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Canonical reference record
JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context
Japanese given name

Atsusa

あつ佐

Female-classified given-name records.

あつさアツサAtsusa
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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 spellings58

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows58

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Atsusa

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あつさ

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formアツサ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationAtsusa

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

Mora segmentationあ · つ · さ

3 morae in this reading. Small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana join the preceding mora.

Audio note: the play button uses Japanese text-to-speech provided by the visitor’s browser/device. It is a convenience preview, not a recorded native-speaker pronunciation or pitch-accent authority.

Reading profile

How Atsusa 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

あつさ

Kanji-based spellings58

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 forms4

recorded spellings

2-kanji forms51

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms3

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 asNo additional class found

あつさ in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms0

0 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms0

0 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labels—

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
あづさAzusa9097 source rowsfemale 97source rows · distinct forms: female 9011 source row
あつさAtsusa00 source rows—source rows · distinct forms: —00 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 Atsusa

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 data58

7–30 strokes observed span

Median total strokes21

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms58

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms0

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution
ReadingRomanizationMoraeForms
あつさAtsusa358
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
亜津2 analyzed forms

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?

10 of 58 displayed written forms have more than one given-name 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 checked58

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings10

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading48

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set3

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

充紗
3 source-recorded readings
Atsusaあつさ · this pageMisaみさMitsusaみつさ
淳紗
2 source-recorded readings
Atsusaあつさ · this pageAzusaあづさ

A reading shown without a link is still source-recorded, but its destination group does not currently meet the canonical publication standard. Strong reference pages do not promote limited records merely to create extra internal links.

Kanji role reference

How recurring characters function across Atsusa 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.

KanjiCharacter glossesFormsFirstFinalInternalSoloStrokesKANJIDIC2 nanoriLoaded class
作make, production, prepare12012007くり, さか, さっ, づくり +4Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
沙sand12012007—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
佐assistant, help11011007すけJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
紗gauze, gossamer110110010たえ, すずJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
瑳polish, brilliant white luster of a gem, artful smile100100014—Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
充allot, fill550006あつ, のぶ, まさ, みち +2Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
厚thick, heavy, rich550009あ, あっJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
敦industry, kindliness5500012あつ, あつし, つる, のぶ +1Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
温warm5500012あつ, あつし, なお, はる +2Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
睦intimate, friendly, harmonious5500013むつ, ちか, よし, あつ +2Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
篤fervent, kind, cordial5500016—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
諄tedious5500015—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

あつ沙

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Atsusaあつさ · this page
Characters in order
あKanaつKana沙sand

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 58. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.

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Corpus pattern

Kanji recurring across Atsusa 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.

作make, production, prepare12 of 58 analyzed forms沙sand12 of 58 analyzed forms佐assistant, help11 of 58 analyzed forms紗gauze, gossamer11 of 58 analyzed forms瑳polish, brilliant white luster of a gem, artful smile10 of 58 analyzed forms充allot, fill5 of 58 analyzed forms厚thick, heavy, rich5 of 58 analyzed forms敦industry, kindliness5 of 58 analyzed forms温warm5 of 58 analyzed forms睦intimate, friendly, harmonious5 of 58 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Atsusa

58 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading あつさ. 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.

あつ沙

あつさ · Atsusa

Katakana アツサMorae 3Strokes 7
沙sand
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
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Spelling comparator

Compare Atsusa 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.

SpellingOne source readingCharacter-level glossesTotal strokesLoaded character class
あつ佐あつさ佐 — assistant, help7All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
あつ作あつさ作 — make, production7All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
あつ沙あつさ沙 — sand7All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
あつ紗あつさ紗 — gauze, gossamer10All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亜津沙あつさ亜 — Asia, rank next · 津 — haven, port · 沙 — sand23All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亜津紗あつさ亜 — Asia, rank next · 津 — haven, port · 紗 — gauze, gossamer26All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
充佐あつさ充 — allot, fill · 佐 — assistant, help13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
充作あつさ充 — allot, fill · 作 — make, production13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
充沙あつさ充 — allot, fill · 沙 — sand13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
充瑳あつさ充 — allot, fill · 瑳 — polish, brilliant white luster of a gem20All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
充紗あつさ充 — allot, fill · 紗 — gauze, gossamer16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
厚佐あつさ厚 — thick, heavy · 佐 — assistant, help16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
厚作あつさ厚 — thick, heavy · 作 — make, production16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
厚沙あつさ厚 — thick, heavy · 沙 — sand16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
厚瑳あつさ厚 — thick, heavy · 瑳 — polish, brilliant white luster of a gem23All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
厚紗あつさ厚 — thick, heavy · 紗 — gauze, gossamer19All 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 Atsusa 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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作 — make, production

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沙 — sand

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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.

JMnedictChecked 17 Sep 2026Active data built 16 Sep 2026Stored status: downloaded
KANJIDIC2Checked 17 Sep 2026Active data built 17 Sep 2026
Japan Ministry of Justice — characters usable in children’s namesChecked 17 Sep 2026
Japan Agency for Cultural Affairs — Romanization Rules (2025)Checked 17 Sep 2026
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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