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海斗

Kaito Japanese Name

かいと · カイト

JMnedict attests 海斗・かいと in both female and male given-name categories. It appears at no. 80 in Tamahiyo’s 2025 boys’ top 100 sample, so current sampled use is male-skewed evidence rather than an equal split.

Meaning overview

These interpretations belong to this reviewed name record. Variant-specific explanations appear separately below.

  • The literal character glosses are sea or ocean for 海 and Big Dipper or dipper for 斗; they do not form a guaranteed whole-name translation.
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Name facts

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Hiragana
かいと
Katakana
カイト
Pronunciation
kah-ee-toh
Gender association
Unisex
Usage status
Common
Origin
Japanese given name; this record covers 海斗 read かいと.
Mora count
3
Record status
Reviewed
Last reviewed
July 25, 2026

Naturalness note

JMnedict attests 海斗・かいと in both female and male given-name categories. It appears at no. 80 in Tamahiyo’s 2025 boys’ top 100 sample, so current sampled use is male-skewed evidence rather than an equal split.

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Reviewed reading: かいと · written guide: kah-ee-toh

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Kanji variants

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海斗

かいと

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Documented interpretation

  • 海: sea; ocean
  • 斗: Big Dipper; dipper

Usage note

JMnedict records 海斗 read かいと in both male and female given-name categories; the exact spelling and reading ranked 80th in the 2025 Tamahiyo boys' sample.

Sources: 1, 2, 3

Editorial notes

Cultural context

  • The reading かいと has multiple kanji spellings. This record covers 海斗.

Pronunciation notes

  • Kaito has three mora, か・い・と; pronounce the かい sequence without reducing it to one long vowel.

Common misunderstandings

  • The two character glosses should not be concatenated and presented as a definitive personal meaning.

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Sources and evidence limits

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  1. ENAMDICT/JMnedict Japanese Proper Names Dictionary

    Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group · JA,EN · accessed Jul 25, 2026

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    Hiragana, Romaji, Genders, Kanji Variants 0 reading, Is Real Name, Origin

    The exact 海斗 [かいと] entry carries both male and female given-name classifications.

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    Dictionary inclusion does not measure current frequency, guarantee a reading for every bearer, or establish legal acceptance of a new registration.

  2. KANJIDIC Project

    Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group · JA,EN · accessed Jul 25, 2026

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    The glosses are for the two characters separately.

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    Character glosses are not whole-name translations and do not establish an intended whole-name meaning or family etymology.

  3. 2025年 男の子赤ちゃんの名前ランキング100

    Benesse Corporation (たまひよ) · JA · accessed Jul 25, 2026

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    Usage Status, Genders, Naturalness Note

    The exact spelling 海斗 with reading かいと appears at no. 80 in the stated 2025 boys’ sample.

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    The ranking covers names submitted through Benesse products and services for births from January 1 to September 15, 2025; it is not a census of all births in Japan.

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