group-level written forms
Canonical reference record
JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context
Reference coverageDistinct recorded spellings13 Source spelling/reading rows13 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 Masunaga
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: Masunaga. 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 Masunaga 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 “Masunaga”, this page explains each recorded spelling separately.
character meanings available
no kanji meaning attached
based on the exact written form
Kanji spelling
升永
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
増永
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
増長
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
枡永
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
枡長
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
桝永
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
桝長
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
益中
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
益永
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
益長
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
舛永
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
舛長
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 13. 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 Masunaga 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.
ますなが
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.
ますなが in the imported JMnedict corpus
1 source spelling/reading row
18 source spelling/reading rows
row counts carrying each JMnedict source label
| Exact reading | Given-name evidence | Given-name labels | Surname evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| ますながMasunaga | 11 source row | unspecified 1source rows · distinct forms: unspecified 1 | 1718 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 Masunaga
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.
9–28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ますなが | Masunaga | 4 | 13 |
Reading ambiguity
Can the same writing be read another way?
2 of 13 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
益中
2 source-recorded readings
Masunagaますなが · this pageMasunakaますなか
益永
2 source-recorded readings
EkinagaえきながMasunagaますなが · 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 Masunaga 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 永 | eternity, long, lengthy | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | え, と, のり, ひさ +1 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5 |
| 長 | long, leader, superior | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | お, おしゃ, たかし, たけ +3 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2 |
| 益 | benefit, gain, profit | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | まし, ます | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5 |
| 増 | increase, add, augment | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | まし, ます | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5 |
| 枡 | measuring box, (kokuji) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | — | Unclassified in the loaded KANJIDIC grade field |
| 桝 | measuring box, (kokuji) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | — | Unclassified in the loaded KANJIDIC grade field |
| 舛 | dancing radical (no. 136) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ます | Unclassified in the loaded KANJIDIC grade field |
| 升 | measuring box, 1.8 liter | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | のぼる | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 中 | in, inside, middle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | あたる, かなえ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1 |
| 鱒 | salmon trout | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | — | 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
升永
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Masunagaますなが · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
増永
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Masunagaますなが · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
増長
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Masunagaますなが · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
枡永
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Masunagaますなが · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
枡長
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Masunagaますなが · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
桝永
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Masunagaますなが · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
桝長
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Masunagaますなが · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
益中
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Masunagaますなが · this pageMasunakaますなか
Characters in order
Exact written form
益永
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
EkinagaえきながMasunagaますなが · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
益長
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Masunagaますなが · this page
Characters in order
Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 13. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.
Corpus pattern
Kanji recurring across Masunaga 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.
永eternity, long, lengthy7 of 13 analyzed forms長long, leader, superior5 of 13 analyzed forms益benefit, gain, profit3 of 13 analyzed forms増increase, add, augment2 of 13 analyzed forms枡measuring box, (kokuji)2 of 13 analyzed forms桝measuring box, (kokuji)2 of 13 analyzed forms舛dancing radical (no. 136)2 of 13 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing
Explore written forms of Masunaga
13 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading ますなが. 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.
升永
ますなが · Masunaga
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
増永
ますなが · Masunaga
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
増長
ますなが · Masunaga
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
枡永
ますなが · Masunaga
Character-set checkContains at least one kanji outside the loaded jōyō/jinmeiyō classification
枡長
ますなが · Masunaga
Character-set checkContains at least one kanji outside the loaded jōyō/jinmeiyō classification
桝永
ますなが · Masunaga
Character-set checkContains at least one kanji outside the loaded jōyō/jinmeiyō classification
桝長
ますなが · Masunaga
Character-set checkContains at least one kanji outside the loaded jōyō/jinmeiyō classification
益中
ますなが · Masunaga
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported surname corpus.
益永
ますなが · Masunaga
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
益長
ますなが · Masunaga
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
舛永
ますなが · Masunaga
Character-set checkContains at least one kanji outside the loaded jōyō/jinmeiyō classification
舛長
ますなが · Masunaga
Character-set checkContains at least one kanji outside the loaded jōyō/jinmeiyō classification
鱒永
ますなが · Masunaga
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Spelling comparator
Compare Masunaga 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 升永 | ますなが | 升 — measuring box, 1.8 liter · 永 — eternity, long | 9 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 増永 | ますなが | 増 — increase, add · 永 — eternity, long | 19 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 増長 | ますなが | 増 — increase, add · 長 — long, leader | 22 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 枡永 | ますなが | 枡 — measuring box, (kokuji) · 永 — eternity, long | 13 | Includes unclassified/outside loaded jōyō-jinmeiyō class |
| 枡長 | ますなが | 枡 — measuring box, (kokuji) · 長 — long, leader | 16 | Includes unclassified/outside loaded jōyō-jinmeiyō class |
| 桝永 | ますなが | 桝 — measuring box, (kokuji) · 永 — eternity, long | 16 | Includes unclassified/outside loaded jōyō-jinmeiyō class |
| 桝長 | ますなが | 桝 — measuring box, (kokuji) · 長 — long, leader | 19 | Includes unclassified/outside loaded jōyō-jinmeiyō class |
| 益中 | ますなが | 益 — benefit, gain · 中 — in, inside | 14 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 益永 | ますなが | 益 — benefit, gain · 永 — eternity, long | 15 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 益長 | ますなが | 益 — benefit, gain · 長 — long, leader | 18 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 舛永 | ますなが | 舛 — dancing radical (no. 136) · 永 — eternity, long | 11 | Includes unclassified/outside loaded jōyō-jinmeiyō class |
| 舛長 | ますなが | 舛 — dancing radical (no. 136) · 長 — long, leader | 14 | Includes unclassified/outside loaded jōyō-jinmeiyō class |
| 鱒永 | ますなが | 鱒 — salmon trout · 永 — eternity, long | 28 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
What does Masunaga 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 ます
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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22 recorded spellings
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18 recorded spellings
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15 recorded spellings
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15 recorded spellings
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14 recorded spellings
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14 recorded spellings
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14 recorded spellings
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14 recorded spellings
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13 recorded spellings
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12 recorded spellings
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12 recorded spellings
Explore →Shared-kanji relationships
Other surnames sharing kanji with Masunaga
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
Masumi
升増枡桝益舛鱒
7 shared kanji · 16 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Surname relationshipMasujima
升増枡桝益舛鱒
7 shared kanji · 15 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Surname relationshipMasui
升増枡桝益舛鱒
7 shared kanji · 14 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Surname relationshipMasumoto
升増枡桝益舛鱒
7 shared kanji · 14 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Surname relationshipMasubuchi
升増枡桝益舛鱒
7 shared kanji · 14 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Surname relationshipMasugata
升増枡桝益舛鱒
7 shared kanji · 14 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Surname relationshipMasuno
升増枡桝益舛鱒
7 shared kanji · 14 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Surname relationshipMasuzawa
升増枡桝益舛鱒
7 shared kanji · 14 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Surname relationshipNakamasu
中升増枡桝益舛
7 shared kanji · 10 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Surname relationshipMasuko
升増枡桝益舛鱒
7 shared kanji · 9 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Surname relationshipMasukura
升増枡桝益舛鱒
7 shared kanji · 9 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Surname relationshipMasumura
升増枡桝益舛鱒
7 shared kanji · 9 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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