Canonical reference record

JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context

Japanese given name

Naomi

なおみ

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

なおみナオミNaomi

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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 spellings147

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows150

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Naomi

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なおみ

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formナオミ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationNaomi

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

Mora segmentationな · お · み

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 Naomi 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 “Naomi”, this page explains each recorded spelling separately.

Kanji spellings8

character meanings available

Kana-only spellings4

no kanji meaning attached

InterpretationBy spelling

based on the exact written form

Kana-only spelling

なおみ

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

なKana characterおKana characterみKana character

Kana-only spelling

ナオミ

Characters and loaded glosses

ナKana characterオKana characterミKana character

Mixed kanji and kana spelling

なお実

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

なKana characterおKana character実reality, truth, seed

Mixed kanji and kana spelling

なお美

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

なKana characterおKana character美beauty, beautiful

Kana-only spelling

ナヲミ

Characters and loaded glosses

ナKana characterヲKana characterミKana character

Kana-only spelling

なをみ

Characters and loaded glosses

なKana characterをKana characterみKana character

Mixed kanji and kana spelling

なを実

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

なKana characterをKana character実reality, truth, seed

Mixed kanji and kana spelling

なを美

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

なKana characterをKana character美beauty, beautiful

Kanji spelling

七央美

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

七seven央center, middle美beauty, beautiful

Kanji spelling

七小未

Characters and loaded glosses

七seven小little, small未un-, not yet, hitherto

Kanji spelling

七生

Characters and loaded glosses

七seven生life, genuine, birth

Kanji spelling

七男実

Characters and loaded glosses

七seven男male実reality, truth, seed

Showing meaning context for the first 12 distinct written forms out of 149. 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 Naomi 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 readings4

なおみ · なをみ · ナオミ · ナヲミ

Kanji-based spellings145

among the forms analyzed on this page

Kana characters3

in the primary dictionary reading

Morae3

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

Kana-only4

recorded spellings

1-kanji forms7

recorded spellings

2-kanji forms65

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms73

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

なおみ in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms145

147 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms4

4 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsmale 1 · female 130 · unspecified 16

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact reading	Given-name evidence	Given-name labels	Surname evidence
なおみNaomi	145147 source rows	male 1 · female 130 · unspecified 16source rows · distinct forms: male 1 · female 129 · unspecified 16	44 source rows
なをみNaomi	23 source rows	female 3source rows · distinct forms: female 2	00 source rows
なをみNaomi	00 source rows	—source rows · distinct forms: —	00 source rows
なおみNaomi	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.

JMnedict source text

Source-supplied text attached to Naomi records

JMnedict can attach trans_det text to a name-classification block. This may be a Latin spelling, label or descriptor. It is shown only when it adds information beyond this site’s generated romanization.

Written form	Source reading	JMnedict source text
ナヲミ	なをみ	Nawomi
なをみ	なをみ	Nawomi
なを実	なをみ	Nawomi
なを美	なおみ	Nawomi

Meaning boundary: this is text supplied by JMnedict for the associated name-classification block. It is not an inferred kanji meaning, a translation of the written characters as a whole, proof of a person’s preferred Latin spelling, or evidence of popularity.

150 source-text items were omitted because they are equivalent to the generated romanization and would add no distinct information.

Spelling anatomy

Corpus structure behind Naomi

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 data145

7–38 strokes observed span

Median total strokes20

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms143

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms2

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution

Reading	Romanization	Morae	Forms
なおみ	Naomi	3	146
なをみ	Naomi	3	3

Recurring first-position kanji

奈Nara, what?38 forms直straightaway, honesty24 forms 菜vegetable, side dish17 forms 尚esteem, furthermore15 forms 南south6 forms 那what?6 forms

Recurring final-position kanji

美beauty, beautiful55 forms 実reality, truth24 forms 未un-, not yet8 forms 海Kanji6 forms 生life, genuine5 forms 巳sign of the snake or serpent, 9-11AM5 forms

One-character kanji forms

直straightaway, honesty1 form 矗luxuriance1 form

Recurring adjacent kanji sequences

奈緒8 analyzed forms 緒美5 analyzed forms 央美4 analyzed forms 保美4 analyzed forms 穂実4 analyzed forms 穂美4 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?

