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Japanese Name Explorer

Combine pronunciation, written-form and corpus classifications to find source-recorded names. Filters are a research utility: combinations stay temporary and canonical name pages remain the primary reference records.

Name typeClassificationOpening readingMora countWriting typeExact kanjiUp to 2 characters; both must occur in the same recorded spelling.Order

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4 results shownAlphabetical by indexed reading.

Surname

Hōya

保屋ほうや · 3 morae

8 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Hoya

保屋ほや · 2 morae

5 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Hoyano

保屋野ほやの · 3 morae

5 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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Yaho

屋保やほ · 2 morae

4 recorded spellings in the imported corpus

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What the explorer can and cannot tell you

Exact-kanji filters require the selected character(s) to occur in the same JMnedict written form. Morae are calculated from the source-recorded kana reading. Gender labels reflect dictionary classifications in the imported records. “Most corpus spelling variants” measures source-record coverage only; it is not a popularity ranking in Japan.