康治Japanese association football player
Koji Kondo 今藤 幸治Japanese association football player (1972–2003)
Koji Miyata 宮田 孝治Japanese association football player
Koji Miyoshi 三好 康児Japanese footballer (born 1997)
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.