21 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 readings21

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading57

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set14

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

尚子

14 source-recorded readings

Sachikoさちこ Jōkoじょうこ Shōkoしょうこ Takakoたかこ Takaneたかね Naokoなおこ

尚文

7 source-recorded readings

Takabumiたかぶみ TakafumiたかふみNaobumiなおぶみNaofumiなおふみNaomiなおみ · this pageHisabumiひさぶみ

七生

6 source-recorded readings

NaoeなおえNaomiなおみ · this pageNanaoななお Nanaseななせ Nanamiななみ Nanaoななを

保美

6 source-recorded readings

TomomiともみNaomiなおみ · this pageHonomiほのみ Homiほみ Yasumiやすみ Yasuyoshiやすよし

二美

5 source-recorded readings

TsugumiつぐみNaomiなおみ · this pageNimiにみFutamiふたみ Fumiふみ

修美

4 source-recorded readings

Osamiおさみ Shūmiしゅうみ TomomiともみNaomiなおみ · this page

奈生

4 source-recorded readings

NaoなおNaomiなおみ · this pageNanaなな Namiなみ

奈緒美

4 source-recorded readings

NaokoなおこNaomiなおみ · this pageNahomiなほみYaomiやおみ

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 Naomi 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
美	beauty, beautiful	55	0	55	0	0	9	はる, よし, よしみ, り	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
奈	Nara, what?	38	38	0	0	0	8	—	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
直	straightaway, honesty, frankness	25	24	0	0	1	8	すぐ, なお, のう, のお	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
実	reality, truth, seed	24	0	24	0	0	8	ぐみ, さね	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
菜	vegetable, side dish, greens	17	17	0	0	0	11	よう	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
尚	esteem, furthermore, still	15	15	0	0	0	8	たか, たかし, ないし, なり +2	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
生	life, genuine, birth	13	0	5	8	0	5	あさ, いき, いく, いけ +21	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
緒	thong, beginning, inception	13	0	0	13	0	14	ほ	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
央	center, middle	9	0	0	9	0	5	あきら, え, お, さと +6	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
穂	ear, ear (grain), head	9	0	0	9	0	15	お, こう, のり, ほい	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
未	un-, not yet, hitherto	8	0	8	0	0	5	—	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
保	protect, guarantee, keep	7	1	0	6	0	9	う, お, ぶ, もり +2	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5

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

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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

なおみ

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Naomiなおみ · this page

Characters in order

なKanaおKanaみKana

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ナオミ

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Naomiなおみ

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ナKanaオKanaミKana

Exact written form

なお実

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Naomiなおみ · this page

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なKanaおKana実reality, truth

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なお美

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Naomiなおみ · this page

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なKanaおKana美beauty, beautiful

Exact written form

ナヲミ

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Naomiなをみ

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ナKanaヲKanaミKana

Exact written form

なをみ

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Naomiなをみ · this page

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なKanaをKanaみKana

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なを実

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Naomiなをみ · this page

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なKanaをKana実reality, truth

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なを美

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Naomiなおみ · this page

Characters in order

なKanaをKana美beauty, beautiful

Exact written form

七央美

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Naomiなおみ · this page

Characters in order

七seven央center, middle美beauty, beautiful

Exact written form

七小未

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Naomiなおみ · this page

Characters in order

七seven小little, small未un-, not yet

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 149. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.

Corpus pattern

Kanji recurring across Naomi 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.

美beauty, beautiful55 of 149 analyzed forms 奈Nara, what?38 of 149 analyzed forms直straightaway, honesty, frankness25 of 149 analyzed forms 実reality, truth, seed24 of 149 analyzed forms 菜vegetable, side dish, greens17 of 149 analyzed forms 尚esteem, furthermore, still15 of 149 analyzed forms 生life, genuine, birth13 of 149 analyzed forms 緒thong, beginning, inception13 of 149 analyzed forms 央center, middle9 of 149 analyzed forms 穂ear, ear (grain), head9 of 149 analyzed forms

Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Naomi

146 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading なおみ. 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.

なおみ

なおみ · Naomi

Katakana ナオミMorae 3Strokes —

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

Character-set checkKana spelling

Naomi

Extended source depth

How to read Naomi

What can Naomi mean?

なおみ

ナオミ

なお実

なお美

ナヲミ

なをみ

なを実

なを美

七央美

七小未

七生

七男実

How to read these meanings

How Naomi is represented

How this reading is classified in the source corpus

Source-supplied text attached to Naomi records

Corpus structure behind Naomi

Can the same writing be read another way?

How recurring characters function across Naomi spellings

Move from a spelling to its readings, characters and literal sequence context

なおみ

ナオミ

なお実

なお美

ナヲミ

なをみ

なを実

なを美

七央美

七小未

Kanji recurring across Naomi spellings

Explore written forms of Naomi

なおみ

ナオミ

なお実

なお美

ナヲミ

なをみ

なを実

なを美

七央美

七小未

七生

七男実

七男美

二美

保美

修己

修生

修美

南保実

南保美

南欧実

南欧海

南欧美

南王海

名保実

名保美

名穂実

名穂美

向美

君美

奈乙実

奈乙美

奈保弥

奈保美

奈央実

奈央未

奈央海

奈央美

奈寛弥

奈帆海

奈於美

奈桜美

奈生

奈生実