group-level written forms
Canonical reference record
JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context
Reference coverageDistinct recorded spellings8 Source spelling/reading rows8 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 Sarai
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: Sarai. 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 Sarai 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 “Sarai”, this page explains each recorded spelling separately.
character meanings available
no kanji meaning attached
based on the exact written form
Kana-only spelling
サライヴァ
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
サKana characterラKana characterイKana characterヴKana characterァKana character
Kanji spelling
佐來
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
佐来
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
佐良井
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
左良井
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
更井
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
更居
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
皿井
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
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 Sarai 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.
さらい · サライヴァ
among the forms analyzed on this page
in the primary dictionary reading
small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana combine with the preceding mora
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.
さらい in the imported JMnedict corpus
3 source spelling/reading rows
7 source spelling/reading rows
row counts carrying each JMnedict source label
| Exact reading | Given-name evidence | Given-name labels | Surname evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| さらいSarai | 33 source rows | female 3source rows · distinct forms: female 3 | 77 source rows |
| さらいヴぁSarai | 00 source rows | —source rows · distinct forms: — | 11 source row |
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 Sarai 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 |
|---|---|---|
| サライヴァ | さらいヴぁ | Saraiva |
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.
7 source-text items were omitted because they are equivalent to the generated romanization and would add no distinct information.
Spelling anatomy
Corpus structure behind Sarai
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.
9–18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| さらい | Sarai | 3 | 7 |
| さらいヴぁ | Sarai | 4 | 1 |
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?
None of the 8 displayed written forms has a second surname reading 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
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 Sarai 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 井 | well, well crib, town | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | いの, さい, ひ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 佐 | assistant, help | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | すけ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 良 | good, pleasing, skilled | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | じ, なが, まこと, よし +3 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 更 | grow late, night watch, sit up late | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 來 | come, due, next | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | — | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 10 |
| 来 | come, due, next | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | くり, くる, ごろ, さ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2 |
| 左 | left | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | そ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1 |
| 居 | reside, to be, exist | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | おき, ぐ, すえ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5 |
| 皿 | dish, a helping, plate | 1 | 1 | 0 | 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
サライヴァ
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Saraiさらいヴぁ · this page
Characters in order
サKanaラKanaイKanaヴKanaァKana
Exact written form
佐來
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Saraiさらい · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
佐来
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Saraiさらい · this page
Characters in order
Other public forms containing the same contiguous sequence
The exact sequence 佐来 appears contiguously inside these other source-recorded forms.
Exact written form
佐良井
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Saraiさらい · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
左良井
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Saraiさらい · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
更井
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Saraiさらい · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
更居
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Saraiさらい · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
皿井
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Saraiさらい · this page
Characters in order
Corpus pattern
Kanji recurring across Sarai 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.
Same reading, different writing
Explore written forms of Sarai
7 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading さらい. 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.
サライヴァ
サライヴァ · Sarai
This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.
Character-set checkKana spelling
佐來
さらい · Sarai
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
佐来
さらい · Sarai
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
佐良井
さらい · Sarai
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
左良井
さらい · Sarai
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
更井
さらい · Sarai
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
更居
さらい · Sarai
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
皿井
さらい · Sarai
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Spelling comparator
Compare Sarai 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| サライヴァ | サライヴァ | Kana-only spelling | — | Kana spelling |
| 佐來 | さらい | 佐 — assistant, help · 來 — come, due | 15 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 佐来 | さらい | 佐 — assistant, help · 来 — come, due | 14 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 佐良井 | さらい | 佐 — assistant, help · 良 — good, pleasing · 井 — well, well crib | 18 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 左良井 | さらい | 左 — left · 良 — good, pleasing · 井 — well, well crib | 16 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 更井 | さらい | 更 — grow late, night watch · 井 — well, well crib | 11 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 更居 | さらい | 更 — grow late, night watch · 居 — reside, to be | 15 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 皿井 | さらい | 皿 — dish, a helping · 井 — well, well crib | 9 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
What does Sarai 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 さら
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
Saraya
5 recorded spellings
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4 recorded spellings
Explore →Surname · limited referenceSarashina
4 recorded spellings
Explore →Surname · limited referenceSara
3 recorded spellings
Explore →Surname · limited referenceSaraki
3 recorded spellings
Explore →Surname · limited referenceSarasawa
3 recorded spellings
Explore →Surname · limited referenceSarashima
3 recorded spellings
Explore →Surname · limited referenceSarashino
3 recorded spellings
Explore →Shared-kanji relationships
Other surnames sharing kanji with Sarai
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
Sakai
井佐居左
4 shared kanji · 21 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Surname relationshipTorai
井來居来
4 shared kanji · 8 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Surname relationshipSanai
井佐居左
4 shared kanji · 6 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Surname relationshipIzuki
井來居来
4 shared kanji · 5 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Surname relationshipShirai
井居来良
4 shared kanji · 5 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Surname relationshipSai
井佐居左
4 shared kanji · 3 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Surname relationshipSaraki
佐更皿良
4 shared kanji · 3 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Surname relationshipYoshī
井居良
3 shared kanji · 17 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Surname relationshipAsai
井佐居
3 shared kanji · 13 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Surname relationshipYui
井居良
3 shared kanji · 10 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Surname relationshipSagara
佐左良
3 shared kanji · 9 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Surname relationshipArai
井居良
3 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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