group-level written forms
Canonical reference record
JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context
Reference coverageDistinct recorded spellings26 Source spelling/reading rows26 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 Sadayoshi
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: Sadayoshi. Personal spelling and true vowel boundaries can differ.
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 Sadayoshi 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 “Sadayoshi”, this page explains each recorded spelling separately.
character meanings available
no kanji meaning attached
based on the exact written form
Kanji spelling
定佳
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
定吉
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
定善
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
定喜
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
定好
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
定幹
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
定由
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
定美
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
Kanji spelling
定義
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
定良
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
定謙
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
幀義
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 26. 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 Sadayoshi 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.
さだよし
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
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.
さだよし in the imported JMnedict corpus
26 source spelling/reading rows
5 source spelling/reading rows
row counts carrying each JMnedict source label
| Exact reading | Given-name evidence | Given-name labels | Surname evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| さだよしSadayoshi | 2626 source rows | male 26source rows · distinct forms: male 26 | 55 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 Sadayoshi
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.
13–25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| さだよし | Sadayoshi | 4 | 26 |
Reading ambiguity
Can the same writing be read another way?
11 of 26 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
貞幹
5 source-recorded readings
貞美
定吉
3 source-recorded readings
定謙
3 source-recorded readings
貞吉
3 source-recorded readings
定喜
2 source-recorded readings
SadakiさだきSadayoshiさだよし · this page
定好
2 source-recorded readings
Sadayoshiさだよし · this pageTeikōていこう
定美
2 source-recorded readings
SadamiさだみSadayoshiさだよし · 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 Sadayoshi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 貞 | upright, chastity, constancy | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | さざ, ただし, りょう | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 定 | determine, fix, establish | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | さた | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3 |
| 義 | righteousness, justice, morality | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | ただし, ちか, のり, よし | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5 |
| 吉 | good luck, joy, congratulations | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | え, き, きっ, きる +3 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 善 | virtuous, good, goodness | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | たる, よし | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6 |
| 喜 | rejoice, take pleasure in | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | あき, きゅ, のぶ, ゆき +1 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5 |
| 幹 | tree trunk, main part, talent | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | つよし, まさ, もと, えだ +9 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5 |
| 美 | beauty, beautiful | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | はる, よし, よしみ, り | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3 |
| 良 | good, pleasing, skilled | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | じ, なが, まこと, よし +3 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 祥 | good luck | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | — | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 10 |
| 佳 | excellent, beautiful, good | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | けい, よし | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 好 | fond, pleasing, like something | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | こ, たか, とし, よし | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
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
定佳
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Sadayoshiさだよし · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
定吉
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Characters in order
Exact written form
定善
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Sadayoshiさだよし · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
定喜
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
SadakiさだきSadayoshiさだよし · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
定好
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Sadayoshiさだよし · this pageTeikōていこう
Characters in order
Exact written form
定幹
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Sadayoshiさだよし · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
定由
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Sadayoshiさだよし · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
定美
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
SadamiさだみSadayoshiさだよし · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
定義
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Sadayoshiさだよし · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
定良
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Sadayoshiさだよし · this page
Characters in order
Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 26. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.
Corpus pattern
Kanji recurring across Sadayoshi 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.
貞upright, chastity, constancy12 of 26 analyzed forms定determine, fix, establish11 of 26 analyzed forms義righteousness, justice, morality4 of 26 analyzed forms吉good luck, joy, congratulations2 of 26 analyzed forms善virtuous, good, goodness2 of 26 analyzed forms喜rejoice, take pleasure in2 of 26 analyzed forms幹tree trunk, main part, talent2 of 26 analyzed forms美beauty, beautiful2 of 26 analyzed forms良good, pleasing, skilled2 of 26 analyzed forms祥good luck2 of 26 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing
Explore written forms of Sadayoshi
26 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading さだよし. 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.
定佳
さだよし · Sadayoshi
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定吉
さだよし · Sadayoshi
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.
定善
さだよし · Sadayoshi
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定喜
さだよし · Sadayoshi
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.
定好
さだよし · Sadayoshi
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.
