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Japanese given name

Masayuki

万佐行

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

まさゆきマサユキMasayuki
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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 spellings77

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows77

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Masayuki

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まさゆき

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formマサユキ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationMasayuki

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

Mora segmentationま · さ · ゆ · き

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 Masayuki 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 “Masayuki”, 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

仁之

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之of, this
Kanji spelling

修之

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
修discipline, conduct oneself well, study之of, this
Kanji spelling

優之

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之of, this
Kanji spelling

允亨

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亨pass through, go smoothly
Kanji spelling

允有己

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有possess, have, exist己self
Kanji spelling

允行

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行going, journey, carry out
Kanji spelling

全之

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之of, this
Kanji spelling

公之

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
公public, prince, official之of, this
Kanji spelling

公千

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
公public, prince, official千thousand
Kanji spelling

公敬

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
公public, prince, official敬awe, respect, honor
Kanji spelling

勝之

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
勝victory, win, prevail之of, this

Showing meaning context for the first 12 distinct written forms out of 77. 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 Masayuki 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

まさゆき

Kanji-based spellings77

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 forms73

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms4

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

まさゆき in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms77

77 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms2

2 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsmale 11 · female 2 · unspecified 64

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
まさゆきMasayuki7777 source rowsmale 11 · female 2 · unspecified 64source rows · distinct forms: male 11 · female 2 · unspecified 6422 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 Masayuki

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 data77

7–29 strokes observed span

Median total strokes15

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms75

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms2

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution
ReadingRomanizationMoraeForms
まさゆきMasayuki477
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
昌由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?

49 of 77 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 checked77

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings49

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading28

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set21

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 Masayuki 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
之of, this21021003ゆき, いたる, あき, つな +5Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
行going, journey, carry out15015006いく, なみ, なめ, みち +2Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
正correct, justice, righteous13130005おお, くに, ま, まさし +1Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
幸happiness, blessing, fortune10010008こ, さき, さし, さっ +6Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
昌prosperous, bright, clear990008まさ, まさし, よし, あき +4Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
雅gracious, elegant, graceful7700013う, お, か, ただし +4Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
将leader, commander, general6510010かつ, かつり, すすむ, たか +1Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
政politics, government550009ただ, まさJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
敬awe, respect, honor4130012け, たか, たかし, たけ +5Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
志intention, plan, resolve404007じん, べ, べし, ゆきJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
真true, reality, Buddhist sect4400010さな, さね, ただ, ただし +11Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
允license, sincerity, permit330004まこと, のぶ, まさ, みつ +4Jinmeiyō · 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

仁之

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
KimiyukiきみゆきNoriyukiのりゆきHitoshiひとしHitoyukiひとゆきMasayukiまさゆき · this page
Characters in order
仁humanity, virtue之of, this
Other public forms containing the same contiguous sequence
仁之介Given name · Jinnosuke · じんのすけ仁之助Given name · Jinnosuke · じんのすけ仁之輔Given name · Jinnosuke · じんのすけ

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

Exact written form

修之

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
OsayukiおさゆきShūshiしゅうしHisayukiひさゆきMasayukiまさゆき · this pageYasuyukiやすゆきYoshiyukiよしゆき
Characters in order
修discipline, conduct oneself well之of, this
Other public forms containing the same contiguous sequence
修之助Given name · Shūnosuke · しゅうのすけ修之輔Given name · Shūnosuke · しゅうのすけ

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

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 77. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.

Corpus pattern

Kanji recurring across Masayuki 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.

之of, this21 of 77 analyzed forms行going, journey, carry out15 of 77 analyzed forms正correct, justice, righteous13 of 77 analyzed forms幸happiness, blessing, fortune10 of 77 analyzed forms昌prosperous, bright, clear9 of 77 analyzed forms雅gracious, elegant, graceful7 of 77 analyzed forms将leader, commander, general6 of 77 analyzed forms政politics, government5 of 77 analyzed forms敬awe, respect, honor4 of 77 analyzed forms志intention, plan, resolve4 of 77 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Masayuki

77 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading まさゆき. 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.

Spelling comparator

Compare Masayuki 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
万佐行まさゆき万 — ten thousand, 10,000 · 佐 — assistant, help · 行 — going, journey16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
仁之まさゆき仁 — humanity, virtue · 之 — of, this7All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
修之まさゆき修 — discipline, conduct oneself well · 之 — of, this13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
優之まさゆき優 — tenderness, excel · 之 — of, this20All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
允亨まさゆき允 — license, sincerity · 亨 — pass through, go smoothly11All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
允有己まさゆき允 — license, sincerity · 有 — possess, have · 己 — self13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
允行まさゆき允 — license, sincerity · 行 — going, journey10All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
全之まさゆき全 — whole, entire · 之 — of, this9All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
公之まさゆき公 — public, prince · 之 — of, this7All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
公千まさゆき公 — public, prince · 千 — thousand7All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
公敬まさゆき公 — public, prince · 敬 — awe, respect16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
勝之まさゆき勝 — victory, win · 之 — of, this15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
勝幸まさゆき勝 — victory, win · 幸 — happiness, blessing20All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
勝行まさゆき勝 — victory, win · 行 — going, journey18All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
匡行まさゆき匡 — correct, save · 行 — going, journey12All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
均先まさゆき均 — level, average · 先 — before, ahead13All 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 Masayuki 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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Masahiro

151 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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Masayo

73 recorded spellings

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Shared-kanji relationships

Other names sharing kanji with Masayuki

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

Masayoshi

之将志政敬昌正雅

8 shared kanji · 113 matching source-recorded spellings

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Yukio

之将幸志政敬正行

8 shared kanji · 34 matching source-recorded spellings

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Masanori

之将政敬昌正雅

7 shared kanji · 89 matching source-recorded spellings

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Yoshimasa

之将政敬昌正雅

7 shared kanji · 69 matching source-recorded spellings

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Masashi

之将志政昌正雅

7 shared kanji · 62 matching source-recorded spellings

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Masatoshi

将志政敬昌正雅

7 shared kanji · 50 matching source-recorded spellings

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Tadashi

之将志政昌正雅

7 shared kanji · 26 matching source-recorded spellings

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Takamasa

将政敬昌正行雅

7 shared kanji · 24 matching source-recorded spellings

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Tadayuki

之幸志敬正行雅

7 shared kanji · 17 matching source-recorded spellings

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Yukimasa

之幸志政昌正行

7 shared kanji · 14 matching source-recorded spellings

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Yoshiyuki

之幸志敬昌行

6 shared kanji · 98 matching source-recorded spellings

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Masaki

将幸政昌正雅

6 shared kanji · 84 matching source-recorded spellings

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Exact reading

Search まさゆき

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Ma / ま

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之 — of, this

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行 — going, journey

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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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