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JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context
Japanese given name

Ayase

亜矢世

Recorded with both male and female given-name labels across dictionary entries.

あやせアヤセAyase
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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 spellings41

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows42

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Ayase

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あやせ

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formアヤセ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationAyase

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

Mora segmentationあ · や · せ

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 Ayase 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

あやせ

Kanji-based spellings41

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

2-kanji forms39

recorded spellings

3-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 asGiven name + surname

あやせ in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms41

42 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms9

9 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsmale 1 · female 41

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
あやせAyase4142 source rowsmale 1 · female 41source rows · distinct forms: male 1 · female 4199 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 Ayase

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 data41

9–42 strokes observed span

Median total strokes19

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms39

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms2

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution
ReadingRomanizationMoraeForms
あやせAyase341
Reading ambiguity

Can the same writing be read another way?

13 of 41 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 checked41

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings13

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading28

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set11

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

亜矢世
2 source-recorded readings
Ayaseあやせ · this pageAyayoあやよ

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 Ayase 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
世generation, world, society14014005とし, ゆ, ゆきJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
星star, spot, dot13013009—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
瀬rapids, current, torrent7070019いわた, がせ, しげ, せい +1Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
彩coloring, paint, makeup5500011あや, さ, さえ, つやJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
文sentence, literature, style440004かざり, ふ, もJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
絢brilliant fabric design4400012じゅん, あやJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
綾design, figured cloth, twill4400014りょうJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
聖holy, saint, sage3030013きよ, さと, さとし, せ +5Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
彪spotted, mottled, patterned3300011たけし, たけ, あきら, かおる +3Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
斐beautiful, patterned3300012あやJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
礼salute, bow, ceremony330005あや, なり, のり, ひろし +1Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
紋family crest, figures2200010あやJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8

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.

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 41. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.

For VPS safety, contiguous-sequence lookups are limited to six 2–4 kanji forms per canonical page and cached for 12 hours per active JMnedict generation.

Corpus pattern

Kanji recurring across Ayase 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.

世generation, world, society14 of 41 analyzed forms星star, spot, dot13 of 41 analyzed forms瀬rapids, current, torrent7 of 41 analyzed forms彩coloring, paint, makeup5 of 41 analyzed forms文sentence, literature, style4 of 41 analyzed forms絢brilliant fabric design4 of 41 analyzed forms綾design, figured cloth, twill4 of 41 analyzed forms聖holy, saint, sage3 of 41 analyzed forms彪spotted, mottled, patterned3 of 41 analyzed forms斐beautiful, patterned3 of 41 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Ayase

41 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading あやせ. 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.

Spelling comparator

Compare Ayase 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
亜矢世あやせ亜 — Asia, rank next · 矢 — dart, arrow · 世 — generation, world17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
彩世あやせ彩 — coloring, paint · 世 — generation, world16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
彩星あやせ彩 — coloring, paint · 星 — star, spot20All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
彩瀬あやせ彩 — coloring, paint · 瀬 — rapids, current30All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
彩生あやせ彩 — coloring, paint · 生 — life, genuine16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
彩聖あやせ彩 — coloring, paint · 聖 — holy, saint24All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
彪世あやせ彪 — spotted, mottled · 世 — generation, world16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
彪星あやせ彪 — spotted, mottled · 星 — star, spot20All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
彪瀬あやせ彪 — spotted, mottled · 瀬 — rapids, current30All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
文世あやせ文 — sentence, literature · 世 — generation, world9All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
文星あやせ文 — sentence, literature · 星 — star, spot13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
文瀬あやせ文 — sentence, literature · 瀬 — rapids, current23All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
文聖あやせ文 — sentence, literature · 聖 — holy, saint17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
斐世あやせ斐 — beautiful, patterned · 世 — generation, world17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
斐星あやせ斐 — beautiful, patterned · 星 — star, spot21All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
斐瀬あやせ斐 — beautiful, patterned · 瀬 — rapids, current31All 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 Ayase 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 names beginning with あや

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.

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Exact reading

Search あやせ

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世 — generation, world

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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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