group-level written forms
Canonical reference record
JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context
Japanese given name
Tamayo
たまよ
Given-name classification varies across source records.
たまよタマヨTamayo
Reference coverageDistinct recorded spellings26 Source spelling/reading rows27 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 Tamayo
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: Tamayo. Personal spelling and true vowel boundaries can differ.
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 Tamayo 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 “Tamayo”, this page explains each recorded spelling separately.
character meanings available
no kanji meaning attached
based on the exact written form
Kana-only spelling
たまよ
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
たKana characterまKana characterよKana character
Kana-only spelling
タマヨ
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
タKana characterマKana characterヨKana character
Mixed kanji and kana spelling
たま代
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
Kanji spelling
圭世
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
圭代
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
圭由
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
多満代
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
多麻予
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
殊代
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
玉世
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
玉代
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
玉陽
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 27. 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 Tamayo 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.
たまよ · タマヨ
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 spelling
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.
たまよ in the imported JMnedict corpus
27 source spelling/reading rows
1 source spelling/reading row
row counts carrying each JMnedict source label
| Exact reading | Given-name evidence | Given-name labels | Surname evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| たまよTamayo | 2627 source rows | female 25 · unspecified 2source rows · distinct forms: female 24 · unspecified 2 | 11 source row |
| たまよTamayo | 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.
Spelling anatomy
Corpus structure behind Tamayo
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.
5–29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| たまよ | Tamayo | 3 | 27 |
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
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?
6 of 27 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
圭代
4 source-recorded readings
瑞代
瑞世
3 source-recorded readings
玉陽
2 source-recorded readings
TamahiたまひTamayoたまよ · this page
玲代
2 source-recorded readings
AkiyoあきよTamayoたまよ · this page
珠夜
2 source-recorded readings
ShuyaしゅやTamayoたまよ · 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 Tamayo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 代 | substitute, change, convert | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | す | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3 |
| 世 | generation, world, society | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | とし, ゆ, ゆき | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3 |
| 珠 | pearl, gem, jewel | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | す, とも, ま, み | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 圭 | square jewel, corner, angle | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | か, きよ, たま, よし +2 | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9 |
| 麻 | hemp, flax, numb | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | あ, あざ, お | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 玉 | jewel, ball | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | おう, だん | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1 |
| 多 | many, frequent, much | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2 |
| 球 | ball, sphere | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | く | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3 |
| 瑞 | congratulations | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | たま, ず, みつ | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9 |
| 環 | ring, circle, loop | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | たま, たまき | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 田 | rice field, rice paddy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | いなか, おか, たん, で +2 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1 |
| 由 | wherefore, a reason | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3 |
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
たまよ
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Tamayoたまよ · this page
Characters in order
たKanaまKanaよKana
Exact written form
タマヨ
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Tamayoたまよ
Characters in order
タKanaマKanaヨKana
Exact written form
たま代
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Tamayoたまよ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
圭世
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Tamayoたまよ · this page
Characters in order
Other public forms containing the same contiguous sequence
The exact sequence 圭世 appears contiguously inside these other source-recorded forms.
Exact written form
圭代
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Characters in order
Other public forms containing the same contiguous sequence
The exact sequence 圭代 appears contiguously inside these other source-recorded forms.
Exact written form
圭由
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Tamayoたまよ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
多満代
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Tamayoたまよ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
多麻予
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Tamayoたまよ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
殊代
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Tamayoたまよ · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
玉世
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Tamayoたまよ · this page
Characters in order
Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 27. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.
Corpus pattern
Kanji recurring across Tamayo 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.
代substitute, change, convert12 of 27 analyzed forms世generation, world, society6 of 27 analyzed forms珠pearl, gem, jewel5 of 27 analyzed forms圭square jewel, corner, angle3 of 27 analyzed forms麻hemp, flax, numb3 of 27 analyzed forms玉jewel, ball3 of 27 analyzed forms多many, frequent, much2 of 27 analyzed forms球ball, sphere2 of 27 analyzed forms瑞congratulations2 of 27 analyzed forms環ring, circle, loop2 of 27 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing
Explore written forms of Tamayo
27 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading たまよ. 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.
