group-level written forms
Canonical reference record
JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context
Japanese given name
Masuyo
ますよ
Given-name classification varies across source records.
ますよマスヨMasuyo
Reference coverageDistinct recorded spellings17 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 Masuyo
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: Masuyo. 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 Masuyo 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 “Masuyo”, this page explains each recorded spelling separately.
character meanings available
no kanji meaning attached
based on the exact written form
Kana-only spelling
ますよ
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すKana characterよKana character
Kana-only spelling
マスヨ
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スKana characterヨKana character
Mixed kanji and kana spelling
マス代
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
万す代
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
万寸世
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
万寿代
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
培代
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
多代
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
尚代
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
Mixed kanji and kana spelling
満す代
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
満寿代
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
満彗世
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 Masuyo 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.
ますよ · マスヨ · マスよ
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 spelling
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.
ますよ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ますよMasuyo | 1718 source rows | female 15 · unspecified 3source rows · distinct forms: female 15 · unspecified 3 | 00 source rows |
| ますよMasuyo | 00 source rows | —source rows · distinct forms: — | 00 source rows |
| ますよMasuyo | 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 Masuyo
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.
5–28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ますよ | Masuyo | 3 | 18 |
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?
4 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
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 Masuyo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 代 | substitute, change, convert | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | す | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3 |
| 寿 | longevity, congratulations, one's natural life | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | かず, じ, じゅう, すっ +9 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 万 | ten thousand, 10,000 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | かず, ま, ゆる | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2 |
| 世 | generation, world, society | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | とし, ゆ, ゆき | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3 |
| 満 | full, fullness, enough | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ま, みち, みつ, みつる | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 益 | benefit, gain, profit | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | まし, ます | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5 |
| 寸 | measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | す, みき | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6 |
| 培 | cultivate, foster | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | — | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 多 | many, frequent, much | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2 |
| 尚 | esteem, furthermore, still | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | たか, たかし, ないし, なり +2 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 彗 | comet, broom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | とし | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9 |
| 真 | true, reality, Buddhist sect | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | さな, さね, ただ, ただし +11 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3 |
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
ますよ
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Masuyoますよ · this page
Characters in order
まKanaすKanaよKana
Exact written form
マスヨ
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Masuyoますよ
Characters in order
マKanaスKanaヨKana
Exact written form
マス代
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Masuyoますよ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
万す代
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Masuyoますよ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
万寸世
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Masuyoますよ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
万寿代
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Masuyoますよ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
培代
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Masuyoますよ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
多代
Characters in order
Exact written form
尚代
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Characters in order
Exact written form
満す代
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Masuyoますよ · 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 Masuyo 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.
代substitute, change, convert13 of 18 analyzed forms寿longevity, congratulations, one's natural life5 of 18 analyzed forms万ten thousand, 10,0003 of 18 analyzed forms世generation, world, society3 of 18 analyzed forms満full, fullness, enough3 of 18 analyzed forms益benefit, gain, profit2 of 18 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing
Explore written forms of Masuyo
18 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading ますよ. 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.
ますよ
ますよ · Masuyo
This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.
Character-set checkKana spelling
マスヨ
マスヨ · Masuyo
This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.
Character-set checkKana spelling
マス代
マスよ · Masuyo
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
万す代
ますよ · Masuyo
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
万寸世
ますよ · Masuyo
万ten thousand, 10,000寸measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little, small世generation, world, society, public
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
万寿代
ますよ · Masuyo
万ten thousand, 10,000寿longevity, congratulations, one's natural life代substitute, change, convert, replace
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
培代
ますよ · Masuyo
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
多代
ますよ · Masuyo
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.
尚代
ますよ · Masuyo
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.
満す代
ますよ · Masuyo
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
満寿代
ますよ · Masuyo
満full, fullness, enough, satisfy寿longevity, congratulations, one's natural life代substitute, change, convert, replace
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
満彗世
ますよ · Masuyo
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
益世
ますよ · Masuyo
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
益代
ますよ · Masuyo
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.
真寿代
ますよ · Masuyo
真true, reality, Buddhist sect寿longevity, congratulations, one's natural life代substitute, change, convert, replace
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
祐代
ますよ · Masuyo
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.
茉寿代
ますよ · Masuyo
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
麻寿代
ますよ · Masuyo
麻hemp, flax, numb寿longevity, congratulations, one's natural life代substitute, change, convert, replace
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Spelling comparator
Compare Masuyo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ますよ | ますよ | Kana-only spelling | — | Kana spelling |
| マスヨ | マスヨ | Kana-only spelling | — | Kana spelling |
| マス代 | マスよ | 代 — substitute, change | 5 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 万す代 | ますよ | 万 — ten thousand, 10,000 · 代 — substitute, change | 8 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 万寸世 | ますよ | 万 — ten thousand, 10,000 · 寸 — measurement, tenth of a shaku · 世 — generation, world | 11 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 万寿代 | ますよ | 万 — ten thousand, 10,000 · 寿 — longevity, congratulations · 代 — substitute, change | 15 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 培代 | ますよ | 培 — cultivate, foster · 代 — substitute, change | 16 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 多代 | ますよ | 多 — many, frequent · 代 — substitute, change | 11 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 尚代 | ますよ | 尚 — esteem, furthermore · 代 — substitute, change | 13 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 満す代 | ますよ | 満 — full, fullness · 代 — substitute, change | 17 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 満寿代 | ますよ | 満 — full, fullness · 寿 — longevity, congratulations · 代 — substitute, change | 24 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 満彗世 | ますよ | 満 — full, fullness · 彗 — comet, broom · 世 — generation, world | 28 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 益世 | ますよ | 益 — benefit, gain · 世 — generation, world | 15 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 益代 | ますよ | 益 — benefit, gain · 代 — substitute, change | 15 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 真寿代 | ますよ | 真 — true, reality · 寿 — longevity, congratulations · 代 — substitute, change | 22 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 祐代 | ますよ | 祐 — help · 代 — substitute, change | 15 | 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 Masuyo 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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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.
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8 recorded spellings
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7 recorded spellings
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7 recorded spellings
Explore →Shared-kanji relationships
Other names sharing kanji with Masuyo
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
Masumi
万寸寿尚満益
6 shared kanji · 62 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipMasayo
万世代尚満益
6 shared kanji · 57 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipMasuo
万培寸寿満益
6 shared kanji · 29 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipMasuko
万寸寿尚満益
6 shared kanji · 16 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipKazuyo
万世代多寿
5 shared kanji · 40 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipYoshimi
世代寿尚満
5 shared kanji · 12 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipYoshiko
世代寿尚益
5 shared kanji · 12 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipMasuho
万寸寿満益
5 shared kanji · 4 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipTakayo
世代多尚
4 shared kanji · 48 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipMitsuyo
万世代満
4 shared kanji · 37 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipHisayo
世代寿尚
4 shared kanji · 29 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipMayo
万世代満
4 shared kanji · 21 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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