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Japanese given name

Fuyu

ふゆ

Given-name classification varies across source records.

ふゆフユFuyu
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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 spellings44

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows45

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Fuyu

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ふゆ

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formフユ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationFuyu

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

Mora segmentationふ · ゆ

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

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Reading profile

How Fuyu 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

ふゆ · フユ

Kanji-based spellings43

among the forms analyzed on this page

Kana characters2

in the primary dictionary reading

Morae2

small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana combine with the preceding mora

Kana-only2

recorded spellings

1-kanji forms1

recorded spelling

2-kanji forms42

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

ふゆ in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms44

45 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms0

0 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsfemale 43 · unspecified 2

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
ふゆFuyu4445 source rowsfemale 43 · unspecified 2source rows · distinct forms: female 42 · unspecified 200 source rows
ふゆFuyu00 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 Fuyu

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 data43

5–33 strokes observed span

Median total strokes19

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms42

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms1

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution
ReadingRomanizationMoraeForms
ふゆFuyu245
Reading ambiguity

Can the same writing be read another way?

12 of 45 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 checked45

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings12

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading32

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set3

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

布遊
2 source-recorded readings
FūふうFuyuふゆ · 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 Fuyu 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
友friend707004う, ど, ゆJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
芙lotus, Mt Fuji770007はすJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
風wind, air, style770009い, えJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
優tenderness, excel, surpass6060017ゆ, よしJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
歩walk, counter for steps660008あ, ゆき, ゆみJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
悠permanence, distant, long time5050011ゆJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
結tie, bind, contract4040012ゆい, ゆうJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
由wherefore, a reason404005—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
楓maple4400013—Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
冬winter311015—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
遊play3030012あす, うJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
吹blow, breathe, puff220007ふき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

ふゆ

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Fuyuふゆ · this page
Characters in order
ふKanaゆKana
Exact written form

フユ

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Fuyuふゆ
Characters in order
フKanaユKana

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 45. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.

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Corpus pattern

Kanji recurring across Fuyu 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.

友friend7 of 45 analyzed forms芙lotus, Mt Fuji7 of 45 analyzed forms風wind, air, style7 of 45 analyzed forms優tenderness, excel, surpass6 of 45 analyzed forms歩walk, counter for steps6 of 45 analyzed forms悠permanence, distant, long time5 of 45 analyzed forms結tie, bind, contract4 of 45 analyzed forms由wherefore, a reason4 of 45 analyzed forms楓maple4 of 45 analyzed forms冬winter3 of 45 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Fuyu

45 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading ふゆ. 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.

ふゆ

ふゆ · Fuyu

Katakana フユMorae 2Strokes —

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

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フユ

フユ · Fuyu

Katakana フユMorae 2Strokes —

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

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Spelling comparator

Compare Fuyu 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
ふゆふゆKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
フユフユKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
冬ふゆ冬 — winter5All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
冬優ふゆ冬 — winter · 優 — tenderness, excel22All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
吹悠ふゆ吹 — blow, breathe · 悠 — permanence, distant18All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
吹結ふゆ吹 — blow, breathe · 結 — tie, bind19All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
妃優ふゆ妃 — queen, princess · 優 — tenderness, excel23All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
富友ふゆ富 — wealth, enrich · 友 — friend16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
富由ふゆ富 — wealth, enrich · 由 — wherefore, a reason17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
布由ふゆ布 — linen, cloth · 由 — wherefore, a reason10All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
布遊ふゆ布 — linen, cloth · 遊 — play17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
扶勇ふゆ扶 — aid, help · 勇 — courage, cheer up16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
扶友ふゆ扶 — aid, help · 友 — friend11All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
文友ふゆ文 — sentence, literature · 友 — friend8All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
楓友ふゆ楓 — maple · 友 — friend17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
楓夕ふゆ楓 — maple · 夕 — evening16All 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 Fuyu 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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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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Fuyuno

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Fuyuna

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Fuyuo

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Fuyuhi

3 recorded spellings

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Where to go next from Fuyu

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Exact reading

Search ふゆ

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Fu / ふ

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友 — friend

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芙 — lotus, Mt Fuji

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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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