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Kanato
Kanato (かなと) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 奏翔, 奏 to play music + 翔 to soar. It is popular today and has reached No. 19 in 2022.
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Ways to write Kanato
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.
奏翔
奏to play music翔to soar, to fly
Boy, best No. 36 (2013–2025)叶翔
叶to come true翔to soar, to fly
Boy, best No. 45 (2023–2025)奏斗
奏to play music斗the Big Dipper
Boy, best No. 69 (2010–2022)奏音
奏to play music音sound
Boy, best No. 72 (2012)Rarer spellings
These spellings of Kanato appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
奏都to play music + capital cityGirl
Popularity in Japan
Where Kanato has ranked among the most popular name readings each year. Its best year was 2022, at No. 19.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | No. 21 |
| 2024 | No. 27 |
| 2023 | No. 24 |
| 2022 | No. 19 |
| 2021 | No. 26 |
| 2020 | No. 42 |
| 2019 | No. 35 |
| 2018 | No. 26 |
| 2017 | No. 41 |
| 2013 | No. 30 |
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.