group-level written forms
Canonical reference record
JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context
Japanese given name
Ayumu
あゆむ
Recorded with both male and female given-name labels across dictionary entries.
あゆむアユムAyumu
Reference coverageDistinct recorded spellings21 Source spelling/reading rows23 Coverage levelExtended
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.
records contributing to this reading group
based only on the imported source footprint
Pronunciation & romanization
How to read Ayumu
The kana reading is source-recorded. Romanization and mora segmentation are deterministic reading aids generated from that kana; pitch accent is not inferred.
Normalized to hiragana for comparison.
The same reading converted to katakana.
Macron-style display. Vowel-sequence form: Ayumu. Personal spelling and true vowel boundaries can differ.
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 Ayumu 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 “Ayumu”, this page explains each recorded spelling separately.
character meanings available
no kanji meaning attached
based on the exact written form
Kana-only spelling
あゆむ
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ゆKana characterむKana character
Mixed kanji and kana spelling
あゆ夢
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
Kanji spelling
亜優夢
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
Kanji spelling
亜夕夢
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
Kanji spelling
亜夢
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
Kanji spelling
亜由夢
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
Kanji spelling
厚結夢
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
Kanji spelling
夢
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
Kanji spelling
愛優夢
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
Kanji spelling
愛歩
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
Kanji spelling
愛結夢
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
Kanji spelling
未来
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
Showing meaning context for the first 12 distinct written forms out of 21. 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 Ayumu 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.
あゆむ
among the forms analyzed on this page
in the primary dictionary reading
small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana combine with the preceding mora
recorded spelling
recorded spellings
recorded spellings
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.
あゆむ in the imported JMnedict corpus
23 source spelling/reading rows
0 source spelling/reading rows
row counts carrying each JMnedict source label
| Exact reading | Given-name evidence | Given-name labels | Surname evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| あゆむAyumu | 2123 source rows | male 2 · female 21source rows · distinct forms: male 2 · female 21 | 00 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 Ayumu
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.
8–43 strokes observed span
among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data
all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes
contains at least one character outside that loaded classification
| Reading | Romanization | Morae | Forms |
|---|---|---|---|
| あゆむ | Ayumu | 3 | 21 |
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
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?
10 of 21 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.
distinct spellings displayed on this page
exact written forms with 2+ source readings
within this active given-name corpus
distinct kana readings for one displayed writing
未来
夢
歩
愛歩
6 source-recorded readings
亜夢
歩夢
渉
歩結
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 Ayumu 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.
| Kanji | Character glosses | Forms | First | Final | Internal | Solo | Strokes | KANJIDIC2 nanori | Loaded class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 夢 | dream, vision, illusion | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 13 | — | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5 |
| 歩 | walk, counter for steps | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | あ, ゆき, ゆみ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2 |
| 亜 | Asia, rank next, come after | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | や, つぎ, つぐ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 結 | tie, bind, contract | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | ゆい, ゆう | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 愛 | love, affection, favourite | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | あ, あし, え, かな +5 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 渉 | ford, go cross, transit | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | えん | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 優 | tenderness, excel, surpass | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | ゆ, よし | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6 |
| 睦 | intimate, friendly, harmonious | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | むつ, ちか, よし, あつ +2 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 夕 | evening | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ゆ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1 |
| 由 | wherefore, a reason | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | — | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3 |
| 厚 | thick, heavy, rich | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | あ, あっ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5 |
| 未 | un-, not yet, hitherto | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
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
あゆむ
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Ayumuあゆむ · this page
Characters in order
あKanaゆKanaむKana
Exact written form
あゆ夢
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Ayumuあゆむ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
亜優夢
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Ayumuあゆむ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
亜夕夢
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Ayumuあゆむ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
亜夢
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Characters in order
Other public forms containing the same contiguous sequence
The exact sequence 亜夢 appears contiguously inside these other source-recorded forms.
Exact written form
亜由夢
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Ayumuあゆむ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
厚結夢
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Ayumuあゆむ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
夢
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Characters in order
Exact written form
愛優夢
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Ayumuあゆむ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
愛歩
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Characters in order
Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 21. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.
Corpus pattern
Kanji recurring across Ayumu 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.
