group-level written forms
Canonical reference record
JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context
Japanese given name
Eizaburō
影三朗
Male-classified given-name records.
えいざぶろうエイザブロウEizaburō
Reference coverageDistinct recorded spellings21 Source spelling/reading rows21 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 Eizaburō
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: Eizaburou. Personal spelling and true vowel boundaries can differ.
6 morae in this reading. Small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana join the preceding mora.
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Reading profile
How Eizaburō 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.
えいざぶろう
among the forms analyzed on this page
in the primary dictionary reading
small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana combine with the preceding mora
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.
えいざぶろう in the imported JMnedict corpus
0 source spelling/reading rows
0 source spelling/reading rows
row counts carrying each JMnedict source label
| Exact reading | Given-name evidence | Given-name labels | Surname evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| えいさぶろうEisaburō | 81101 source rows | male 101source rows · distinct forms: male 81 | 00 source rows |
| えいざぶろうEizaburō | 00 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 Eizaburō
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.
17–30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| えいざぶろう | Eizaburō | 6 | 21 |
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
三朗10 analyzed forms三郎10 analyzed forms栄三3 analyzed forms影三2 analyzed forms映三2 analyzed forms榮三2 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?
20 of 21 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.
distinct spellings displayed on this page
exact written forms with 2+ source readings
within this active given-name corpus
distinct kana readings for one displayed writing
栄三郎
3 source-recorded readings
英三郎
3 source-recorded readings
影三朗
2 source-recorded readings
EisaburōえいさぶろうEizaburōえいざぶろう · this page
影三郎
2 source-recorded readings
EisaburōえいさぶろうEizaburōえいざぶろう · this page
映三朗
2 source-recorded readings
EisaburōえいさぶろうEizaburōえいざぶろう · this page
映三郎
2 source-recorded readings
EisaburōえいさぶろうEizaburōえいざぶろう · this page
栄三朗
2 source-recorded readings
EisaburōえいさぶろうEizaburōえいざぶろう · this page
榮三朗
2 source-recorded readings
EisaburōえいさぶろうEizaburōえいざぶろう · this page
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 Eizaburō 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 三 | three | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | か, さ, さい, さえ +11 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1 |
| 朗 | clear, bright, distinct | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 11 | — | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 10 |
| 郎 | son, counter for sons | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 9 | いら, お, とう, もん +2 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 栄 | flourish, prosperity, honor | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | さかえ, しげ, てる, なが +2 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 影 | shadow, silhouette, phantom | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | — | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 映 | reflect, reflection, projection | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | あきら, え, てる | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6 |
| 榮 | flourish, prosperity, honour | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | — | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 10 |
| 永 | eternity, long, lengthy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | え, と, のり, ひさ +1 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5 |
| 瑛 | sparkle of jewelry, crystal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | よう, あき, あきら, てる +1 | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9 |
| 英 | England, English, hero | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | あ, あい, え, すぐる +5 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 衛 | defense, protection | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | もり, い, まもる | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5 |
| 詠 | recitation, poem, song | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | うた, え, ええ | 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.
Exact written form
影三朗
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
EisaburōえいさぶろうEizaburōえいざぶろう · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
影三郎
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
EisaburōえいさぶろうEizaburōえいざぶろう · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
映三朗
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
EisaburōえいさぶろうEizaburōえいざぶろう · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
映三郎
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
EisaburōえいさぶろうEizaburōえいざぶろう · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
栄三朗
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
EisaburōえいさぶろうEizaburōえいざぶろう · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
栄三良
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Eizaburōえいざぶろう · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
栄三郎
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Characters in order
Exact written form
榮三朗
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
EisaburōえいさぶろうEizaburōえいざぶろう · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
榮三郎
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
EisaburōえいさぶろうEizaburōえいざぶろう · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
永三朗
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
EisaburōえいさぶろうEizaburōえいざぶろう · this page
Characters in order
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Corpus pattern
Kanji recurring across Eizaburō 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.
