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Japanese given name

Miho

みほ

Given-name classification varies across source records.

みほミホMiho
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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 spellings131

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows132

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Miho

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みほ

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formミホ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationMiho

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

Mora segmentationみ · ほ

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

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Meaning by written form

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

Kanji spellings10

character meanings available

Kana-only spellings2

no kanji meaning attached

InterpretationBy spelling

based on the exact written form

Kana-only spelling

みほ

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
みKana characterほKana character
Kana-only spelling

ミホ

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
ミKana characterホKana character
Mixed kanji and kana spelling

み保

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
みKana character保protect, guarantee, keep
Mixed kanji and kana spelling

み帆

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
みKana character帆sail
Mixed kanji and kana spelling

み穂

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
みKana character穂ear, ear (grain), head
Kanji spelling

三保

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
三three保protect, guarantee, keep
Kanji spelling

三峰

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
三three峰summit, peak
Kanji spelling

三歩

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
三three歩walk, counter for steps
Kanji spelling

三穂

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
三three穂ear, ear (grain), head
Kanji spelling

三穗

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
三three穗ear (of grain), head, crest (of wave)
Kanji spelling

三萌

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
三three萌show symptoms of, sprout, bud
Kanji spelling

云芳

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
云say芳perfume, balmy, favorable

Showing meaning context for the first 12 distinct written forms out of 132. 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 Miho 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 readings2

みほ · ミホ

Kanji-based spellings130

among the forms analyzed on this page

Kana characters2

in the primary dictionary reading

Morae2

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

Kana-only2

recorded spellings

1-kanji forms4

recorded spellings

2-kanji forms125

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms1

recorded spelling

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

みほ in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms131

133 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms17

17 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsfemale 128 · unspecified 5

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
みほMiho131133 source rowsfemale 128 · unspecified 5source rows · distinct forms: female 126 · unspecified 51717 source rows
みほMiho00 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 Miho

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 data130

6–30 strokes observed span

Median total strokes17

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms130

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms0

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution
ReadingRomanizationMoraeForms
みほMiho2132
Reading ambiguity

Can the same writing be read another way?

28 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 readings28

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading51

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set9

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

三峰
3 source-recorded readings
SanpōさんぽうMibuみぶMihoみほ · 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 Miho 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
帆sail23023006—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
穂ear, ear (grain), head220220015お, こう, のり, ほいJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
美beauty, beautiful22210019はる, よし, よしみ, りJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
歩walk, counter for steps16016008あ, ゆき, ゆみJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
実reality, truth, seed16160008ぐみ, さねJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
保protect, guarantee, keep12012009う, お, ぶ, もり +2Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
星star, spot, dot10010009—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
未un-, not yet, hitherto10100005—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
光ray, light770006あき, あきら, こお, てる +3Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
三three660003か, さ, さい, さえ +11Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
峰summit, peak6150010ぶ, ほJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
弥all the more, increasingly660008わたる, みつ, ひろ, よJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8

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

みほ

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Mihoみほ · this page
Characters in order
みKanaほKana
Exact written form

ミホ

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Mihoみほ
Characters in order
ミKanaホKana
Exact written form

み帆

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Mihoみほ · this page
Characters in order
みKana帆sail

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 132. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.

Corpus pattern

Kanji recurring across Miho 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.

帆sail23 of 132 analyzed forms穂ear, ear (grain), head22 of 132 analyzed forms美beauty, beautiful22 of 132 analyzed forms歩walk, counter for steps16 of 132 analyzed forms実reality, truth, seed16 of 132 analyzed forms保protect, guarantee, keep12 of 132 analyzed forms星star, spot, dot10 of 132 analyzed forms未un-, not yet, hitherto10 of 132 analyzed forms光ray, light7 of 132 analyzed forms三three6 of 132 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Miho

132 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading みほ. 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.

みほ

みほ · Miho

Katakana ミホMorae 2Strokes —

This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.

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ミホ

ミホ · Miho

Katakana ミホMorae 2Strokes —

This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.

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み帆

みほ · Miho

Katakana ミホMorae 2Strokes 6
帆sail
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Showing the first 80 spelling/reading records out of 132 loaded records for this reading group. The group contains 131 distinct written spellings.

Spelling comparator

Compare Miho 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
みほみほKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
ミホミホKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
み保みほ保 — protect, guarantee9All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
み帆みほ帆 — sail6All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
み穂みほ穂 — ear, ear (grain)15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
三保みほ三 — three · 保 — protect, guarantee12All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
三峰みほ三 — three · 峰 — summit, peak13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
三歩みほ三 — three · 歩 — walk, counter for steps11All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
三穂みほ三 — three · 穂 — ear, ear (grain)18All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
三穗みほ三 — three · 穗 — ear (of grain), head20All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
三萌みほ三 — three · 萌 — show symptoms of, sprout14All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
云芳みほ云 — say · 芳 — perfume, balmy11All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
仁歩みほ仁 — humanity, virtue · 歩 — walk, counter for steps12All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
光保みほ光 — ray, light · 保 — protect, guarantee15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
光峰みほ光 — ray, light · 峰 — summit, peak16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
光帆みほ光 — ray, light · 帆 — sail12All 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 Miho 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 みほ

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 · female · limited reference

Mihoko

62 recorded spellings

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Mihori

16 recorded spellings

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Mihona

15 recorded spellings

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Mihoe

10 recorded spellings

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Mihoshi

10 recorded spellings

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Mihoka

9 recorded spellings

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Mihono

9 recorded spellings

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Mihoro

9 recorded spellings

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Mihō

9 recorded spellings

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Mihoyo

4 recorded spellings

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Shared-kanji relationships

Other names sharing kanji with Miho

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

Mihoko

三保光実帆星未歩穂美

10 shared kanji · 56 matching source-recorded spellings

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Mizuho

三保光実帆星未歩穂美

10 shared kanji · 50 matching source-recorded spellings

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Mitsuho

三保光実帆星歩穂美

9 shared kanji · 20 matching source-recorded spellings

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Honami

保実帆星未歩穂美

8 shared kanji · 50 matching source-recorded spellings

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Mihori

保光実帆未歩穂美

8 shared kanji · 14 matching source-recorded spellings

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Mihona

保光実帆未歩穂美

8 shared kanji · 14 matching source-recorded spellings

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Mikiho

保光実帆未歩穂美

8 shared kanji · 9 matching source-recorded spellings

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Naomi

三保実帆未穂美

7 shared kanji · 91 matching source-recorded spellings

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Mio

三光実帆未穂美

7 shared kanji · 64 matching source-recorded spellings

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Shihomi

保実帆未歩穂美

7 shared kanji · 37 matching source-recorded spellings

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Michiho

三保実帆未穂美

7 shared kanji · 24 matching source-recorded spellings

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Misaho

三保実帆歩穂美

7 shared kanji · 18 matching source-recorded spellings

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Exact reading

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Mi / み

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帆 — sail

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穂 — ear, ear (grain)

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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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