夢dream, vision, illusion10 of 21 analyzed forms歩walk, counter for steps8 of 21 analyzed forms亜Asia, rank next, come after4 of 21 analyzed forms結tie, bind, contract3 of 21 analyzed forms愛love, affection, favourite3 of 21 analyzed forms渉ford, go cross, transit3 of 21 analyzed forms優tenderness, excel, surpass2 of 21 analyzed forms睦intimate, friendly, harmonious2 of 21 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing
Explore written forms of Ayumu
21 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading あゆむ. 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.
あゆむ
あゆむ · Ayumu
This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.
Character-set checkKana spelling
あゆ夢
あゆむ · Ayumu
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
亜優夢
あゆむ · Ayumu
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
亜夕夢
あゆむ · Ayumu
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
亜夢
あゆむ · Ayumu
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded readings
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
亜由夢
あゆむ · Ayumu
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
厚結夢
あゆむ · Ayumu
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
夢
あゆむ · Ayumu
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded readings
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
愛優夢
あゆむ · Ayumu
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
愛歩
あゆむ · Ayumu
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded readings
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
愛結夢
あゆむ · Ayumu
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
未来
あゆむ · Ayumu
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded readings
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
歩
あゆむ · Ayumu
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded readings
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
歩夢
あゆむ · Ayumu
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded readings
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
歩武
あゆむ · Ayumu
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
歩睦
あゆむ · Ayumu
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
歩結
あゆむ · Ayumu
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded readings
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
渉
あゆむ · Ayumu
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded readings
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
渉歩
あゆむ · Ayumu
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
渉睦
あゆむ · Ayumu
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
遥歩
あゆむ · Ayumu
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded readings
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
Spelling comparator
Compare Ayumu 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.
| Spelling | One source reading | Character-level glosses | Total strokes | Loaded character class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| あゆむ | あゆむ | Kana-only spelling | — | Kana spelling |
| あゆ夢 | あゆむ | 夢 — dream, vision | 13 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 亜優夢 | あゆむ | 亜 — Asia, rank next · 優 — tenderness, excel · 夢 — dream, vision | 37 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 亜夕夢 | あゆむ | 亜 — Asia, rank next · 夕 — evening · 夢 — dream, vision | 23 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 亜夢 | あゆむ | 亜 — Asia, rank next · 夢 — dream, vision | 20 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 亜由夢 | あゆむ | 亜 — Asia, rank next · 由 — wherefore, a reason · 夢 — dream, vision | 25 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 厚結夢 | あゆむ | 厚 — thick, heavy · 結 — tie, bind · 夢 — dream, vision | 34 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 夢 | あゆむ | 夢 — dream, vision | 13 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 愛優夢 | あゆむ | 愛 — love, affection · 優 — tenderness, excel · 夢 — dream, vision | 43 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 愛歩 | あゆむ | 愛 — love, affection · 歩 — walk, counter for steps | 21 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 愛結夢 | あゆむ | 愛 — love, affection · 結 — tie, bind · 夢 — dream, vision | 38 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 未来 | あゆむ | 未 — un-, not yet · 来 — come, due | 12 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 歩 | あゆむ | 歩 — walk, counter for steps | 8 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 歩夢 | あゆむ | 歩 — walk, counter for steps · 夢 — dream, vision | 21 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 歩武 | あゆむ | 歩 — walk, counter for steps · 武 — warrior, military | 16 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 歩睦 | あゆむ | 歩 — walk, counter for steps · 睦 — intimate, friendly | 21 | All 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 Ayumu 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
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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.
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11 recorded spellings
Explore →Shared-kanji relationships
Other names sharing kanji with Ayumu
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
Ayumi
亜優夕夢愛歩渉由結
9 shared kanji · 287 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipAyuka
亜優夕夢愛歩渉由結
9 shared kanji · 136 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipAyuna
亜優夕夢愛歩渉由結
9 shared kanji · 53 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipAyu
亜優夕夢愛歩由結
8 shared kanji · 90 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipYuria
亜優夕夢愛歩由結
8 shared kanji · 74 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipMayumi
亜優夕夢愛歩由結
8 shared kanji · 66 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipAyuri
亜優夕愛歩渉由結
8 shared kanji · 46 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipAyuko
亜優夕夢愛歩由結
8 shared kanji · 40 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipAyuki
亜優夢愛歩渉由結
8 shared kanji · 40 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipAyusa
亜優夕夢愛歩由結
8 shared kanji · 31 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipYua
亜優夕夢愛歩由結
8 shared kanji · 29 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipAyura
亜優夕愛歩由結
7 shared kanji · 9 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →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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