三three21 of 21 analyzed forms朗clear, bright, distinct10 of 21 analyzed forms郎son, counter for sons10 of 21 analyzed forms栄flourish, prosperity, honor3 of 21 analyzed forms影shadow, silhouette, phantom2 of 21 analyzed forms映reflect, reflection, projection2 of 21 analyzed forms榮flourish, prosperity, honour2 of 21 analyzed forms永eternity, long, lengthy2 of 21 analyzed forms瑛sparkle of jewelry, crystal2 of 21 analyzed forms英England, English, hero2 of 21 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing
Explore written forms of Eizaburō
21 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading えいざぶろう. 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.
影三朗
えいざぶろう · Eizaburō
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Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
影三郎
えいざぶろう · Eizaburō
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
映三朗
えいざぶろう · Eizaburō
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
映三郎
えいざぶろう · Eizaburō
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
栄三朗
えいざぶろう · Eizaburō
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Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
栄三良
えいざぶろう · Eizaburō
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栄三郎
えいざぶろう · Eizaburō
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Same writing, other recorded readings
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
榮三朗
えいざぶろう · Eizaburō
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
榮三郎
えいざぶろう · Eizaburō
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
永三朗
えいざぶろう · Eizaburō
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
永三郎
えいざぶろう · Eizaburō
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
瑛三朗
えいざぶろう · Eizaburō
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
瑛三郎
えいざぶろう · Eizaburō
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
英三朗
えいざぶろう · Eizaburō
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
英三郎
えいざぶろう · Eizaburō
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
衛三朗
えいざぶろう · Eizaburō
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
衛三郎
えいざぶろう · Eizaburō
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
詠三朗
えいざぶろう · Eizaburō
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
詠三郎
えいざぶろう · Eizaburō
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
鋭三朗
えいざぶろう · Eizaburō
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
鋭三郎
えいざぶろう · Eizaburō
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
Spelling comparator
Compare Eizaburō 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 影三朗 | えいざぶろう | 影 — shadow, silhouette · 三 — three · 朗 — clear, bright | 29 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 影三郎 | えいざぶろう | 影 — shadow, silhouette · 三 — three · 郎 — son, counter for sons | 27 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 映三朗 | えいざぶろう | 映 — reflect, reflection · 三 — three · 朗 — clear, bright | 23 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 映三郎 | えいざぶろう | 映 — reflect, reflection · 三 — three · 郎 — son, counter for sons | 21 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 栄三朗 | えいざぶろう | 栄 — flourish, prosperity · 三 — three · 朗 — clear, bright | 23 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 栄三良 | えいざぶろう | 栄 — flourish, prosperity · 三 — three · 良 — good, pleasing | 19 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 栄三郎 | えいざぶろう | 栄 — flourish, prosperity · 三 — three · 郎 — son, counter for sons | 21 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 榮三朗 | えいざぶろう | 榮 — flourish, prosperity · 三 — three · 朗 — clear, bright | 28 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 榮三郎 | えいざぶろう | 榮 — flourish, prosperity · 三 — three · 郎 — son, counter for sons | 26 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 永三朗 | えいざぶろう | 永 — eternity, long · 三 — three · 朗 — clear, bright | 19 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 永三郎 | えいざぶろう | 永 — eternity, long · 三 — three · 郎 — son, counter for sons | 17 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 瑛三朗 | えいざぶろう | 瑛 — sparkle of jewelry, crystal · 三 — three · 朗 — clear, bright | 26 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 瑛三郎 | えいざぶろう | 瑛 — sparkle of jewelry, crystal · 三 — three · 郎 — son, counter for sons | 24 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 英三朗 | えいざぶろう | 英 — England, English · 三 — three · 朗 — clear, bright | 22 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 英三郎 | えいざぶろう | 英 — England, English · 三 — three · 郎 — son, counter for sons | 20 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 衛三朗 | えいざぶろう | 衛 — defense, protection · 三 — three · 朗 — clear, bright | 30 | All 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 Eizaburō 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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