group-level written forms
Canonical reference record
JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context
Japanese given name
Sai
さい
Given-name classification varies across source records.
さいサイSai
Reference coverageDistinct recorded spellings29 Source spelling/reading rows30 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 Sai
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: Sai. Personal spelling and true vowel boundaries can differ.
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 Sai 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 “Sai”, this page explains each recorded spelling separately.
character meanings available
no kanji meaning attached
based on the exact written form
Kana-only spelling
さい
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
さKana characterいKana character
Kana-only spelling
サイ
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
サKana characterイKana character
Kanji spelling
佐惟
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
佐為
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
咲
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
咲衣
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
宰
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
彩
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
彩生
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
彩郁
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
才
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
斎
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 30. 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 Sai 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.
さい · サイ
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 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.
さい in the imported JMnedict corpus
30 source spelling/reading rows
25 source spelling/reading rows
row counts carrying each JMnedict source label
| Exact reading | Given-name evidence | Given-name labels | Surname evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| さいSai | 2930 source rows | female 27 · unspecified 3source rows · distinct forms: female 26 · unspecified 3 | 2525 source rows |
| さいSai | 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 Sai 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 |
|---|---|---|
| サイ | さい | Si |
| サイ | さい | Sy |
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.
30 source-text items were omitted because they are equivalent to the generated romanization and would add no distinct information.
Spelling anatomy
Corpus structure behind Sai
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.
3–27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| さい | Sai | 2 | 30 |
Reading ambiguity
Can the same writing be read another way?
19 of 30 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
彩
彩生
咲
斎
4 source-recorded readings
沙依
済
紗衣
咲衣
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 Sai 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 颯 | sudden, quick, sound of the wind | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | — | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9 |
| 衣 | garment, clothes, dressing | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 沙 | sand | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 紗 | gauze, gossamer | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | たえ, すず | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9 |
| 彩 | coloring, paint, makeup | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | あや, さ, さえ, つや | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 佐 | assistant, help | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | すけ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 咲 | blossom, bloom | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | さ, さき | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 生 | life, genuine, birth | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | あさ, いき, いく, いけ +21 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1 |
| 伊 | Italy, that one | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | これ, ただ, よし, いと +1 | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9 |
| 依 | reliant, depend on, consequently | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | よ, より | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 威 | intimidate, dignity, majesty | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | いさ, たけ, たけし | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 惟 | consider, reflect, think | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | ただ, よし, のぶ | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9 |
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
さい
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Saiさい · this page
Characters in order
さKanaいKana
Exact written form
サイ
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Saiさい
Characters in order
サKanaイKana
Exact written form
佐惟
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Saiさい · this page
Characters in order
Other public forms containing the same contiguous sequence
The exact sequence 佐惟 appears contiguously inside these other source-recorded forms.
Exact written form
佐為
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Saiさい · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
咲
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Characters in order
Exact written form
咲衣
Characters in order
Other public forms containing the same contiguous sequence
The exact sequence 咲衣 appears contiguously inside these other source-recorded forms.
Exact written form
宰
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Characters in order
Exact written form
彩
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Characters in order
Exact written form
彩生
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Characters in order
Exact written form
彩郁
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
AyakaあやかSaiさい · this page
Characters in order
Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 30. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.
Corpus pattern
Kanji recurring across Sai 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.
颯sudden, quick, sound of the wind5 of 30 analyzed forms衣garment, clothes, dressing4 of 30 analyzed forms沙sand4 of 30 analyzed forms紗gauze, gossamer4 of 30 analyzed forms彩coloring, paint, makeup3 of 30 analyzed forms佐assistant, help2 of 30 analyzed forms咲blossom, bloom2 of 30 analyzed forms生life, genuine, birth2 of 30 analyzed forms伊Italy, that one2 of 30 analyzed forms依reliant, depend on, consequently2 of 30 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing
Explore written forms of Sai
30 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading さい. 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.
さい
さい · Sai
This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.
Character-set checkKana spelling
サイ
サイ · Sai
This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.
Character-set checkKana spelling
佐惟
さい · Sai
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
佐為
さい · Sai
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
咲
さい · Sai
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.
咲衣
さい · Sai
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.
宰
さい · Sai
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.
彩
さい · Sai
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.
彩生
さい · Sai
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.
彩郁
さい · Sai
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.
才
さい · Sai
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.
斎
さい · Sai
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.
最
さい · Sai
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.
歳
さい · Sai
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.
沙伊
さい · Sai
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
沙依
さい · Sai
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.
沙生
さい · Sai
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.
沙衣
さい · Sai
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.
済
さい · Sai
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.
紗伊
さい · Sai
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
紗唯
さい · Sai
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
紗威
さい · Sai
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
紗衣
さい · Sai
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.
菜
さい · Sai
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.
西
さい · Sai
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.
颯以
さい · Sai
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
颯依
さい · Sai
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.
颯威
さい · Sai
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
颯意
さい · Sai
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
颯衣
さい · Sai
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.
Spelling comparator
Compare Sai 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| さい | さい | Kana-only spelling | — | Kana spelling |
| サイ | サイ | Kana-only spelling | — | Kana spelling |
| 佐惟 | さい | 佐 — assistant, help · 惟 — consider, reflect | 18 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 佐為 | さい | 佐 — assistant, help · 為 — do, change | 16 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 咲 | さい | 咲 — blossom, bloom | 9 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 咲衣 | さい | 咲 — blossom, bloom · 衣 — garment, clothes | 15 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 宰 | さい | 宰 — superintend, manager | 10 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 彩 | さい | 彩 — coloring, paint | 11 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 彩生 | さい | 彩 — coloring, paint · 生 — life, genuine | 16 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 彩郁 | さい | 彩 — coloring, paint · 郁 — cultural progress, perfume | 20 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 才 | さい | 才 — genius, years old | 3 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 斎 | さい | 斎 — purification, Buddhist food | 11 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 最 | さい | 最 — utmost, most | 12 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 歳 | さい | 歳 — year-end, age | 13 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 沙伊 | さい | 沙 — sand · 伊 — Italy, that one | 13 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 沙依 | さい | 沙 — sand · 依 — reliant, depend on | 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 Sai 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 さい
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
Saiko
46 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceSaika
44 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · male · limited referenceSaijirō
19 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · male · limited referenceSaichirō
16 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceSairi
13 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · limited referenceSaiji
12 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceSaiki
9 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceSaimi
9 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · male · limited referenceSaīchirō
8 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · limited referenceSaichi
6 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceSaira
6 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · limited referenceSaīchi
5 recorded spellings
Explore →Shared-kanji relationships
Other names sharing kanji with Sai
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
Saki
佐咲彩沙生紗衣颯
8 shared kanji · 106 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipSae
佐依咲彩沙紗衣颯
8 shared kanji · 71 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipIsako
伊佐依咲彩沙紗衣
8 shared kanji · 66 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipSanae
佐依咲彩沙紗衣颯
8 shared kanji · 49 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipSayoko
佐依咲彩沙生紗衣
8 shared kanji · 47 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipIsa
伊佐依咲彩沙紗衣
8 shared kanji · 40 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipSakie
佐依咲彩沙生紗衣
8 shared kanji · 39 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipSarī
伊佐依咲彩沙紗衣
8 shared kanji · 31 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipSaori
佐咲彩沙生紗颯
7 shared kanji · 102 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipSaeko
佐依咲彩沙紗衣
7 shared kanji · 64 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipSatsuki
佐咲彩沙生紗颯
7 shared kanji · 52 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipNagisa
佐咲彩沙紗衣颯
7 shared kanji · 30 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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