Canonical reference record

JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context

Japanese given name

Osamu

オサム

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

おさむオサムOsamu

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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 spellings82

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows82

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Osamu

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おさむ

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formオサム

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationOsamu

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

Mora segmentationお · さ · む

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 Osamu 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 “Osamu”, 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

オサム

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

オKana characterサKana characterムKana character

Kana-only spelling

をさむ

Characters and loaded glosses

をKana characterさKana characterむKana character

Kanji spelling

一

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

一one, one radical (no.1)

Kanji spelling

乂

Characters and loaded glosses

乂mow, cut grass, subdue

Kanji spelling

乃

Characters and loaded glosses

乃from, possessive particle, whereupon

Kanji spelling

乱

Characters and loaded glosses

乱riot, war, disorder

Kanji spelling

了

Characters and loaded glosses

了complete, finish

Kanji spelling

京

Characters and loaded glosses

京capital, 10**16

Kanji spelling

伊

Characters and loaded glosses

伊Italy, that one

Kanji spelling

修

Characters and loaded glosses

修discipline, conduct oneself well, study

Kanji spelling

修武

Characters and loaded glosses

修discipline, conduct oneself well, study武warrior, military, chivalry

Kanji spelling

克

Characters and loaded glosses

克overcome, kindly, skillfully

Showing meaning context for the first 12 distinct written forms out of 82. 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 Osamu 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 readings3

おさむ · オサム · をさむ

Kanji-based spellings80

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-only2

recorded spellings

1-kanji forms68

recorded spellings

2-kanji forms9

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms3

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

おさむ in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms81

81 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms4

4 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsmale 1 · female 1 · unspecified 79

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact reading	Given-name evidence	Given-name labels	Surname evidence
おさむOsamu	8181 source rows	male 1 · female 1 · unspecified 79source rows · distinct forms: male 1 · female 1 · unspecified 79	44 source rows
をさむOsamu	11 source row	male 1source rows · distinct forms: male 1	00 source rows
おさむOsamu	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 Osamu 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
をさむ	をさむ	Wosamu

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.

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

Spelling anatomy

Corpus structure behind Osamu

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 data80

1–25 strokes observed span

Median total strokes12

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms73

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms7

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution

Reading	Romanization	Morae	Forms
おさむ	Osamu	3	81
をさむ	Osamu	3	1

Recurring first-position kanji

長long, leader3 forms 修discipline, conduct oneself well1 form 大large, big1 form 夫husband, man1 form 尾tail, end1 form 弼help1 form

Recurring final-position kanji

武warrior, military3 forms 虫insect, bug2 forms 寒cold1 form 成turn into, become1 form 修discipline, conduct oneself well1 form 夫husband, man1 form

One-character kanji forms

一one, one radical (no.1)1 form乂mow, cut grass1 form 乃from, possessive particle1 form 乱riot, war1 form 了complete, finish1 form 京capital, 10**161 form

Reading ambiguity

Can the same writing be read another way?

