group-level written forms
Canonical reference record
JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context
Japanese given name
Masako
まさこ
Given-name classification varies across source records.
まさこマサコMasako
Reference coverageDistinct recorded spellings115 Source spelling/reading rows117 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 Masako
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: Masako. 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 Masako 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 “Masako”, this page explains each recorded spelling separately.
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based on the exact written form
Kana-only spelling
まさこ
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
まKana characterさKana characterこKana character
Kana-only spelling
マサコ
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
マKana characterサKana characterコKana character
Mixed kanji and kana spelling
まさ好
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
Mixed kanji and kana spelling
まさ子
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.
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Mixed kanji and kana spelling
マサ子
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
万佐子
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
万作子
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
万咲子
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.
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Kanji spelling
万沙子
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
万砂子
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
万祥子
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
万紗子
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 117. 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 Masako 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.
まさこ · マサコ · マサこ
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
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.
まさこ in the imported JMnedict corpus
121 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| まさこMasako | 119121 source rows | female 118 · unspecified 3source rows · distinct forms: female 116 · unspecified 3 | 00 source rows |
| まさごMasago | 00 source rows | —source rows · distinct forms: — | 1215 source rows |
| まさこMasako | 00 source rows | —source rows · distinct forms: — | 00 source rows |
| まさこMasako | 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.
Spelling anatomy
Corpus structure behind Masako
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.
3–29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| まさこ | Masako | 3 | 117 |
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
佐子8 analyzed forms沙子6 analyzed forms紗子6 analyzed forms咲子5 analyzed forms砂子4 analyzed forms彩子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?
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.
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
和子
仁子
尚子
真子
公子
理子
成子
暢子
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 Masako 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 子 | child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM | 106 | 0 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 3 | い, き, ぎ, く +2 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1 |
| 真 | true, reality, Buddhist sect | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | さな, さね, ただ, ただし +11 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3 |
| 佐 | assistant, help | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | すけ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 眞 | truth, reality, Buddhist sect | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | さな, ち, まこ, まさ +1 | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 10 |
| 麻 | hemp, flax, numb | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | あ, あざ, お | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 万 | ten thousand, 10,000 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | かず, ま, ゆる | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2 |
| 咲 | blossom, bloom | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | さ, さき | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 沙 | sand | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | — | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 紗 | gauze, gossamer | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | たえ, すず | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9 |
| 正 | correct, justice, righteous | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | おお, くに, ま, まさし +1 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1 |
| 砂 | sand | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | いさ, ご | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6 |
| 茉 | jasmine | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | み | 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
まさこ
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Masakoまさこ · this page
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まKanaさKanaこKana
Exact written form
マサコ
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Masakoまさこ
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マKanaサKanaコKana
Exact written form
まさ好
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Masakoまさこ · this page
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Exact written form
まさ子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Masakoまさこ · this page
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Exact written form
マサ子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Masakoまさこ
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Exact written form
万佐子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Masakoまさこ · this pageMasayoまさよ
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Exact written form
万作子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Masakoまさこ · this page
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Exact written form
万咲子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Masakoまさこ · this page
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万沙子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Masakoまさこ · this page
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Exact written form
万砂子
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Masakoまさこ · this page
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Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 117. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.
Corpus pattern
Kanji recurring across Masako 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.
子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM106 of 117 analyzed forms真true, reality, Buddhist sect17 of 117 analyzed forms佐assistant, help8 of 117 analyzed forms眞truth, reality, Buddhist sect8 of 117 analyzed forms麻hemp, flax, numb8 of 117 analyzed forms万ten thousand, 10,0007 of 117 analyzed forms咲blossom, bloom6 of 117 analyzed forms沙sand6 of 117 analyzed forms紗gauze, gossamer6 of 117 analyzed forms正correct, justice, righteous6 of 117 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing
Explore written forms of Masako
117 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading まさこ. 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.
まさこ
まさこ · Masako
This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.
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マサコ
マサコ · Masako
This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.
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まさ好
まさこ · Masako
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まさ子
まさこ · Masako
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マサ子
マサこ · Masako
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万佐子
まさこ · Masako
万ten thousand, 10,000佐assistant, help子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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万作子
まさこ · Masako
万ten thousand, 10,000作make, production, prepare, build子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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万咲子
まさこ · Masako
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万沙子
まさこ · Masako
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万砂子
まさこ · Masako
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万祥子
まさこ · Masako
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万紗子
まさこ · Masako
万ten thousand, 10,000紗gauze, gossamer子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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仁子
まさこ · Masako
仁humanity, virtue, benevolence, charity子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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倭子
まさこ · Masako
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優子
まさこ · Masako
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優江
まさこ · Masako
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允子
まさこ · Masako
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元子
まさこ · Masako
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充子
まさこ · Masako
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全子
まさこ · Masako
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公子
まさこ · Masako
公public, prince, official, governmental子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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勝子
まさこ · Masako
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匡子
まさこ · Masako
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叡子
まさこ · Masako
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和子
まさこ · Masako
和harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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善子
まさこ · Masako
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壮子
まさこ · Masako
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完子
まさこ · Masako
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宜子
まさこ · Masako
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容子
まさこ · Masako
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将子
まさこ · Masako
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尚子
まさこ · Masako
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当子
まさこ · Masako
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征子
まさこ · Masako
征subjugate, attack the rebellious, collect taxes子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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応子
