group-level written forms
Canonical reference record
JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context
Reference coverageDistinct recorded spellings23 Source spelling/reading rows23 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 Ino
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: Ino. 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 Ino 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 “Ino”, this page explains each recorded spelling separately.
character meanings available
no kanji meaning attached
based on the exact written form
Mixed kanji and kana spelling
ヰ野
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
ヰKana character野plains, field, rustic
Kanji spelling
井之
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
井埜
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
井能
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
井野
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
亥埜
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
亥角
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
亥野
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
伊之
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
伊埜
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
伊能
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
伊野
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 23. 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 Ino 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.
いの
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
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.
いの in the imported JMnedict corpus
7 source spelling/reading rows
23 source spelling/reading rows
row counts carrying each JMnedict source label
| Exact reading | Given-name evidence | Given-name labels | Surname evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| いのIno | 77 source rows | female 7source rows · distinct forms: female 7 | 2323 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 Ino 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 |
|---|---|---|
| ヰ野 | いの | Wino |
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.
23 source-text items were omitted because they are equivalent to the generated romanization and would add no distinct information.
Spelling anatomy
Corpus structure behind Ino
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.
7–24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| いの | Ino | 2 | 23 |
Reading ambiguity
Can the same writing be read another way?
10 of 23 displayed written forms have more than one surname 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 surname corpus
distinct kana readings for one displayed writing
生野
猪
7 source-recorded readings
猪野
出野
伊能
井野
3 source-recorded readings
亥角
稲和
3 source-recorded readings
InewaいねわInoいの · this pageWiゐゎ
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 Ino 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 野 | plains, field, rustic | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 11 | ずけ, つけ, ぬ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2 |
| 埜 | open country, field, wilderness | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | — | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 10 |
| 井 | well, well crib, town | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | いの, さい, ひ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 伊 | Italy, that one | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | これ, ただ, よし, いと +1 | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9 |
| 猪 | pig | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | — | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9 |
| 能 | ability, talent, skill | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | たか, の, のり, よし | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5 |
| 亥 | sign of the hog, 9-11PM, twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | り | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9 |
| 之 | of, this | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ゆき, いたる, あき, つな +5 | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9 |
| 居 | reside, to be, exist | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | おき, ぐ, すえ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5 |
| 角 | angle, corner, square | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | い, す, すみ, ずみ +1 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2 |
| 出 | exit, leave, go out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | いず, いづ, いで, じ +3 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1 |
| 夷 | barbarian, savage, Ainu | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | し | 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
ヰ野
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Inoいの · this page
Characters in order
ヰKana野plains, field
Exact written form
井之
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Inoいの · this page
Characters in order
Other public forms containing the same contiguous sequence
The exact sequence 井之 appears contiguously inside these other source-recorded forms.
Exact written form
井埜
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Inoいの · this page
Characters in order
Other public forms containing the same contiguous sequence
The exact sequence 井埜 appears contiguously inside these other source-recorded forms.
Exact written form
井能
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Inoいの · this pageInōいのう
Characters in order
Exact written form
井野
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Characters in order
Exact written form
亥埜
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Inoいの · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
亥角
Characters in order
Exact written form
亥野
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Inoいの · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
伊之
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Inoいの · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
伊埜
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Inoいの · this page
Characters in order
Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 23. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.
Corpus pattern
Kanji recurring across Ino 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.
野plains, field, rustic10 of 23 analyzed forms埜open country, field, wilderness5 of 23 analyzed forms井well, well crib, town4 of 23 analyzed forms伊Italy, that one4 of 23 analyzed forms猪pig4 of 23 analyzed forms能ability, talent, skill3 of 23 analyzed forms亥sign of the hog, 9-11PM, twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac3 of 23 analyzed forms之of, this2 of 23 analyzed forms居reside, to be, exist2 of 23 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing
Explore written forms of Ino
23 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading いの. 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.
ヰ野
いの · Ino
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井之
いの · Ino
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井埜
いの · Ino
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井能
いの · Ino
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Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported surname corpus.