たまよ
たまよ · Tamayo
This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.
Character-set checkKana spelling
タマヨ
タマヨ · Tamayo
This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.
Character-set checkKana spelling
たま代
たまよ · Tamayo
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
圭世
たまよ · Tamayo
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
圭代
たまよ · Tamayo
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Same writing, other recorded readings
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
圭由
たまよ · Tamayo
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多満代
たまよ · Tamayo
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
多麻予
たまよ · Tamayo
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
殊代
たまよ · Tamayo
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
玉世
たまよ · Tamayo
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
玉代
たまよ · Tamayo
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
玉陽
たまよ · Tamayo
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
玲代
たまよ · Tamayo
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.
珠与
たまよ · Tamayo
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
珠世
たまよ · Tamayo
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
珠代
たまよ · Tamayo
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
珠夜
たまよ · Tamayo
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
珠男
たまよ · Tamayo
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
球世
たまよ · Tamayo
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
球代
たまよ · Tamayo
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
瑞世
たまよ · Tamayo
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.
瑞代
たまよ · Tamayo
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.
環世
たまよ · Tamayo
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
環代
たまよ · Tamayo
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
田麻代
たまよ · Tamayo
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
田麻誉
たまよ · Tamayo
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
賜代
たまよ · Tamayo
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Spelling comparator
Compare Tamayo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| たまよ | たまよ | Kana-only spelling | — | Kana spelling |
| タマヨ | タマヨ | Kana-only spelling | — | Kana spelling |
| たま代 | たまよ | 代 — substitute, change | 5 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 圭世 | たまよ | 圭 — square jewel, corner · 世 — generation, world | 11 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 圭代 | たまよ | 圭 — square jewel, corner · 代 — substitute, change | 11 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 圭由 | たまよ | 圭 — square jewel, corner · 由 — wherefore, a reason | 11 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 多満代 | たまよ | 多 — many, frequent · 満 — full, fullness · 代 — substitute, change | 23 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 多麻予 | たまよ | 多 — many, frequent · 麻 — hemp, flax · 予 — beforehand, previous | 21 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 殊代 | たまよ | 殊 — particularly, especially · 代 — substitute, change | 15 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 玉世 | たまよ | 玉 — jewel, ball · 世 — generation, world | 10 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 玉代 | たまよ | 玉 — jewel, ball · 代 — substitute, change | 10 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 玉陽 | たまよ | 玉 — jewel, ball · 陽 — sunshine, yang principle | 17 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 玲代 | たまよ | 玲 — sound of jewels · 代 — substitute, change | 14 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 珠与 | たまよ | 珠 — pearl, gem · 与 — bestow, participate in | 13 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 珠世 | たまよ | 珠 — pearl, gem · 世 — generation, world | 15 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 珠代 | たまよ | 珠 — pearl, gem · 代 — substitute, change | 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 Tamayo 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 たま
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
Tamaki
80 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceTamami
66 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceTamae
48 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceTamao
46 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceTamako
27 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceTamaka
13 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceTama
11 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceTamano
9 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceTamana
8 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceTamamo
7 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceTamaji
6 recorded spellings
Explore →Given name · female · limited referenceTamara
5 recorded spellings
Explore →Shared-kanji relationships
Other names sharing kanji with Tamayo
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
Tamaki
圭多玉珠球瑞環麻
8 shared kanji · 62 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipTamami
圭多玉珠球瑞環麻
8 shared kanji · 49 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipTamae
圭多玉珠球瑞環麻
8 shared kanji · 40 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipTamao
圭多玉珠球瑞環麻
8 shared kanji · 36 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipTamako
圭多玉珠球瑞環麻
8 shared kanji · 18 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipTamano
圭多玉珠球瑞
6 shared kanji · 7 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipKazuyo
世代圭多珠
5 shared kanji · 39 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipTama
多玉珠球麻
5 shared kanji · 8 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipKiyoko
世代玉瑞
4 shared kanji · 46 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipKiyomi
世代圭珠
4 shared kanji · 45 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipMarika
圭珠球麻
4 shared kanji · 22 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Given-name relationshipMasuyo
世代多麻
4 shared kanji · 16 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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