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Japanese given name

Ayana

あやな

Female-classified given-name records.

あやなアヤナAyana
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Reference coverage

Extended source depth

This reading group has a comparatively broad dictionary footprint across source-recorded spellings or records. The counts describe corpus coverage, not real-world popularity.

Distinct recorded spellings110

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows110

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Ayana

The kana reading is source-recorded. Romanization and mora segmentation are deterministic reading aids generated from that kana; pitch accent is not inferred.

Source readingあやな

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formアヤナ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationAyana

Macron-style display. Vowel-sequence form: Ayana. Personal spelling and true vowel boundaries can differ.

Mora segmentationあ · や · な

3 morae in this reading. Small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana join the preceding mora.

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Meaning by written form

What can Ayana mean?

A Japanese name can be written in more than one way, and its meaning can change with the kanji used. Rather than assigning one English meaning to “Ayana”, this page explains each recorded spelling separately.

Kanji spellings11

character meanings available

Kana-only spellings1

no kanji meaning attached

InterpretationBy spelling

based on the exact written form

Kana-only spelling

あやな

This spelling is written only in kana. Because it contains no kanji, there is no kanji meaning to interpret here. The kana record the name’s sound; any personal or cultural meaning would depend on context not supplied by the dictionary.

Characters and loaded glosses
あKana characterやKana characterなKana character
Mixed kanji and kana spelling

あや菜

This spelling combines kanji and kana. Dictionary meanings are shown only for the kanji characters; the kana represent sound and do not add a kanji-derived English meaning.

Characters and loaded glosses
あKana characterやKana character菜vegetable, side dish, greens
Kanji spelling

亜也奈

These are dictionary meanings for the kanji used in this spelling. Together they can suggest associations, but they do not establish one fixed English translation or a particular person’s naming intent.

Characters and loaded glosses
亜Asia, rank next, come after也to be (classical)奈Nara, what?
Kanji spelling

亜矢奈

These are dictionary meanings for the kanji used in this spelling. Together they can suggest associations, but they do not establish one fixed English translation or a particular person’s naming intent.

Characters and loaded glosses
亜Asia, rank next, come after矢dart, arrow奈Nara, what?
Kanji spelling

亜耶奈

These are dictionary meanings for the kanji used in this spelling. Together they can suggest associations, but they do not establish one fixed English translation or a particular person’s naming intent.

Characters and loaded glosses
亜Asia, rank next, come after耶question mark奈Nara, what?
Kanji spelling

侑奈

These are dictionary meanings for the kanji used in this spelling. Together they can suggest associations, but they do not establish one fixed English translation or a particular person’s naming intent.

Characters and loaded glosses
侑urge to eat奈Nara, what?

Showing meaning context for the first 12 distinct written forms out of 110. The recorded-spellings section below retains the wider source set.

How to read these meanings

The English words shown here are dictionary meanings of individual kanji. They help explain what a spelling can suggest, but they are not a guaranteed translation of the full name and do not establish why a particular person was given that name.

Reading profile

How Ayana is represented

These counts describe records in the imported name corpus. They are not a ranking of how popular a spelling is among people in Japan.

Recorded kana readings1

あやな

Kanji-based spellings109

among the forms analyzed on this page

Kana characters3

in the primary dictionary reading

Morae3

small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana combine with the preceding mora

Kana-only1

recorded spelling

1-kanji forms1

recorded spelling

2-kanji forms87

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms21

recorded spellings

JMnedict classification evidence

How this reading is classified in the source corpus

This separates dictionary classification from popularity. The same exact kana reading can be recorded as a given name, a surname, or both, and given-name records can carry male, female or unspecified source labels.

Primary reading recorded asGiven name

あやな in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms110

110 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms0

0 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsfemale 110

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
あやなAyana110110 source rowsfemale 110source rows · distinct forms: female 11000 source rows

Classification boundary: male/female/unspecified are labels attached to imported JMnedict name records. They are not population shares, probabilities, identity claims, or evidence that a spelling is currently common in Japan. A source row can also be repeated across different written forms, so row counts and distinct-writing counts are shown separately.

Spelling anatomy

Corpus structure behind Ayana

This section summarizes the exact source-recorded forms loaded for this reading group. Stroke and character-position statistics are descriptive corpus properties, not popularity or style scores.