井野
いの · Ino
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Same writing, other recorded readings
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported surname corpus.
亥埜
いの · Ino
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亥角
いの · Ino
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded readings
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported surname corpus.
亥野
いの · Ino
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伊之
いの · Ino
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
伊埜
いの · Ino
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伊能
いの · Ino
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded readings
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported surname corpus.
伊野
いの · Ino
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出野
いの · Ino
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded readings
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported surname corpus.
夷野
いの · Ino
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居埜
いの · Ino
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
居野
いの · Ino
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猪
いの · Ino
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded readings
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported surname corpus.
猪埜
いの · Ino
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猪能
いの · Ino
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
猪野
いの · Ino
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded readings
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported surname corpus.
生野
いの · Ino
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded readings
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported surname corpus.
稲和
いの · Ino
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
飯野
いの · Ino
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded readings
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported surname corpus.
Spelling comparator
Compare Ino 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ヰ野 | いの | 野 — plains, field | 11 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 井之 | いの | 井 — well, well crib · 之 — of, this | 7 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 井埜 | いの | 井 — well, well crib · 埜 — open country, field | 15 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 井能 | いの | 井 — well, well crib · 能 — ability, talent | 14 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 井野 | いの | 井 — well, well crib · 野 — plains, field | 15 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 亥埜 | いの | 亥 — sign of the hog, 9-11PM · 埜 — open country, field | 17 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 亥角 | いの | 亥 — sign of the hog, 9-11PM · 角 — angle, corner | 13 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 亥野 | いの | 亥 — sign of the hog, 9-11PM · 野 — plains, field | 17 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 伊之 | いの | 伊 — Italy, that one · 之 — of, this | 9 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 伊埜 | いの | 伊 — Italy, that one · 埜 — open country, field | 17 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 伊能 | いの | 伊 — Italy, that one · 能 — ability, talent | 16 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 伊野 | いの | 伊 — Italy, that one · 野 — plains, field | 17 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 出野 | いの | 出 — exit, leave · 野 — plains, field | 16 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 夷野 | いの | 夷 — barbarian, savage · 野 — plains, field | 17 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 居埜 | いの | 居 — reside, to be · 埜 — open country, field | 19 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 居野 | いの | 居 — reside, to be · 野 — plains, field | 19 | 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 Ino 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 surnames beginning with いの
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.
Surname · limited reference
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18 recorded spellings
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16 recorded spellings
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13 recorded spellings
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11 recorded spellings
Explore →Surname · limited referenceInokuchi
10 recorded spellings
Explore →Surname · limited referenceInō
10 recorded spellings
Explore →Surname · limited referenceInoya
10 recorded spellings
Explore →Surname · limited referenceInoguchi
9 recorded spellings
Explore →Surname · limited referenceInohara
9 recorded spellings
Explore →Surname · limited referenceInoi
9 recorded spellings
Explore →Surname · limited referenceInomata
9 recorded spellings
Explore →Surname · limited referenceInō
9 recorded spellings
Explore →Shared-kanji relationships
Other surnames sharing kanji with Ino
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.
Surname relationship
Inomoto
之井亥伊居猪野
7 shared kanji · 18 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Surname relationshipInoya
之井伊埜居猪野
7 shared kanji · 9 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Surname relationshipInoshita
之井亥伊居猪野
7 shared kanji · 9 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Surname relationshipInōe
之井伊居猪野
6 shared kanji · 11 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Surname relationshipInoki
之井伊居猪野
6 shared kanji · 11 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Surname relationshipInohara
之井伊居猪野
6 shared kanji · 9 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Surname relationshipInoguchi
之井伊埜猪野
6 shared kanji · 8 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Surname relationshipInose
井亥伊猪能野
6 shared kanji · 8 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Surname relationshipĪno
井伊埜猪能野
6 shared kanji · 6 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Surname relationshipInoyama
之井伊埜猪野
6 shared kanji · 6 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Surname relationshipKaino
之井埜能野
5 shared kanji · 18 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Surname relationshipUeno
之井埜能野
5 shared kanji · 11 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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