group-level written forms
Canonical reference record
JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context
Japanese given name
Masateru
将光
Given-name gender label not specified in these source records.
まさてるマサテルMasateru
Reference coverageDistinct recorded spellings18 Source spelling/reading rows18 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 Masateru
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: Masateru. Personal spelling and true vowel boundaries can differ.
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 Masateru 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 “Masateru”, this page explains each recorded spelling separately.
character meanings available
no kanji meaning attached
based on the exact written form
Kanji spelling
将光
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
将晃
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
将輝
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
征輝
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
政照
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
政輝
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
昌輝
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
正光
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
正映
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
正昶
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
正晃
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
正暉
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 18. 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 Masateru 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.
まさてる
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
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.
まさてる in the imported JMnedict corpus
18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| まさてるMasateru | 1818 source rows | unspecified 18source rows · distinct forms: unspecified 18 | 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 Masateru
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.
11–28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| まさてる | Masateru | 4 | 18 |
Reading ambiguity
Can the same writing be read another way?
13 of 18 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
正晃
6 source-recorded readings
正光
4 source-recorded readings
正瑛
4 source-recorded readings
将晃
3 source-recorded readings
正暉
3 source-recorded readings
将光
2 source-recorded readings
Masateruまさてる · this pageMasamitsuまさみつ
将輝
2 source-recorded readings
MasakiまさきMasateruまさてる · this page
政輝
2 source-recorded readings
MasakiまさきMasateruまさてる · 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 Masateru 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 正 | correct, justice, righteous | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | おお, くに, ま, まさし +1 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1 |
| 輝 | radiance, shine, sparkle | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | あき, あきら, さき, てる +2 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 将 | leader, commander, general | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | かつ, かつり, すすむ, たか +1 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6 |
| 照 | illuminate, shine, compare | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | あき, てる | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 光 | ray, light | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | あき, あきら, こお, てる +3 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2 |
| 晃 | clear | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | あき, あきら, てる, ひかる +1 | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9 |
| 政 | politics, government | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ただ, まさ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5 |
| 征 | subjugate, attack the rebellious, collect taxes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | いく, そ, ただ, まさ +1 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 昌 | prosperous, bright, clear | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | まさ, まさし, よし, あき +4 | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9 |
| 映 | reflect, reflection, projection | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | あきら, え, てる | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6 |
| 昶 | long day, clear | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | あきら | Unclassified in the loaded KANJIDIC grade field |
| 暉 | shine, light | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | てる | 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
将光
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Masateruまさてる · this pageMasamitsuまさみつ
Characters in order
Exact written form
将晃
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Characters in order
Exact written form
将輝
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
MasakiまさきMasateruまさてる · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
征輝
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Masateruまさてる · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
政照
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Masateruまさてる · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
政輝
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
MasakiまさきMasateruまさてる · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
昌輝
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
MasakiまさきMasateruまさてる · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
正光
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Characters in order
Exact written form
正映
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Masateruまさてる · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
正昶
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Masateruまさてる · this page
Characters in order
Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 18. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.
Corpus pattern
Kanji recurring across Masateru 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 Masateru
18 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading まさてる. 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.
将光
まさてる · Masateru
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.
将晃
まさてる · Masateru
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.
将輝
まさてる · Masateru
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.
征輝
まさてる · Masateru
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
政照
まさてる · Masateru
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
政輝
まさてる · Masateru
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.
昌輝
まさてる · Masateru
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.
正光
まさてる · Masateru
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.
正映
まさてる · Masateru
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
正昶
まさてる · Masateru
Character-set checkContains at least one kanji outside the loaded jōyō/jinmeiyō classification
正晃
まさてる · Masateru
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.
正暉
まさてる · Masateru
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.
正煥
まさてる · Masateru
Character-set checkContains at least one kanji outside the loaded jōyō/jinmeiyō classification
正照
まさてる · Masateru
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.
正瑛
まさてる · Masateru
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.
正輝
まさてる · Masateru
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.
真照
まさてる · Masateru
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.
雅輝
まさてる · Masateru
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.
Spelling comparator
Compare Masateru 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 将光 | まさてる | 将 — leader, commander · 光 — ray, light | 16 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 将晃 | まさてる | 将 — leader, commander · 晃 — clear | 20 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 将輝 | まさてる | 将 — leader, commander · 輝 — radiance, shine | 25 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 征輝 | まさてる | 征 — subjugate, attack the rebellious · 輝 — radiance, shine | 23 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 政照 | まさてる | 政 — politics, government · 照 — illuminate, shine | 22 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 政輝 | まさてる | 政 — politics, government · 輝 — radiance, shine | 24 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 昌輝 | まさてる | 昌 — prosperous, bright · 輝 — radiance, shine | 23 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 正光 | まさてる | 正 — correct, justice · 光 — ray, light | 11 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 正映 | まさてる | 正 — correct, justice · 映 — reflect, reflection | 14 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 正昶 | まさてる | 正 — correct, justice · 昶 — long day, clear | 14 | Includes unclassified/outside loaded jōyō-jinmeiyō class |
| 正晃 | まさてる | 正 — correct, justice · 晃 — clear | 15 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 正暉 | まさてる | 正 — correct, justice · 暉 — shine, light | 18 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 正煥 | まさてる | 正 — correct, justice · 煥 — shine | 18 | Includes unclassified/outside loaded jōyō-jinmeiyō class |
| 正照 | まさてる | 正 — correct, justice · 照 — illuminate, shine | 18 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 正瑛 | まさてる | 正 — correct, justice · 瑛 — sparkle of jewelry, crystal | 17 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 正輝 | まさてる | 正 — correct, justice · 輝 — radiance, shine | 20 | 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 Masateru 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
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226 recorded spellings
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171 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · mixed records · limited referenceMasayoshi
170 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · mixed records · limited referenceMasaki
163 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · mixed records · limited referenceMasae
160 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · mixed records · limited referenceMasahiro
151 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · male · limited referenceMasanori
145 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceMasako
115 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · mixed records · limited referenceMasāki
105 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · male · limited referenceMasashi
100 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · male · limited referenceMasatoshi
83 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · mixed records · limited referenceMasayuki
77 recorded spellings
Explore →Shared-kanji relationships
Other names sharing kanji with Masateru
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
Masāki
光将政昌映晃正照
8 shared kanji · 57 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipMasamitsu
光将征政昌晃正照
8 shared kanji · 23 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipAkira
光将昌映晃正照輝
8 shared kanji · 15 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipTerumasa
光将政昌晃正照輝
8 shared kanji · 13 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipMasaki
将征政昌正輝
6 shared kanji · 72 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipMasami
光将征政昌正
6 shared kanji · 53 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipMasae
将征政昌映正
6 shared kanji · 44 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipAkimi
光昌映晃照輝
6 shared kanji · 29 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipYoshiaki
光昌映晃照輝
6 shared kanji · 23 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipShōkō
光将昌晃正照
6 shared kanji · 22 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipMitsumasa
光将征政昌正
6 shared kanji · 19 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipAkiko
光昌映晃照輝
6 shared kanji · 16 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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