Kanji forms with complete stroke data109

10–39 strokes observed span

Median total strokes19

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms107

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms2

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution
ReadingRomanizationMoraeForms
あやなAyana3110
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
也奈3 analyzed forms亜弥3 analyzed forms亜矢3 analyzed forms矢奈3 analyzed forms安弥3 analyzed forms安矢3 analyzed forms

Shown only when the same adjacent two-kanji sequence occurs in at least two analyzed source forms. Open a sequence in Kanji Pair Research for corpus co-occurrence context.

Reading ambiguity

Can the same writing be read another way?

37 of 80 displayed written forms have more than one given-name reading somewhere in the active JMnedict corpus. This is dictionary-record ambiguity, not a prediction of how a particular person reads the name.

Written forms checked80

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings37

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading43

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set14

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

A reading shown without a link is still source-recorded, but its destination group does not yet meet the reference-depth standard used for the main library. Limited records are not promoted merely to create extra internal links.

Kanji role reference

How recurring characters function across Ayana spellings

Position counts are calculated only from the distinct written forms analyzed for this page. KANJIDIC2 nanori are character-level name-reading references; they are not used here to decompose or assert the reading of a specific multi-kanji name.

KanjiCharacter glossesFormsFirstFinalInternalSoloStrokesKANJIDIC2 nanoriLoaded class
奈Nara, what?31031008—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
菜vegetable, side dish, greens230230011ようJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
彩coloring, paint, makeup191801011あや, さ, さえ, つやJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
名name, noted, distinguished15015006とJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
那what?15015007とも, やすJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
亜Asia, rank next, come after990007や, つぎ, つぐJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
綾design, figured cloth, twill8800014りょうJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
矢dart, arrow700705—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
弥all the more, increasingly600608わたる, みつ, ひろ, よJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
安relax, cheap, low660006あ, あす, あず, あっ +1Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
文sentence, literature, style660004かざり, ふ, もJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
絢brilliant fabric design6600012じゅん, あやJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9

Counts describe this source-recorded spelling set, not population use. A repeated kanji can contribute to more than one position role across different spellings.

Exact writing research map

Move from a spelling to its readings, characters and literal sequence context

These relationships are exact and source-backed. Whole-name readings shown in each card come from JMnedict within the current name class; exact-writing search can surface records from other name classes. Character links open KANJIDIC2-backed kanji pages. Sequence context means the same kanji string occurs contiguously in another recorded written form—it does not prove shared origin or meaning.

Exact written form

あやな

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Ayanaあやな · this page
Characters in order
あKanaやKanaなKana

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 110. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.

Corpus pattern

Kanji recurring across Ayana spellings

Only characters appearing in at least two distinct analyzed spellings are shown here. Frequency describes this source-recorded spelling set, not real-world baby-name popularity.

奈Nara, what?31 of 110 analyzed forms菜vegetable, side dish, greens23 of 110 analyzed forms彩coloring, paint, makeup19 of 110 analyzed forms名name, noted, distinguished15 of 110 analyzed forms那what?15 of 110 analyzed forms亜Asia, rank next, come after9 of 110 analyzed forms綾design, figured cloth, twill8 of 110 analyzed forms矢dart, arrow7 of 110 analyzed forms弥all the more, increasingly6 of 110 analyzed forms安relax, cheap, low6 of 110 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Ayana

110 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading あやな. Other source readings can appear in this romanized group when the imported records converge on the same index form. Use Compare to inspect exact spellings side by side.

あやな

あやな · Ayana

Katakana アヤナMorae 3Strokes —

This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.

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Showing the first 80 spelling/reading records out of 110 loaded records for this reading group. The group contains 110 distinct written spellings.

Spelling comparator

Compare Ayana forms side by side

Each exact written spelling appears once in this table even when JMnedict records more than one reading for that writing. Stroke totals and character glosses come from KANJIDIC2 when all component kanji are available.

