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Canonical reference record
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Japanese given name

Harumi

ハルミ

Given-name classification varies across source records.

はるみハルミHarumi
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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 spellings124

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows125

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Harumi

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はるみ

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formハルミ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationHarumi

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

Mora segmentationは · る · み

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 Harumi 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 “Harumi”, this page explains each recorded spelling separately.

Kanji spellings10

character meanings available

Kana-only spellings2

no kanji meaning attached

InterpretationBy spelling

based on the exact written form

Kana-only spelling

ハルミ

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
ハKana characterルKana characterミKana character
Kana-only spelling

はるみ

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
はKana characterるKana characterみKana character
Mixed kanji and kana spelling

はる美

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
はKana characterるKana character美beauty, beautiful
Mixed kanji and kana spelling

はる良

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
はKana characterるKana character良good, pleasing, skilled
Kanji spelling

久美

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

令美

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.

Kanji spelling

侑美

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

元実

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.

Kanji spelling

元美

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.

Kanji spelling

巴瑠美

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.

Showing meaning context for the first 12 distinct written forms out of 125. 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 Harumi 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 readings2

はるみ · ハルミ

Kanji-based spellings123

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-only2

recorded spellings

1-kanji forms6

recorded spellings

2-kanji forms105

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms12

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 + surname

はるみ in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms124

125 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms2

2 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsfemale 108 · unspecified 17

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
はるみHarumi124125 source rowsfemale 108 · unspecified 17source rows · distinct forms: female 107 · unspecified 1722 source rows
はるみHarumi00 source rows—source rows · distinct forms: —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 Harumi

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 data123

7–35 strokes observed span

Median total strokes17

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms120

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms3

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
瑠美3 analyzed forms留美3 analyzed forms晴留2 analyzed forms波流2 analyzed forms流美2 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?

41 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 readings41

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading38

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set11

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 Harumi 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
美beauty, beautiful33131019はる, よし, よしみ, りJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
春springtime, spring (season)19190009あずま, かす, すの, ひ +1Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
晴clear up191900012はる, はれJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
実reality, truth, seed14014008ぐみ, さねJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
治reign, be at peace, calm down11110008し, ぢ, はり, はる +1Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
海—100100010—Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 10
暖warmth7700013—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
温warm6600012あつ, あつし, なお, はる +2Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
巳sign of the snake or serpent, 9-11AM, sixth sign of Chinese zodiac505003—Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
心heart, mind, spirit505004—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
未un-, not yet, hitherto505005—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
生life, genuine, birth505005あさ, いき, いく, いけ +21Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1

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

ハルミ

Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Harumiはるみ
Characters in order
ハKanaルKanaミKana
Exact written form

はるみ

Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Harumiはるみ · this page
Characters in order
はKanaるKanaみKana
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
KyūmiきゅうみKumiくみHarumiはるみ · this pageHisamiひさみHisayoshiひさよし
Other public forms containing the same contiguous sequence

The exact sequence 久美 appears contiguously inside these other source-recorded forms.

Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Harumiはるみ · this pageYūmiゆうみYukimiゆきみYumiゆみ
Other public forms containing the same contiguous sequence

The exact sequence 侑美 appears contiguously inside these other source-recorded forms.

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 125. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.

Corpus pattern

Kanji recurring across Harumi 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.

Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Harumi

125 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading はるみ. 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.

ハルミ

ハルミ · Harumi

Katakana ハルミMorae 3Strokes —

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

はるみ

はるみ · Harumi

Katakana ハルミMorae 3Strokes —

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

晴み

はるみ · Harumi

Katakana ハルミMorae 3Strokes 12

Showing the first 80 spelling/reading records out of 125 loaded records for this reading group. The group contains 124 distinct written spellings.

Spelling comparator

Compare Harumi 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
ハルミハルミKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
はるみはるみKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
はる美はるみ美 — beauty, beautiful9All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
はる良はるみ良 — good, pleasing7All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
久美はるみ久 — long time, old story · 美 — beauty, beautiful12All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
令美はるみ令 — orders, laws · 美 — beauty, beautiful14All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
侑美はるみ侑 — urge to eat · 美 — beauty, beautiful17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
元実はるみ元 — beginning, former time · 実 — reality, truth12All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
元美はるみ元 — beginning, former time · 美 — beauty, beautiful13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
巴瑠美はるみ巴 — comma-design · 瑠 — lapis lazuli · 美 — beauty, beautiful27All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
張実はるみ張 — counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch · 実 — reality, truth19All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
張美はるみ張 — counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch · 美 — beauty, beautiful20All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
悠美はるみ悠 — permanence, distant · 美 — beauty, beautiful20All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
悠翠はるみ悠 — permanence, distant · 翠 — green, kingfisher25All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
敏美はるみ敏 · 美 — beauty, beautiful19All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
日海はるみ日 — day, sun · 海14All 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 Harumi 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 はる

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.

Shared-kanji relationships

Other names sharing kanji with Harumi

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.

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Where to go next from Harumi

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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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