定幹
さだよし · Sadayoshi
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定由
さだよし · Sadayoshi
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定美
さだよし · Sadayoshi
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Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
定義
さだよし · Sadayoshi
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定良
さだよし · Sadayoshi
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定謙
さだよし · Sadayoshi
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.
幀義
さだよし · Sadayoshi
Character-set checkContains at least one kanji outside the loaded jōyō/jinmeiyō classification
忠義
さだよし · Sadayoshi
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.
禎祥
さだよし · Sadayoshi
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
貞吉
さだよし · Sadayoshi
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.
貞善
さだよし · Sadayoshi
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貞喜
さだよし · Sadayoshi
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貞嘉
さだよし · Sadayoshi
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貞宜
さだよし · Sadayoshi
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貞幹
さだよし · Sadayoshi
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.
貞敬
さだよし · Sadayoshi
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.
貞祥
さだよし · Sadayoshi
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
貞美
さだよし · Sadayoshi
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.
貞義
さだよし · Sadayoshi
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
貞良
さだよし · Sadayoshi
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
貞芳
さだよし · Sadayoshi
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Spelling comparator
Compare Sadayoshi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 定佳 | さだよし | 定 — determine, fix · 佳 — excellent, beautiful | 16 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 定吉 | さだよし | 定 — determine, fix · 吉 — good luck, joy | 14 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 定善 | さだよし | 定 — determine, fix · 善 — virtuous, good | 20 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 定喜 | さだよし | 定 — determine, fix · 喜 — rejoice, take pleasure in | 20 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 定好 | さだよし | 定 — determine, fix · 好 — fond, pleasing | 14 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 定幹 | さだよし | 定 — determine, fix · 幹 — tree trunk, main part | 21 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 定由 | さだよし | 定 — determine, fix · 由 — wherefore, a reason | 13 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 定美 | さだよし | 定 — determine, fix · 美 — beauty, beautiful | 17 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 定義 | さだよし | 定 — determine, fix · 義 — righteousness, justice | 21 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 定良 | さだよし | 定 — determine, fix · 良 — good, pleasing | 15 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 定謙 | さだよし | 定 — determine, fix · 謙 — self-effacing, humble oneself | 25 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 幀義 | さだよし | 幀 — making books or scrolls · 義 — righteousness, justice | 25 | Includes unclassified/outside loaded jōyō-jinmeiyō class |
| 忠義 | さだよし | 忠 — loyalty, fidelity · 義 — righteousness, justice | 21 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 禎祥 | さだよし | 禎 · 祥 — good luck | 25 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 貞吉 | さだよし | 貞 — upright, chastity · 吉 — good luck, joy | 15 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 貞善 | さだよし | 貞 — upright, chastity · 善 — virtuous, good | 21 | 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 Sadayoshi 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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21 recorded spellings
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20 recorded spellings
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16 recorded spellings
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16 recorded spellings
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14 recorded spellings
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12 recorded spellings
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12 recorded spellings
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10 recorded spellings
Explore →Shared-kanji relationships
Other names sharing kanji with Sadayoshi
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
Yoshihiro
吉善喜幹祥美義良
8 shared kanji · 81 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipYoshie
吉善喜祥美義良貞
8 shared kanji · 61 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipYoshiki
吉善喜幹祥美義良
8 shared kanji · 50 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipYoshio
吉善喜幹祥美義良
8 shared kanji · 48 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipTakayoshi
吉善喜幹祥美義良
8 shared kanji · 47 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipHiroyoshi
吉善喜幹祥美義良
8 shared kanji · 44 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipYoshimasa
吉善喜幹祥美義良
8 shared kanji · 35 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipNobuyoshi
吉善喜幹祥美義良
8 shared kanji · 33 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipKazuyoshi
吉善喜幹祥美義良
8 shared kanji · 28 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipYoshiyasu
吉善喜定祥美義良
8 shared kanji · 24 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipYoshiko
吉善喜祥美義良貞
8 shared kanji · 20 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipTadayoshi
吉善喜幹美義良貞
8 shared kanji · 19 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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