SpellingOne source readingCharacter-level glossesTotal strokesLoaded character class
あやなあやなKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
あや菜あやな菜 — vegetable, side dish11All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亜也奈あやな亜 — Asia, rank next · 也 — to be (classical) · 奈 — Nara, what?18All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亜也菜あやな亜 — Asia, rank next · 也 — to be (classical) · 菜 — vegetable, side dish21All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亜弥名あやな亜 — Asia, rank next · 弥 — all the more, increasingly · 名 — name, noted21All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亜弥奈あやな亜 — Asia, rank next · 弥 — all the more, increasingly · 奈 — Nara, what?23All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亜弥菜あやな亜 — Asia, rank next · 弥 — all the more, increasingly · 菜 — vegetable, side dish26All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亜矢名あやな亜 — Asia, rank next · 矢 — dart, arrow · 名 — name, noted18All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亜矢奈あやな亜 — Asia, rank next · 矢 — dart, arrow · 奈 — Nara, what?20All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亜矢菜あやな亜 — Asia, rank next · 矢 — dart, arrow · 菜 — vegetable, side dish23All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亜耶奈あやな亜 — Asia, rank next · 耶 — question mark · 奈 — Nara, what?24All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
侑奈あやな侑 — urge to eat · 奈 — Nara, what?16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
史名あやな史 — history, chronicle · 名 — name, noted11All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
史奈あやな史 — history, chronicle · 奈 — Nara, what?13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
史菜あやな史 — history, chronicle · 菜 — vegetable, side dish16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
安弥名あやな安 — relax, cheap · 弥 — all the more, increasingly · 名 — name, noted20All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified

The comparison table shows the first 16 distinct written forms; the detailed cards above show up to 80 spelling/reading records.

What does Ayana mean?

There is not necessarily one fixed English meaning. The reading identifies the spoken name; different written forms can use different kanji. Character glosses describe individual kanji and should not be treated as proof of the intention behind a particular person’s name.

Related readings

More names beginning with あや

Related by the opening kana of the dictionary reading. This is a deterministic browsing relationship, not a claim that the names share the same meaning.

Given name · female · limited reference

Ayaka

409 recorded spellings

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Ayari

146 recorded spellings

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Ayami

141 recorded spellings

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Ayako

131 recorded spellings

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Aya

117 recorded spellings

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Ayae

113 recorded spellings

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Ayame

94 recorded spellings

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Ayano

90 recorded spellings

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Ayasa

75 recorded spellings

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Ayaho

68 recorded spellings

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Ayane

64 recorded spellings

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Ayao

51 recorded spellings

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Shared-kanji relationships

Other names sharing kanji with Ayana

These links are calculated from exact characters appearing in source-recorded spellings on this page. Sharing a kanji does not mean two names have the same reading, origin, gender or intended meaning.

Given-name relationship

Akina

亜名奈安彩綾菜那

8 shared kanji · 262 matching source-recorded spellings

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Asana

亜名奈安彩菜那

7 shared kanji · 135 matching source-recorded spellings

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Natsumi

亜名奈弥彩菜那

7 shared kanji · 58 matching source-recorded spellings

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Ayuna

亜名奈安彩菜那

7 shared kanji · 57 matching source-recorded spellings

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Ayaka

亜安弥彩矢綾

6 shared kanji · 166 matching source-recorded spellings

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Sayaka

安弥彩矢綾那

6 shared kanji · 120 matching source-recorded spellings

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Ayari

亜安弥彩矢綾

6 shared kanji · 70 matching source-recorded spellings

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Ayami

亜安弥彩矢綾

6 shared kanji · 69 matching source-recorded spellings

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Aya

亜安弥彩矢綾

6 shared kanji · 57 matching source-recorded spellings

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Ayako

亜安弥彩矢綾

6 shared kanji · 55 matching source-recorded spellings

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Sāya

亜安弥彩矢綾

6 shared kanji · 46 matching source-recorded spellings

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Ayae

亜安弥彩矢綾

6 shared kanji · 41 matching source-recorded spellings

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Where to go next from Ayana

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Exact reading

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A / あ

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奈 — Nara, what?

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菜 — vegetable, side dish

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Evidence on this page

What each source establishes

JMnedict establishes recorded written forms, readings and name classifications; where safely associated, this page can also show JMnedict-supplied trans_det source text without treating it as a whole-name meaning. KANJIDIC2 supplies character readings, nanori, stroke counts, grade classes and English character glosses. The Ministry of Justice remains the official reference for Japanese child-name character rules. The Agency for Cultural Affairs romanization guidance is the reference for generated Latin-script reading aids.

Source boundary

The spelling-frequency and structural counts on this page are calculated from imported JMnedict records. They are corpus counts, not population-frequency claims. KANJIDIC2 supplies the kanji metadata used in character and stroke comparisons.

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