55 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 readings55

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading25

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set19

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

理

19 source-recorded readings

AyaあやOsamuおさむ · this pageKotohaことは Sadamuさだむ Satoshiさとし Satomiさとみ

一

17 source-recorded readings

Ichiいち Itsuいつ IruいるOsamuおさむ · this pageKazuかず Kazuhaかずは

克

17 source-recorded readings

IsoshiいそしOsamuおさむ · this pageKatsuかつ Katsueiかつえい Katsushiかつし Katsumiかつみ

成

11 source-recorded readings

AkiraあきらOsamuおさむ · this pageShigeruしげる Susumuすすむ Seiせい Sonそん

靖

11 source-recorded readings

Osamuおさむ · this pageKiyoshiきよし ShizukaしずかShizumuしずむShizukaしづか Seiせい

基

10 source-recorded readings

Osamuおさむ · this pageGiぎKiき HajimeはじめMingiみんぎMinkiみんき

紀

10 source-recorded readings

Osamuおさむ · this pageKanameかなめ Kinoきの Kotoこと Tadashiただし Tadasuただす

統

10 source-recorded readings

Osamuおさむ · this pageSubaruすばる SuharuすはるSumeruすめるTōとう Tōruとおる

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 Osamu 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
長	long, leader, superior	4	3	0	0	1	8	お, おしゃ, たかし, たけ +3	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
修	discipline, conduct oneself well, study	3	1	1	0	1	10	おき, なが, のぶ, おさむ	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
武	warrior, military, chivalry	3	0	3	0	0	8	う, お, たけし, たけん +1	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
佐	assistant, help	3	0	0	3	0	7	すけ	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
夫	husband, man	2	1	1	0	0	4	お, と, ゆう, よ	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
虫	insect, bug, temper	2	0	2	0	0	6	む	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
成	turn into, become, get	2	0	1	0	1	6	あき, あきら, しげ, そん +9	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
治	reign, be at peace, calm down	2	1	0	0	1	8	し, ぢ, はり, はる +1	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
一	one, one radical (no.1)	1	0	0	0	1	1	かず, い, いっ, いる +7	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
乂	mow, cut grass, subdue	1	0	0	0	1	2	—	Unclassified in the loaded KANJIDIC grade field
乃	from, possessive particle, whereupon	1	0	0	0	1	2	おさむ, お, のり	Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
乱	riot, war, disorder	1	0	0	0	1	7	ら	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6

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

オサム

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Osamuおさむ · this page

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オKanaサKanaムKana

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をさむ

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Osamuをさむ · this page

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をKanaさKanaむKana

Exact written form

一

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Ichiいち Itsuいつ IruいるOsamuおさむ · this pageKazuかず Kazuhaかずは Kokoroこころ Susumuすすむ

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一one, one radical (no.1)

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乂

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Osamuおさむ · this page

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乂mow, cut grass

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乃

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

ImashiいましOsamuおさむ · this pageNaiない Noriのり

Characters in order

乃from, possessive particle

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乱

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Osamuおさむ · this pageRanらん

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乱riot, war

Exact written form

了

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

AkiraあきらOsamuおさむ · this pageOwariおわり Satoshiさとし Satoruさとる Tōruとおる Rioりお Ryōりょう

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了complete, finish

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京

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Osamuおさむ · this pageKyōきょう Keiけい Takashiたかし Chikaちか Misatoみさと Miyaみや Miyakoみやこ

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京capital, 10**16

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伊

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Osamuおさむ · this pageTadashiただし

Characters in order

伊Italy, that one

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修

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

OsamiおさみOsamuおさむ · this pageOsameおさめ Kazaruかざる Shūしゅう TadashiただしNakashiなかしYoshimiよしみ

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修discipline, conduct oneself well

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 82. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.

Corpus pattern

Kanji recurring across Osamu 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.

長long, leader, superior4 of 82 analyzed forms 修discipline, conduct oneself well, study3 of 82 analyzed forms 武warrior, military, chivalry3 of 82 analyzed forms 佐assistant, help3 of 82 analyzed forms 夫husband, man2 of 82 analyzed forms 虫insect, bug, temper2 of 82 analyzed forms 成turn into, become, get2 of 82 analyzed forms 治reign, be at peace, calm down2 of 82 analyzed forms

Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Osamu

81 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading おさむ. 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.

オサム

オサム · Osamu

Katakana オサムMorae 3Strokes —

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

Character-set checkKana spelling

Osamu

Extended source depth

How to read Osamu

What can Osamu mean?

オサム

をさむ

一

乂

乃

乱

了

京

伊

修

修武

克

How to read these meanings

How Osamu is represented

How this reading is classified in the source corpus

Source-supplied text attached to Osamu records

Corpus structure behind Osamu

Can the same writing be read another way?

How recurring characters function across Osamu spellings

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

オサム

をさむ

一

乂

乃

乱

了

京

伊

修

Kanji recurring across Osamu spellings

Explore written forms of Osamu

オサム

をさむ

一

乂

乃

乱

了

京

伊

修

修武

克

制

収

司

基

墾

士

大寒

夫佐武

守

宰

就

尹

尾佐虫

平

弼成

御

徴

徹

惣

成

拾

振

摂

收

攻

教

敦

整

敷

斂

於修

易