Canonical reference record

JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context

Japanese surname

Nobori

幟

Surname-classified records in JMnedict.

のぼりノボリNobori

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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 spellings7

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows7

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Nobori

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のぼり

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formノボリ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationNobori

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

Mora segmentationの · ぼ · り

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

Kanji spellings7

character meanings available

Kana-only spellings0

no kanji meaning attached

InterpretationBy spelling

based on the exact written form

Kanji spelling

幟

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

幟flag, banner, streamer

Kanji spelling

昇

Characters and loaded glosses

昇rise up

Kanji spelling

登

Characters and loaded glosses

登ascend, climb up

Mixed kanji and kana spelling

登り

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

登ascend, climb upりKana character

Kanji spelling

登里

Characters and loaded glosses

登ascend, climb up里ri, village, parent's home

Kanji spelling

舜

Characters and loaded glosses

舜type of morning glory, rose of Sharon, althea

Kanji spelling

野堀

Characters and loaded glosses

野plains, field, rustic堀ditch, moat, canal

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 Nobori 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

のぼり

Kanji-based spellings7

among the forms analyzed on this page

Kana characters3

in the primary dictionary reading

Morae3

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

1-kanji forms5

recorded spellings

2-kanji forms2

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.

Primary reading recorded asSurname

のぼり in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms0

0 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms7

7 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labels—

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact reading	Given-name evidence	Given-name labels	Surname evidence
のぼりNobori	00 source rows	—source rows · distinct forms: —	77 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 Nobori

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 data7

8–22 strokes observed span

Median total strokes13

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms6

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms1

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution

Reading	Romanization	Morae	Forms
のぼり	Nobori	3	7

Recurring first-position kanji

登ascend, climb up2 forms 野plains, field1 form

Recurring final-position kanji

里ri, village1 form 堀ditch, moat1 form

One-character kanji forms

幟flag, banner1 form 昇rise up1 form 登ascend, climb up1 form 舜type of morning glory, rose of Sharon1 form

Reading ambiguity

Can the same writing be read another way?

3 of 7 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 checked7

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings3

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading4

within this active surname corpus

Largest reading set3

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

登

3 source-recorded readings

TosakiとさきNoboriのぼり · this pageNoboruのぼる

昇

2 source-recorded readings

Noboriのぼり · this pageNoboruのぼる

登里

2 source-recorded readings

Noboriのぼり · this pageNoborisatoのぼりさと

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 Nobori 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	Solo	Strokes	KANJIDIC2 nanori	Loaded class
登	ascend, climb up	3	2	0	1	12	たか, のぼし, のぼり, のり	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
幟	flag, banner, streamer	1	0	0	1	15	—	Unclassified in the loaded KANJIDIC grade field
昇	rise up	1	0	0	1	8	しゅう, のり	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
里	ri, village, parent's home	1	0	1	0	7	さ	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
舜	type of morning glory, rose of Sharon, althea	1	0	0	1	13	みつ	Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
野	plains, field, rustic	1	1	0	0	11	ずけ, つけ, ぬ	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
堀	ditch, moat, canal	1	0	1	0	11	ほっ	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8

Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Noboriのぼり · this pageNoborisatoのぼりさと

Characters in order

登ascend, climb up里ri, village

Other public forms containing the same contiguous sequence

三登里Given name · Midori · みどり 千登里Given name · Chidori · ちどり 古登里Given name · Kotori · ことり

The exact sequence 登里 appears contiguously inside these other source-recorded forms.

Exact written form

舜

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Noboriのぼり · this page

Characters in order

舜type of morning glory, rose of Sharon

Exact written form

野堀

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Noboriのぼり · this page

Characters in order

野plains, field堀ditch, moat

Corpus pattern

Kanji recurring across Nobori 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.

登ascend, climb up3 of 7 analyzed forms

Same reading, different writing

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Katakana ノボリMorae 3Strokes 12

登ascend, climb up

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

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登里

のぼり · Nobori

Katakana ノボリMorae 3Strokes 19

登ascend, climb up 里ri, village, parent's home, league

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舜

のぼり · Nobori

Katakana ノボリMorae 3Strokes 13

舜type of morning glory, rose of Sharon, althea

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野堀

のぼり · Nobori

Katakana ノボリMorae 3Strokes 22

野plains, field, rustic, civilian life 堀ditch, moat, canal

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

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Spelling comparator

Compare Nobori 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
幟	のぼり	幟 — flag, banner	15	Includes unclassified/outside loaded jōyō-jinmeiyō class
昇	のぼり	昇 — rise up	8	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
登	のぼり	登 — ascend, climb up	12	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
登り	のぼり	登 — ascend, climb up	12	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
登里	のぼり	登 — ascend, climb up · 里 — ri, village	19	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
舜	のぼり	舜 — type of morning glory, rose of Sharon	13	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
野堀	のぼり	野 — plains, field · 堀 — ditch, moat	22	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified

What does Nobori 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.

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Exact reading

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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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