Canonical reference record

JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context

Japanese surname

Kuryū

久留生

Surname-classified records in JMnedict.

くりゅうクリュウKuryū

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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 spellings6

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows6

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Kuryū

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くりゅう

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formクリュウ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationKuryū

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

Mora segmentationく · りゅ · う

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 Kuryū 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 “Kuryū”, this page explains each recorded spelling separately.

Kanji spellings6

character meanings available

Kana-only spellings0

no kanji meaning attached

InterpretationBy spelling

based on the exact written form

Kanji spelling

久留生

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

久long time, old story留detain, fasten, halt生life, genuine, birth

Kanji spelling

久竜

Characters and loaded glosses

久long time, old story竜dragon, imperial

Kanji spelling

久龍

Characters and loaded glosses

久long time, old story龍dragon, imperial

Kanji spelling

栗生

Characters and loaded glosses

栗chestnut生life, genuine, birth

Kanji spelling

瓜生

Characters and loaded glosses

瓜melon生life, genuine, birth

Kanji spelling

繰生

Characters and loaded glosses

繰winding, reel, spin生life, genuine, birth

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 Kuryū 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 readings1

くりゅう

Kanji-based spellings6

among the forms analyzed on this page

Kana characters4

in the primary dictionary reading

Morae3

small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana combine with the preceding mora

2-kanji forms5

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms1

recorded spelling

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

くりゅう in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms1

1 source spelling/reading row

Surname written forms6

6 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsunspecified 1

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact reading	Given-name evidence	Given-name labels	Surname evidence
くりゅうKuryū	11 source row	unspecified 1source rows · distinct forms: unspecified 1	66 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 Kuryū

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 data6

11–24 strokes observed span

Median total strokes17

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms6

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms0

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution

Reading	Romanization	Morae	Forms
くりゅう	Kuryū	3	6

Recurring first-position kanji

久long time, old story3 forms 栗chestnut1 form 瓜melon1 form 繰winding, reel1 form

Recurring final-position kanji

生life, genuine4 forms 竜dragon, imperial1 form 龍dragon, imperial1 form

Reading ambiguity

Can the same writing be read another way?

3 of 6 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.

Written forms checked6

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings3

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading3

within this active surname corpus

Largest reading set13

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

瓜生

13 source-recorded readings

UnyūうにゅうUriうりUriuうりうUrioうりおUryūうりゅう Uryōうりょう

栗生

6 source-recorded readings

KurīkuくりいくKuriuくりう KurioくりおKuriōくりおうKuriseiくりせいKuryūくりゅう · this page

繰生

2 source-recorded readings

KuriuくりうKuryūくりゅう · 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 Kuryū 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	Strokes	KANJIDIC2 nanori	Loaded class
生	life, genuine, birth	4	0	4	0	5	あさ, いき, いく, いけ +21	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
久	long time, old story	3	3	0	0	3	きゅ, わ, なが, ひさ +1	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
留	detain, fasten, halt	1	0	0	1	10	とめ	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
竜	dragon, imperial	1	0	1	0	10	りう	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
龍	dragon, imperial	1	0	1	0	16	りゅ	Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 10
栗	chestnut	1	1	0	0	10	くる, りっ	Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
瓜	melon	1	1	0	0	6	う	Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
繰	winding, reel, spin	1	1	0	0	19	くり	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8

Katakana クリュウMorae 3Strokes 15

栗chestnut 生life, genuine, birth

Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2

Same writing, other recorded readings

Kuriuくりう Kurioくりお

Exact written-form relationship inside the imported surname corpus.

Search this exact writing Exact two-kanji context

瓜生

くりゅう · Kuryū

Katakana クリュウMorae 3Strokes 11

瓜melon 生life, genuine, birth

Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2

Same writing, other recorded readings

Uryūうりゅう Uryōうりょう Kaoかお Kaseiかせい

Exact written-form relationship inside the imported surname corpus.

Search this exact writing Exact two-kanji context

繰生

くりゅう · Kuryū

Katakana クリュウMorae 3Strokes 24

繰winding, reel, spin, turn (pages)生life, genuine, birth

Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2

Same writing, other recorded reading

Kuriuくりう

Exact written-form relationship inside the imported surname corpus.

Search this exact writing Exact two-kanji context

Spelling comparator

Compare Kuryū 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
久留生	くりゅう	久 — long time, old story · 留 — detain, fasten · 生 — life, genuine	18	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
久竜	くりゅう	久 — long time, old story · 竜 — dragon, imperial	13	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
久龍	くりゅう	久 — long time, old story · 龍 — dragon, imperial	19	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
栗生	くりゅう	栗 — chestnut · 生 — life, genuine	15	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
瓜生	くりゅう	瓜 — melon · 生 — life, genuine	11	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
繰生	くりゅう	繰 — winding, reel · 生 — life, genuine	24	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified

3 recorded spellings

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Kurī

3 recorded spellings

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Shared-kanji relationships

Other surnames sharing kanji with Kuryū

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

Kuriu

久栗生繰

4 shared kanji · 4 matching source-recorded spellings

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Hōryū

留竜龍

3 shared kanji · 6 matching source-recorded spellings

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Kiryū

生竜龍

3 shared kanji · 5 matching source-recorded spellings

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Kurusu

久栗留

3 shared kanji · 5 matching source-recorded spellings

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Karyū

生竜龍

3 shared kanji · 4 matching source-recorded spellings

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Seiryū

生竜龍

3 shared kanji · 4 matching source-recorded spellings

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Kenryū

留竜龍

3 shared kanji · 4 matching source-recorded spellings

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Tatsumi

竜龍

2 shared kanji · 9 matching source-recorded spellings

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Tatsui

竜龍

2 shared kanji · 6 matching source-recorded spellings

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Hanyū

瓜生

2 shared kanji · 6 matching source-recorded spellings

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Tatsuno

竜龍

2 shared kanji · 5 matching source-recorded spellings

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Ikuta

久生

2 shared kanji · 5 matching source-recorded spellings

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Exact reading

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久 — long time, old story

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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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