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Japanese given name

Masahiro

仁博

Recorded with both male and female given-name labels across dictionary entries.

まさひろマサヒロMasahiro
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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 spellings151

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows152

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Masahiro

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まさひろ

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formマサヒロ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationMasahiro

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

Mora segmentationま · さ · ひ · ろ

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

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Meaning by written form

What can Masahiro 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 “Masahiro”, this page explains each recorded spelling separately.

Kanji spellings12

character meanings available

Kana-only spellings0

no kanji meaning attached

InterpretationBy spelling

based on the exact written form

Kanji spelling

仁博

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
仁humanity, virtue, benevolence博Dr., command, esteem
Kanji spelling

仁宏

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
仁humanity, virtue, benevolence宏wide, large
Kanji spelling

仁弘

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
仁humanity, virtue, benevolence弘vast, broad, wide
Kanji spelling

侑宏

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宏wide, large
Kanji spelling

優大

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
優tenderness, excel, surpass大large, big
Kanji spelling

優弘

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
優tenderness, excel, surpass弘vast, broad, wide
Kanji spelling

優裕

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
優tenderness, excel, surpass裕abundant, rich, fertile
Kanji spelling

允博

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
允license, sincerity, permit博Dr., command, esteem
Kanji spelling

允宏

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
允license, sincerity, permit宏wide, large
Kanji spelling

元達

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
元beginning, former time, origin達accomplished, reach, arrive
Kanji spelling

全宏

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
全whole, entire, all宏wide, large

Showing meaning context for the first 12 distinct written forms out of 151. 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 Masahiro 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

まさひろ

Kanji-based spellings151

among the forms analyzed on this page

Kana characters4

in the primary dictionary reading

Morae4

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

2-kanji forms149

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms2

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

まさひろ in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms151

152 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms4

4 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsmale 70 · female 1 · unspecified 81

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
まさひろMasahiro151152 source rowsmale 70 · female 1 · unspecified 81source rows · distinct forms: male 70 · female 1 · unspecified 8144 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 Masahiro

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 data151

8–31 strokes observed span

Median total strokes18

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms145

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms6

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution
ReadingRomanizationMoraeForms
まさひろMasahiro4151
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
佐博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?

38 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 readings38

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading42

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set21

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

勝浩
3 source-recorded readings
KachihiroかちひろKatsuhiroかつひろMasahiroまさひろ · this page

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 Masahiro 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
正correct, justice, righteous27270005おお, くに, ま, まさし +1Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
弘vast, broad, wide20020005ひろ, ひろし, ひろむ, みつ +2Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
宏wide, large19019007あつ, ひろ, ひろしJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
雅gracious, elegant, graceful151500013う, お, か, ただし +4Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
博Dr., command, esteem140140012ぐれ, と, はか, ひろJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
昌prosperous, bright, clear13130008まさ, まさし, よし, あき +4Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
洋ocean, sea, foreign11011009なだ, ひろ, ひろし, よ +1Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
広wide, broad, spacious10010005—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
政politics, government10100009ただ, まさJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
裕abundant, rich, fertile9090012すけ, のり, ひろ, ひろし +3Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
将leader, commander, general9900010かつ, かつり, すすむ, たか +1Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
大large, big808003うふ, お, おう, た +9Jōyō · 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.

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 151. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.

Corpus pattern

Kanji recurring across Masahiro 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.

正correct, justice, righteous27 of 151 analyzed forms弘vast, broad, wide20 of 151 analyzed forms宏wide, large19 of 151 analyzed forms雅gracious, elegant, graceful15 of 151 analyzed forms博Dr., command, esteem14 of 151 analyzed forms昌prosperous, bright, clear13 of 151 analyzed forms洋ocean, sea, foreign11 of 151 analyzed forms広wide, broad, spacious10 of 151 analyzed forms政politics, government10 of 151 analyzed forms裕abundant, rich, fertile9 of 151 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Masahiro

151 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading まさひろ. 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.

Showing the first 80 spelling/reading records out of 151 loaded records for this reading group. The group contains 151 distinct written spellings.

Spelling comparator

Compare Masahiro 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
仁博まさひろ仁 — humanity, virtue · 博 — Dr., command16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
仁宏まさひろ仁 — humanity, virtue · 宏 — wide, large11All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
仁弘まさひろ仁 — humanity, virtue · 弘 — vast, broad9All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
侑宏まさひろ侑 — urge to eat · 宏 — wide, large15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
優大まさひろ優 — tenderness, excel · 大 — large, big20All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
優弘まさひろ優 — tenderness, excel · 弘 — vast, broad22All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
優拓まさひろ優 — tenderness, excel · 拓 — clear (the land), open25All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
優裕まさひろ優 — tenderness, excel · 裕 — abundant, rich29All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
允博まさひろ允 — license, sincerity · 博 — Dr., command16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
允宏まさひろ允 — license, sincerity · 宏 — wide, large11All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
元達まさひろ元 — beginning, former time · 達 — accomplished, reach16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
全宏まさひろ全 — whole, entire · 宏 — wide, large13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
全寛まさひろ全 — whole, entire · 寛 — tolerant, leniency19All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
全弘まさひろ全 — whole, entire · 弘 — vast, broad11All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
公宏まさひろ公 — public, prince · 宏 — wide, large11All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
公宥まさひろ公 — public, prince · 宥 — soothe, calm13All 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 Masahiro 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 まさ

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 · mixed records · limited reference

Masami

226 recorded spellings

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Masao

171 recorded spellings

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Masayoshi

170 recorded spellings

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Masaki

163 recorded spellings

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Masae

160 recorded spellings

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Masanori

145 recorded spellings

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Masako

115 recorded spellings

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Masāki

105 recorded spellings

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Masashi

100 recorded spellings

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Masatoshi

83 recorded spellings

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Masayuki

77 recorded spellings

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Masayo

73 recorded spellings

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Shared-kanji relationships

Other names sharing kanji with Masahiro

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

Hiromasa

博宏広弘政昌正洋裕雅

10 shared kanji · 57 matching source-recorded spellings

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Hiroaki

博宏広弘昌洋裕雅

8 shared kanji · 75 matching source-recorded spellings

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Hiroyoshi

博宏広弘昌正洋裕

8 shared kanji · 62 matching source-recorded spellings

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Yoshihiro

博宏広弘昌洋裕

7 shared kanji · 141 matching source-recorded spellings

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Akihiro

博宏広弘昌洋裕

7 shared kanji · 60 matching source-recorded spellings

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Hiroka

博宏広弘洋裕雅

7 shared kanji · 33 matching source-recorded spellings

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Hirosuke

博宏広弘昌洋裕

7 shared kanji · 22 matching source-recorded spellings

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Chihiro

博宏広弘洋裕雅

7 shared kanji · 18 matching source-recorded spellings

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Tadahiro

博宏広弘正洋裕

7 shared kanji · 17 matching source-recorded spellings

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Tsunehiro

博宏広弘洋裕雅

7 shared kanji · 16 matching source-recorded spellings

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Kimihiro

博宏広弘正洋裕

7 shared kanji · 8 matching source-recorded spellings

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Hiromi

博宏広弘洋裕

6 shared kanji · 88 matching source-recorded spellings

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Where to go next from Masahiro

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Exact reading

Search まさひろ

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Ma / ま

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正 — correct, justice

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弘 — vast, broad

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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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