group-level written forms
Canonical reference record
JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context
Japanese given name
Karuna
カルナ
Given-name classification varies across source records.
かるなカルナKaruna
Reference coverageDistinct recorded spellings15 Source spelling/reading rows16 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 Karuna
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: Karuna. 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 Karuna 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 “Karuna”, this page explains each recorded spelling separately.
character meanings available
no kanji meaning attached
based on the exact written form
Kana-only spelling
カルナ
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
カKana characterルKana characterナKana character
Kana-only spelling
かるな
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
かKana characterるKana characterなKana character
Kanji spelling
佳瑠奈
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
Kanji spelling
佳留奈
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
Kanji spelling
可留奈
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
Kanji spelling
叶月愛
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
夏月
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
大悲
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
海月
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
薙渚
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
賀瑠那
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
迦楼奈
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
Showing meaning context for the first 12 distinct written forms out of 16. 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 Karuna 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.
かるな · カルナ
among the forms analyzed on this page
in the primary dictionary reading
small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana combine with the preceding mora
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.
かるな in the imported JMnedict corpus
0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| かるなKaruna | 1516 source rows | female 14 · unspecified 2source rows · distinct forms: female 13 · unspecified 2 | 00 source rows |
| かるなKaruna | 00 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.
JMnedict source text
Source-supplied text attached to Karuna records
JMnedict can attach trans_det text to a name-classification block. This may be a Latin spelling, label or descriptor. It is shown only when it adds information beyond this site’s generated romanization.
| Written form | Source reading | JMnedict source text |
|---|---|---|
| カルナ | かるな | Kalna (India) |
| カルナ | かるな | Kharna |
Meaning boundary: this is text supplied by JMnedict for the associated name-classification block. It is not an inferred kanji meaning, a translation of the written characters as a whole, proof of a person’s preferred Latin spelling, or evidence of popularity.
15 source-text items were omitted because they are equivalent to the generated romanization and would add no distinct information.
Spelling anatomy
Corpus structure behind Karuna
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.
13–33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| かるな | Karuna | 3 | 16 |
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?
3 of 16 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
海月
7 source-recorded readings
夏月
6 source-recorded readings
香月
5 source-recorded readings
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 Karuna 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 奈 | Nara, what? | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | — | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 留 | detain, fasten, halt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | とめ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5 |
| 月 | month, moon | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | おと, がっ, す, ずき +1 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1 |
| 香 | incense, smell, perfume | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | こ, こお, ひゃん, よし | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 佳 | excellent, beautiful, good | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | けい, よし | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 瑠 | lapis lazuli | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | るり | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 那 | what? | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | とも, やす | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 迦 | (used phonetically) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | — | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9 |
| 楼 | watchtower, lookout, high building | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | — | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 可 | can, passable, approval | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | よし | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5 |
| 叶 | grant, answer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | かの, かのう | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9 |
| 愛 | love, affection, favourite | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | あ, あし, え, かな +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
カルナ
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Karunaかるな
Characters in order
カKanaルKanaナKana
Exact written form
かるな
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Karunaかるな · this page
Characters in order
かKanaるKanaなKana
Exact written form
佳瑠奈
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Karunaかるな · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
佳留奈
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Karunaかるな · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
可留奈
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Karunaかるな · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
叶月愛
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Karunaかるな · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
夏月
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Characters in order
Exact written form
大悲
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Karunaかるな · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
海月
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Characters in order
Exact written form
薙渚
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Karunaかるな · this page
Characters in order
Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 16. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.
Corpus pattern
Kanji recurring across Karuna 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?5 of 16 analyzed forms留detain, fasten, halt4 of 16 analyzed forms月month, moon4 of 16 analyzed forms香incense, smell, perfume3 of 16 analyzed forms佳excellent, beautiful, good2 of 16 analyzed forms瑠lapis lazuli2 of 16 analyzed forms那what?2 of 16 analyzed forms迦(used phonetically)2 of 16 analyzed forms楼watchtower, lookout, high building2 of 16 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing
Explore written forms of Karuna
16 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading かるな. 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.
カルナ
カルナ · Karuna
This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.
Character-set checkKana spelling
かるな
かるな · Karuna
This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.
Character-set checkKana spelling
佳瑠奈
かるな · Karuna
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
佳留奈
かるな · Karuna
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
可留奈
かるな · Karuna
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
叶月愛
かるな · Karuna
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
夏月
かるな · Karuna
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.
大悲
かるな · Karuna
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
海月
かるな · Karuna
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.
薙渚
かるな · Karuna
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
賀瑠那
かるな · Karuna
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
迦楼奈
かるな · Karuna
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
迦楼那
かるな · Karuna
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
香月
かるな · Karuna
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.
香留奈
かるな · Karuna
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
香留菜
かるな · Karuna
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Spelling comparator
Compare Karuna 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| カルナ | カルナ | Kana-only spelling | — | Kana spelling |
| かるな | かるな | Kana-only spelling | — | Kana spelling |
| 佳瑠奈 | かるな | 佳 — excellent, beautiful · 瑠 — lapis lazuli · 奈 — Nara, what? | 30 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 佳留奈 | かるな | 佳 — excellent, beautiful · 留 — detain, fasten · 奈 — Nara, what? | 26 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 可留奈 | かるな | 可 — can, passable · 留 — detain, fasten · 奈 — Nara, what? | 23 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 叶月愛 | かるな | 叶 — grant, answer · 月 — month, moon · 愛 — love, affection | 22 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 夏月 | かるな | 夏 — summer · 月 — month, moon | 14 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 大悲 | かるな | 大 — large, big · 悲 — grieve, sad | 15 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 海月 | かるな | 海 · 月 — month, moon | 14 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 薙渚 | かるな | 薙 — mow down (the enemy) · 渚 | 28 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 賀瑠那 | かるな | 賀 — congratulations, joy · 瑠 — lapis lazuli · 那 — what? | 33 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 迦楼奈 | かるな | 迦 — (used phonetically) · 楼 — watchtower, lookout · 奈 — Nara, what? | 29 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 迦楼那 | かるな | 迦 — (used phonetically) · 楼 — watchtower, lookout · 那 — what? | 28 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 香月 | かるな | 香 — incense, smell · 月 — month, moon | 13 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 香留奈 | かるな | 香 — incense, smell · 留 — detain, fasten · 奈 — Nara, what? | 27 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 香留菜 | かるな | 香 — incense, smell · 留 — detain, fasten · 菜 — vegetable, side dish | 30 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
What does Karuna 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 かる
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 Karuna
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
Haruka
佳可月楼瑠留香
7 shared kanji · 96 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipRuka
佳可月瑠留香
6 shared kanji · 45 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipRuna
奈月楼瑠留那
6 shared kanji · 45 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipHikaru
佳可月瑠留香
6 shared kanji · 31 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipKazuna
佳可奈月那香
6 shared kanji · 16 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipKanako
佳可奈那香
5 shared kanji · 91 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipKanae
佳可奈那香
5 shared kanji · 87 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipKana
佳可奈那香
5 shared kanji · 69 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipHaruna
奈月瑠留那
5 shared kanji · 68 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipKanami
佳可奈那香
5 shared kanji · 64 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipManaka
佳可奈那香
5 shared kanji · 47 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipWakana
佳可奈那香
5 shared kanji · 37 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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