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Japanese given name

Chisato

ちさと

Female-classified given-name records.

ちさとチサトChisato
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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 spellings86

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows87

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Chisato

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ちさと

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formチサト

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationChisato

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

Mora segmentationち · さ · と

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

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Reading profile

How Chisato 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 readings2

ちさと · チサト

Kanji-based spellings85

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

Kana-only2

recorded spellings

1-kanji forms3

recorded spellings

2-kanji forms53

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms29

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

ちさと in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms86

88 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms3

3 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsfemale 88

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
ちさとChisato8688 source rowsfemale 88source rows · distinct forms: female 8633 source rows
ちさとChisato00 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 Chisato

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 data85

7–33 strokes observed span

Median total strokes19

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms85

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
ちさとChisato387
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
千佐3 analyzed forms千咲3 analyzed forms沙都3 analyzed forms千紗3 analyzed forms紗都3 analyzed forms知沙3 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?

28 of 80 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 checked80

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings28

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading51

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set16

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

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 Chisato 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
千thousand35350003かず, ゆきJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
知know, wisdom19181008さと, さとる, しり, しれ +2Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
智wisdom, intellect, reason171520012さと, さとし, さとる, さとい +9Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
都capital, metropolis160160011—Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 10
里ri, village, parent's home909007さJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
登ascend, climb up8080012たか, のぼし, のぼり, のりJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
沙sand700707—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
佐assistant, help600607すけJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
紗gauze, gossamer6006010たえ, すずJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
稚immature, young5500013まさ, わか, わく, わっかJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
聖holy, saint, sage4040013きよ, さと, さとし, せ +5Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
仁humanity, virtue, benevolence303004きみ, く, さと, しのぶ +10Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6

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

ちさと

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Chisatoちさと · this page
Characters in order
ちKanaさKanaとKana
Exact written form

チサト

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Chisatoちさと
Characters in order
チKanaサKanaトKana

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 87. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.

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Corpus pattern

Kanji recurring across Chisato 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.

千thousand35 of 87 analyzed forms知know, wisdom19 of 87 analyzed forms智wisdom, intellect, reason17 of 87 analyzed forms都capital, metropolis16 of 87 analyzed forms里ri, village, parent's home9 of 87 analyzed forms登ascend, climb up8 of 87 analyzed forms沙sand7 of 87 analyzed forms佐assistant, help6 of 87 analyzed forms紗gauze, gossamer6 of 87 analyzed forms稚immature, young5 of 87 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Chisato

87 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading ちさと. 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.

ちさと

ちさと · Chisato

Katakana チサトMorae 3Strokes —

This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.

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チサト

チサト · Chisato

Katakana チサトMorae 3Strokes —

This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.

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Showing the first 80 spelling/reading records out of 87 loaded records for this reading group. The group contains 86 distinct written spellings.

Spelling comparator

Compare Chisato 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
ちさとちさとKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
チサトチサトKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
ちさ登ちさと登 — ascend, climb up12All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
ちさ都ちさと都 — capital, metropolis11All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
千三都ちさと千 — thousand · 三 — three · 都 — capital, metropolis17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
千仁ちさと千 — thousand · 仁 — humanity, virtue7All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
千佐堵ちさと千 — thousand · 佐 — assistant, help · 堵 — fence, railing21All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
千佐登ちさと千 — thousand · 佐 — assistant, help · 登 — ascend, climb up22All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
千佐都ちさと千 — thousand · 佐 — assistant, help · 都 — capital, metropolis21All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
千叡ちさと千 — thousand · 叡 — intelligence, imperial19All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
千咲登ちさと千 — thousand · 咲 — blossom, bloom · 登 — ascend, climb up24All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
千咲都ちさと千 — thousand · 咲 — blossom, bloom · 都 — capital, metropolis23All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
千咲音ちさと千 — thousand · 咲 — blossom, bloom · 音 — sound, noise21All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
千怜ちさと千 — thousand · 怜 — wise11All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
千恵ちさと千 — thousand · 恵 — favor, blessing13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
千愛ちさと千 — thousand · 愛 — love, affection16All 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 Chisato 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

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Chisachi

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Chisayu

3 recorded spellings

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Exact reading

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千 — thousand

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知 — know, wisdom

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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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