まさこ · Masako
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恵貴子
まさこ · Masako
恵favor, blessing, grace, kindness貴precious, value, prize, esteem子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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應子
まさこ · Masako
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成子
まさこ · Masako
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摩佐子
まさこ · Masako
摩chafe, rub, polish, grind佐assistant, help子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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政子
まさこ · Masako
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斉子
まさこ · Masako
斉adjusted, alike, equal, similar variety of子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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方子
まさこ · Masako
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旬子
まさこ · Masako
旬decameron, ten-day period, season (for specific products)子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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昌子
まさこ · Masako
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昌幸
まさこ · Masako
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昌胡
まさこ · Masako
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晶子
まさこ · Masako
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暢子
まさこ · Masako
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柾子
まさこ · Masako
柾straight grain, spindle tree, (kokuji)子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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正佐子
まさこ · Masako
正correct, justice, righteous, 10**40佐assistant, help子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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正光
まさこ · Masako
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正子
まさこ · Masako
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正左子
まさこ · Masako
正correct, justice, righteous, 10**40左left子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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正沙子
まさこ · Masako
正correct, justice, righteous, 10**40沙sand子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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正香
まさこ · Masako
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満佐子
まさこ · Masako
満full, fullness, enough, satisfy佐assistant, help子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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満紗子
まさこ · Masako
満full, fullness, enough, satisfy紗gauze, gossamer子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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理子
まさこ · Masako
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眞佐子
まさこ · Masako
眞truth, reality, Buddhist sect佐assistant, help子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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眞子
まさこ · Masako
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眞彩子
まさこ · Masako
眞truth, reality, Buddhist sect彩coloring, paint, makeup子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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眞沙子
まさこ · Masako
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眞爽子
まさこ · Masako
眞truth, reality, Buddhist sect爽refreshing, bracing, resonant, sweet子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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眞瑳子
まさこ · Masako
眞truth, reality, Buddhist sect瑳polish, brilliant white luster of a gem, artful smile子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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眞砂子
まさこ · Masako
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眞紗子
まさこ · Masako
眞truth, reality, Buddhist sect紗gauze, gossamer子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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真乍子
まさこ · Masako
真true, reality, Buddhist sect乍though, notwithstanding, while, during子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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真佐子
まさこ · Masako
真true, reality, Buddhist sect佐assistant, help子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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真咲子
まさこ · Masako
真true, reality, Buddhist sect咲blossom, bloom子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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真子
まさこ · Masako
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Same writing, other recorded readings
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
真孤
まさこ · Masako
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真左子
まさこ · Masako
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真幸子
まさこ · Masako
真true, reality, Buddhist sect幸happiness, blessing, fortune子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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真彩子
まさこ · Masako
真true, reality, Buddhist sect彩coloring, paint, makeup子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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真抄子
まさこ · Masako
真true, reality, Buddhist sect抄extract, selection, summary, copy子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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真早子
まさこ · Masako
真true, reality, Buddhist sect早early, fast子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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真朝子
まさこ · Masako
真true, reality, Buddhist sect朝morning, dynasty, regime, epoch子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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真沙子
まさこ · Masako
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真砂子
まさこ · Masako
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Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
真粧子
まさこ · Masako
真true, reality, Buddhist sect粧cosmetics, adorn (one's person)子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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Showing the first 80 spelling/reading records out of 117 loaded records for this reading group. The group contains 115 distinct written spellings.
Spelling comparator
Compare Masako 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| まさこ | まさこ | Kana-only spelling | — | Kana spelling |
| マサコ | マサコ | Kana-only spelling | — | Kana spelling |
| まさ好 | まさこ | 好 — fond, pleasing | 6 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| まさ子 | まさこ | 子 — child, sign of the rat | 3 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| マサ子 | マサこ | 子 — child, sign of the rat | 3 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 万佐子 | まさこ | 万 — ten thousand, 10,000 · 佐 — assistant, help · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 13 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 万作子 | まさこ | 万 — ten thousand, 10,000 · 作 — make, production · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 13 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 万咲子 | まさこ | 万 — ten thousand, 10,000 · 咲 — blossom, bloom · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 15 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 万沙子 | まさこ | 万 — ten thousand, 10,000 · 沙 — sand · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 13 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 万砂子 | まさこ | 万 — ten thousand, 10,000 · 砂 — sand · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 15 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 万祥子 | まさこ | 万 — ten thousand, 10,000 · 祥 — good luck · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 17 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 万紗子 | まさこ | 万 — ten thousand, 10,000 · 紗 — gauze, gossamer · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 16 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 仁子 | まさこ | 仁 — humanity, virtue · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 7 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 倭子 | まさこ | 倭 — Yamato, ancient Japan · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 13 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 優子 | まさこ | 優 — tenderness, excel · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 20 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 優江 | まさこ | 優 — tenderness, excel · 江 — creek, inlet | 23 | 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 Masako 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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163 recorded spellings
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160 recorded spellings
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151 recorded spellings
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105 recorded spellings
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100 recorded spellings
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83 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · mixed records · limited referenceMasayuki
77 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceMasayo
73 recorded spellings
Explore →Shared-kanji relationships
Other names sharing kanji with Masako
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
Masayo
万佐咲子正沙眞真紗麻
10 shared kanji · 28 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipMasami
万佐子正沙眞真紗麻
9 shared kanji · 91 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipMasae
万佐咲正沙眞真紗麻
9 shared kanji · 67 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipMasa
万佐咲正沙眞真紗麻
9 shared kanji · 26 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipMasaki
万佐咲正沙眞真麻
8 shared kanji · 75 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipMāsa
万佐咲正沙真紗麻
8 shared kanji · 32 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipMasao
万佐正沙眞真麻
7 shared kanji · 48 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipMarisa
万佐咲沙真紗麻
7 shared kanji · 26 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipMasato
万佐正沙眞真麻
7 shared kanji · 21 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipSakiko
佐咲子沙真紗
6 shared kanji · 170 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipMakiko
万子正眞真麻
6 shared kanji · 167 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipIsako
佐咲子沙真紗
6 shared kanji · 120 matching source-recorded spellings
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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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