海斗
かいと
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.
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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.
Kanji variants
Each spelling is documented separately so its gloss and usage note are not mixed with another variant.
high confidence
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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- 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.
Source limitation
Dictionary inclusion does not measure current frequency, guarantee a reading for every bearer, or establish legal acceptance of a new registration.
- KANJIDIC Project
Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group · JA,EN · accessed Jul 25, 2026
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Kanji Variants 0 meanings, Meanings, Themes
The glosses are for the two characters separately.
Source limitation
Character glosses are not whole-name translations and do not prove a parent's intended meaning.
- 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.
Source limitation
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.